DCAlum

August 19th, 2014 at 2:48 PM ^

I think MAAR is going to be super solid for us this year. He's going to come in off the bench, immediately drive and get fouled. His FT possession percentage is going to be awesome. A different way of heating up the offense than Irvin was last year or McGary was the year before.

ClearEyesFullHart

August 19th, 2014 at 3:34 PM ^

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Here we go, the second half is about to begin. U-M will go with Walton, LeVert, Irvin, Chatman, Doyle

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Wolverine Devotee

August 19th, 2014 at 4:09 PM ^

Austin Hatch checks in again, and Michigan wins 93-53. 

Zak Irvin hasn't missed a 3-pter this entire trip. 9/9

Naked Bootlegger

August 19th, 2014 at 5:59 PM ^

Agreed.  Although I would happily take 0 points and 14 rebounds from Doyle this year on a fairly regular basis.    Donnal and Doyle need to be rebounding machines.  

Hopefully this trip is a huge confidence booster for our young bigs.  So glad that they could make this pre-season trip happen.

ClearEyesFullHart

August 19th, 2014 at 4:42 PM ^

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U-M will win its second game, 93-53. See you tomorrow.

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alum96

August 19th, 2014 at 5:09 PM ^

Well either we are going to go undefeated or the competition in the first 2 games is severely lacking.  Hoping the future games are a lot better quality of opponent.   This is like playing Eastern Michigan in Italy.

Hannibal.

August 19th, 2014 at 5:44 PM ^

Is Michigan not allowed to take and/or broadcast any video of this?  I don't see why they couldn't just set up an iphone on a tripod and put the footage on mgoblue.com later.

Raoul

August 19th, 2014 at 6:51 PM ^

I suspect Beilein wouldn't want full-game footage available online for future opponents to be able to study. But I'm surprised there was no highlight reel posted for the first game. When the women's team went to France and Italy last year, they posted highlight videos for two of the three games, and I thought they'd do something similar for the men on this trip.

Naked Bootlegger

August 19th, 2014 at 7:05 PM ^

Am I allowed to be excited about MAAR yet?   Two solid performances.

Also, the statline shows 0 Michigan turnovers.   I assume that stat got lost in translation?  Otherwise...OMG, WE'RE NOT GOING TO TURN THE BALL OVER THIS YEAR!

 

Raoul

August 19th, 2014 at 7:24 PM ^

mgoblue.com recap

N O T E S

• Today's game was played under FIBA rules with a 24-second shot clock and four 10-minute quarters.

• Michigan held Vicenza to just eight total points in the fourth quarter.

• For the second straight day, Austin Hatch played the final three minutes. He recorded his first shot attempt.

• D.J. Wilson (finger) and Max Bielfeldt (hip) did not play.

• In two exhibition games, Zak Irvin is shooting 81 percent from the field (17-for-21) and 90 percent from long range (9-for-10). He leads U-M with 22.5 points per game.

• Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman has made 19 free throw attempts in two games.

• Michigan is shooting 58.4 percent from the field over the first two games.

Q U O T E S

Michigan Head Coach John Beilein

On what he saw from his team today ... "It was just good to see them play together because we did make some steps in the last game and we also discovered some things we have to work on a lot. There are so many opportunities for us to get better, including turnovers and missed foul shots. What I'm proud of is that fourth quarter; we held them to eight points."

On adjusting to the 24-second shot clock in Europe ... "We have a much better feel for how quickly we have to get the shot off and how quickly we have to read and react. With all the players out on that court for the first time, this is invaluable film for us moving forward."

On Ricky Doyle's elevated play on the glass and progress from Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman ... "There were two things that Ricky really did well: rebound in traffic and finish in traffic. Those are big things for us. He's only 6-9, but he plays even bigger than that on some occasions and today was one of them. Muhammad has really gone out there and used his speed, where he has been able to get to the foul line again; that's two games in a row. Right now I think what we are valuing is his ability to see the floor when he's going his quickest."

On the crowd and atmosphere ... "It was really good to have a crowd like this in this nice arena. Michigan travels very well; the brand travels very well and I think we saw how excited people were to see us over on this continent and in Italy in particular."

SAMgO

August 19th, 2014 at 9:10 PM ^

I'd just like to throw out the term "Doyle Double" to see if it sticks. Surely will be the first of many 10 and 10 nights for this man.