MBB @ Purdue Open Thread

Terone Johnson has outscored our team. Yikes.

Purdue can't stop water from running uphill for half the season. I think they just gave up another 3-pointer to MSU. But against us, they're the fucking '89 Pistons. 

1-3-1 sighting... not sure if I like it.  We promptly gave up an open look at three.

Did you guys know Nik and Caris gained weight?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Drink any time an announcer says how much weight Stauskas and Levert gained in the offseason. 

Plays the game

Cut it to 10 by half and we'll be alright.

Seriously Nik?

dunk the ball Nik

Did Stauskas and Levert gain any weight since last season?

The fuck is this?

Yay zone?

Jeez, Stauskas make a layup.

Stauskas needs to stop just throwing shit up and expecting contact. This isn't the NBA.

That's more like it.

Well, cut that lead to 10.

Or cut it to 5!

Hey, they took the lid off the basket.  That was nice of them

Bam!  10 point game.

Yay regression to the mean!!!!

plays like MJ against us it seems

Seriously where would this team be without LeVert?

we should be ok and pull this one out. . .

I'm super pissed about how this team is resiliently fighting back after a huge win on Sunday. Fucking embarassment, right guys? These threads man.

Good job boys, cut 9 points into it that quickly, hopefully can keep it going.

Stauskas looks like he got attacked by raccoons recently. Damn.

I know Brian touched on it a little bit a week or two ago, but is Michigan the worst first half team in the country this year? Out of, say, top 50 or 100 teams. I can't think of any other team off the top of my head that consistently puts itself in massive holes every game and still wins games. It's incredibly frustrating to watch. They are either on fire or ice cold in first halves and there is usually no between. 

They'll have it down to 5 or so by the break, and I see them roaring out in the second half.  Too many good shooters on Michigan, and the Johnson brothers aren't going to play out of their mind the entire way.

positive thoughts.

Caris doesn't seem to understand the purpose of the 1-3-1. Instead of trapping when they have a guy in a bad spot, he just backs off. 

Why is everyone freaking out? Just relax. We are chipping away. We can't shoot that bad the rest of the way, and they can't shoot that well.

Stuaskas with a terrible... pass?  Swat?  Whatever that was.

Christ, somebody shoot the ball.

the damn ball when you are wide open!!