Bucknell @ Michigan Open Thread
Coach Beilein and company (1-0) welcome the Bison (1-0) to Crisler Center for a competative game of basketball. 8 PM. BTN.
Michigan's three "veterans" led the way with 20+ points each this past Saturday in a win over Hillsdale. Spike did Spike things, naturally.
I'm most interested in the play of the big men, freshman, and overall team defense. Let's get a W!
November 17th, 2014 at 9:35 PM ^
i love seth davis :$
November 17th, 2014 at 9:41 PM ^
Not a great 2nd half for us. Lackadasical, taking not very good 3s and long twos. Easy to do when you are up so big I guess but frustrating to see.
November 17th, 2014 at 9:41 PM ^
Not much energy this half at all. Settling almost every time down offensively.
November 17th, 2014 at 9:41 PM ^
Stop with the long twos
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November 17th, 2014 at 9:41 PM ^
but Bucknell has got this to within 25...
November 17th, 2014 at 9:41 PM ^
Our offense has gone fairly stagnant.
November 17th, 2014 at 9:41 PM ^
I probably should go back to not watching. I flipped this game on at the start of the 2nd half and we've not looked any good.
November 17th, 2014 at 9:44 PM ^
else you'd be deep sixed...
November 17th, 2014 at 9:42 PM ^
Better turn this off before my smile fades
November 17th, 2014 at 9:43 PM ^
Yeah, I was hoping for a 40 point win. Sports always manage to disappoint me.
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November 17th, 2014 at 9:45 PM ^
Hoss is on fire for Bucknell right now, 11 points in 45 seconds?
Ed: Add on another 3...
November 17th, 2014 at 9:44 PM ^
or this Hoss guy would be really really annoying me right now
November 17th, 2014 at 9:47 PM ^
To borrow from Frito, 'Da Fuq'!?
EDIT: Lol, Davis, "Chris Hoss don't care..." i.e. the Honey Badger...
November 17th, 2014 at 9:46 PM ^
Any way Hoss can transfer before the next game. He'd be killer off the bench for Beilein.
November 17th, 2014 at 10:05 PM ^
He's from petoskey where I live. I have known him and his family for years. Very nice young man
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November 17th, 2014 at 9:46 PM ^
Get 20 tonight.
November 17th, 2014 at 9:48 PM ^
How is everybody coping without Stauskas? I miss that crazy Canadian...
November 17th, 2014 at 9:58 PM ^
I didn't think of him till you mentioned him
November 17th, 2014 at 9:48 PM ^
Blergh I selfishly wanted to see a 40 point win tonight.
November 17th, 2014 at 9:52 PM ^
This announcer might be the most annoying guy on the BTN and thats saying something.
November 17th, 2014 at 9:53 PM ^
We've all met a guy like this at a party
November 17th, 2014 at 9:53 PM ^
who is that? I mean apart from what Davis said? Time to see him and Austin...
November 17th, 2014 at 9:55 PM ^
He's the D3 Transfer who is sitting out this year
November 17th, 2014 at 9:54 PM ^
Seth Davis shut up with the Maximus thing. His name is Maxwell, idiot. Fire Seth Davis
November 17th, 2014 at 9:56 PM ^
Hope we continue to see Maximum production out of Bielfeldt.
November 17th, 2014 at 9:59 PM ^
Well that was a very adequate game
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November 17th, 2014 at 10:01 PM ^
CC: Maximus decimus Meridious Beilfelt
November 17th, 2014 at 10:02 PM ^
Good win but at this point meaningless team ha some work to do. Hopefully will be ready for big ten play
November 17th, 2014 at 10:04 PM ^
Tell Seth Davis to STFU with the idiotic babbling. No one wants to listen to that nonsense.
November 17th, 2014 at 10:10 PM ^
Let him babble it's gonna happen anyways might as well enjoy it when it's Michigan related
November 17th, 2014 at 10:04 PM ^
I'm sure that's something the coaching staff will bring up. Next up Detroit on the 20th, see y'all Thursday! Good to finally be rooting for some good Michigan sports!
November 17th, 2014 at 10:10 PM ^
We go 16-13 .... at best 18-11 ... either way ...NIT - NOT to 'dis the tem but we are SO young ... look out next year!!!!
November 17th, 2014 at 10:17 PM ^
Dunno, not sure UM even makes it to the NIT. NIT teams don't let 32 point leads disappear late in the game light that.
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November 18th, 2014 at 12:11 AM ^
What word are you abbreviating with 'dis. I cannot figure it out.
November 17th, 2014 at 10:21 PM ^
Negged for seeming reality with no negativity ... tough crowd.
November 17th, 2014 at 10:54 PM ^
You'll always get negged for talking about negs... and your first post was kinda garbage when it wasn't backed up by facts and this wasn't MSU barely beating Navy.
November 17th, 2014 at 10:42 PM ^
What makes the age of this year's team any different than the last two years? The year we went to the national championship game saw us playing a sophomore, 5 freshmen, and two juniors for the main rotation. I'd say that turned out pretty well. I don't have any official stat, but I'd say teams with a potential lottery pick on their roster usually don't end up going 16-13.
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November 17th, 2014 at 10:39 PM ^
Didn't get to see the game, but it sounds like Michigan let a bit of a lead slip away, didn't play well at the end or something Ike that. This team will be just fine, and I'd be surprised if we didn't make the tournament at the end.
It's very likely we take a step back from the past 2 years. Having no front court presence will tend to do that. But we should all know by now that we can never question Beilein's abilities to develop talent, as well as get this team in top shape by year's end. There's a lot of young talent on this team. It's very raw right now, as it should be, but it'll start coming together by the end of the year.
And then, if we can somehow get everyone back next year, then just watch out.
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November 17th, 2014 at 10:40 PM ^
Have really struggled so far. They are going to grow up fast if this team is going to go anywhere in March.
November 17th, 2014 at 10:41 PM ^
This was a win over a quality opponent. You can ecpect a team this young to come out flat after completely dominating. It is a great coaching point for the staff, valuable film. Im glad it happened now instead of the next few games. Teams without a lot of experience can be rollercoasters at times.
November 17th, 2014 at 10:42 PM ^
Random thoughts:
1) Zach Irvin is a better shooter than Stauskus. Premature, I know. And Stauskus could create his shot, I have yet to see Irvin do that. But he finds a ton of good looks, and he has a gorgeous release. Last year, he was 2nd on the team in 3 pointers made despite playing less than 1/2 the time Levert or GRIII played. Stauskus had 92 in 36 games last year. I'll take the OVER for Irvin. I also expect to get killed for this.
2) Irvin is an amazing natural / effortless scorer. Sort of reminds me of Carmello Anthony (though no where near as good or well rounded).
3) I think its best for the team for Levert be second in scoring. Levert is a do everything guy, if we are wearing him out with iso plays he won't be able to shut his man or do the other stuff we need. Tim Hardaway pulled back on scoring his junior year, and it made a huge difference.
4) With Bielfeldt's play, it'd be nice to hide Doyle for a while and let him really get at it in the gym, a bit like Mcgary's freshman year. Doyle looks legit to me, but we need him a bit stronger.
5) No way there are 23 teams in the country better than Michigan right now. I'd put them somewhere in the low teens, flaws and all.
November 17th, 2014 at 10:59 PM ^
It's Max Bielfeldt's world, and we're just living in it.
Some thoughts on today's game.
1. Walton is a top-tier college pg. I love the way he controls the game, pushes the break, and rarely takes a bad shot. He isn't a Burke-level scorer but we don't need him to be in this offense.
2. Levert is the man. On a night where his shot was not on, he still had a huge impact on the game. His court awareness is incredible.
3. Irvin will be our leading scorer this year. He is a pure scorer with a slightly better 3 point shot than Stauskas. He can't create like Stauskas (that's where Levert comes in), but he seems to be good enough at creating his own shot.
4. Freshmen have some growing to do, Kam hauled in some nice rebounds, and if we can incorporate some backdoor cuts for easy baskets like we did with GRIII at the 4, I think we will see him blossom on the offensive side. Donnal has a decent game at the 5 offensivly but I can see him struggling guarding the likes of Kaminsky. Wilson needs to get a little more comfortable, and Doyle is raw. I expect to see a big growth in Doyle though this season, from what I see he has that grit like Mitch had as a freshman.
5. The bench is relatively deep, and it is good to have Spike back there anchoring it. I really liked the set of Walton, Spike, Levert, Irvin out there.
6. John Beilein can coach.
We will be good this year, we could even be great.