MBB vs. Duke Open Thread

Submitted by M-Wolverine on
Nothing to lose. Everything to win. Syracuse. Kansas. Ohio State. Wisconsin. It's time to close the deal, on the biggest stage of all. GO BLUE! Beat the &@$#* Duke Blue Devils!

Mannix

March 20th, 2011 at 3:50 PM ^

Coach K sends Collins to do the talking and I've noticed that all this year. Let me also say the hand checks are beyond ridiculous.

 

Kenny Smith says, "Duke will not allow you to run your offense". Do you know why, Kenny? It's called impeding progress on dribbles but b/c Coach K is closing in on 902, he gets to run his mouth to officials and Duke seems to get the benefit of the doubt.

L'Carpetron Do…

March 20th, 2011 at 3:58 PM ^

Also - Kenny THIS IS MICHIGAN's OFFENSE! Even against Indiana and Iowa they around on the perimeter like it was full of live sharks with laser beams attached to their heads. 

He clearly hasnt watched them once this year and should stick to repeititvely guffawing and uttering stupid nonsensical catch phrases when Blake Griffin does something

Bb011

March 20th, 2011 at 3:42 PM ^

These refs are such bullshit. How do we have more fouls then them when they are all over us the entire game? I don't mind calling a touchy game or non touchy game, just call it on them too. 

SecondPage

March 20th, 2011 at 3:42 PM ^

I wasn't going to complain, but a push with one second left to give them points heading into the half is hot garbage. At least the crowd is giving to these refs.

Soulfire21

March 20th, 2011 at 3:42 PM ^

Ball don't lie on these fouls...  God knows these refs are giving Duke a few too many calls and He has decided to curse them by making them shoot 50% from the FT line (possibly embellished).

M-Wolverine

March 20th, 2011 at 3:43 PM ^

Just have to keep it close, then get hot and make a run at the end.
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<br>And what, Coach K too important to do a halftime interview? Has to send his bitch-boy Collins out? Your dad was an asshole too.

ND Sux

March 20th, 2011 at 3:43 PM ^

...apparently it's a foul if you get anywhere near a Dook player.  These officials SUCK...There is a Duke hand in every M jock, every time down the court. 

No, they have not been "bad both ways".  Duke is the favored child here.  The calls are not even close, and there is no effort to even make it seem that way. 

Broken Brilliance

March 20th, 2011 at 3:44 PM ^

For Gin Rummy missing those two FTs with like 30 seconds to go..just before he released the ball I yelled "Penis" and "your mother" respectively. Childish? Maybe...but I'll do whatever I can to help the team.

johnvand

March 20th, 2011 at 3:44 PM ^

These are the worst refs I've seen yet.  So many BS calls.  I never thouht I'd long for Big Ten refs, but at least they let the games get a little physical.  When they're called like this the game is horrible.

wlubd

March 20th, 2011 at 3:48 PM ^

This is my feeling. Not going to say it's one-sided because Duke's had some awful calls against them as well. But if you're a ref then to some degree you have to let the players play.

IMO, you can tell a ref is doing their job well the same way you can with an o-lineman. By never having to say their name. No matter what the case is, if the refs become part of the game discussion, they aren't doing their job properly.

MGoBlue96

March 20th, 2011 at 3:46 PM ^

Smot and Morgan in the second half to combat their size? Slide Novak to SF and have Douglass come off the bench. Smot is having a really good game.

smwilliams

March 20th, 2011 at 3:46 PM ^

- Morgan, Morris, Metrics with 2 each and miss a good portion of the half and yet we're still right there. Gives me optimism.

- Really need THJ to get hot in the 2nd half. The only guy on the team that can be dangerous taking it to the rack and from outside.

- Some of these foul calls are utter bullshit. Most of them were okay, but that McLimans call was just insane.

- Like our intensity our D but their length is killing us inside. 10/11 on 2PT FG is a bad omen.

I think we got a shot in the 2nd half but need to keep the guys with 2 fouls on the court and need to keep shooting around 50% from 3PT land.

um09inohio

March 20th, 2011 at 3:47 PM ^

If we could ever manage to get a stop on defense our offense has been good enough to win.  Unfortunately, trading buckets with Duke is not going to get it done.