MBB vs. Indiana Open Thread
Go Blue, beat IU!
Storylines:
- Michigan attempts to end its three game losing streak
- Novak and Douglass return to their home state
• Radio: Michigan Sports Marketing (IMG)
• Detroit: WWJ (950 AM) | Ann Arbor: WWWW (102.9 FM) | WOMC 104.3 FM
• Internet: MGoBlue.com | Sirius: 90 (U-M broadcast) | XM: 143 (IU broadcast)
• U-M Radio: Matt Shepard (p-by-p) & David Merritt (analyst)
• Television Broadcast: Big Ten Network | Eric Collins (p-by-p) & Quinn Buckner (analyst)
After beginning the season 9-2, Tom Crean’s Indiana squad has since hit a slide, dropping its last six contests. After two tough losses at the Las Vegas Classic to Northern Iowa (67-61) and Colorado (78-69), the Hoosiers have lost each of their fi rst four Big Ten contests to Penn State (69-60), Ohio State (85-67), Minnesota (67-63) and Northwestern (93-81). Indiana holds a 9-8 overall record (0-4 Big Ten).
Under John Beilein, the Wolverines are 2-2 against the Hoosiers, with the teams splitting their matchups last season. In 2009-10, Michigan fell at Assembly Hall in their Big Ten opener, 71-65 (Dec. 31), but came away victorious in Ann Arbor, 69-45 (Jan. 14). This season, the Hoosiers are led by sophomore Christian Watford, who leads Indiana with 16.4 points and 5.6 rebounds per game.
- Michigan will play three of its next four games, and expanding further fi ve of its next seven, on the road, starting with a game at Indiana (Jan. 15). Michigan had played 10 of its last 11 games in Crisler Arena, going 7-3 at home in that stretch.
- Three of Michigan's six losses this season have come against three of top-fi ve ranked programs in the nation. U-M lost by just three to No. 4 Syracuse (53-50), lost by seven in overtime to No. 3 Kansas (67-60) and by just four to No. 2 Ohio State (68-64).
- In conference play, Michigan is shooting a league-best 89.2 percent (33-of-37) from the free throw line in Big Ten games and is 47-of-54 (87 percent) over the last five games.
- Overall, Michigan is second in the Big Ten in free-throw percentage (73.1 percent) and has two players in the top-10 in the conference in free-throw percentage. Tim Hardaway Jr. is eighth in the conference (81.5 percent) while Darius Morris ranks 10th in the league (76.8 percent).
- U-M coach John Beilein needs to coach 15 more games to reach 1,000 total contests in his 33-year career. At the current pace, the 1,000th game will be the Wolverines' opening game at the 2011 Big Ten Tournament.
- With 131 three-point fi eld goals, Stu Douglass is eighth all-time at U-M. Douglass needs four to move into seventh (Glen Rice, 135).
January 15th, 2011 at 7:48 PM ^
Beat IU!
If they put up a big win here, then they should have some huge momentum moving on. If not, then thsoe three close losses to really good teams start to look like past years, wherein we played as well as any opponent... or as poorly.
January 15th, 2011 at 7:54 PM ^
Assembly Hall . . . shudder. This place has been a house of horrors for us. We've got some demons to exorcise.
January 15th, 2011 at 7:59 PM ^
Housh dropped that pass in the Ravens/Steelers game. That's gonna wrap up just in time.
January 15th, 2011 at 8:00 PM ^
...Crean.
January 15th, 2011 at 8:01 PM ^
I didn't know David Merritt did the radio broadcast. Seems like he has done pretty well for himself.
January 15th, 2011 at 8:02 PM ^
Link to a free stream (non torrent) anyone?
January 15th, 2011 at 8:05 PM ^
the game is available at
http://www.myp2pforum.eu/threads/50780-NCAA-Basketball-Jan-10-16-Stream…
red wings game available at www.atdhe.net
watching both
January 15th, 2011 at 8:24 PM ^
did u have to sign up to pay for that stream torrent thing?
January 15th, 2011 at 8:51 PM ^
That site is fake. ST expires every year and until the '11 update you have to trick it to thinking it's 2010. You can do this by just changing the clock on your computer when you open it.
January 15th, 2011 at 8:05 PM ^
...we had Clark Kellogg and now for the IU game we have Quinn Buckner.
According to this, the BTN has no former Michigan players among its basketball analysts this year.
January 16th, 2011 at 1:50 AM ^
January 15th, 2011 at 8:05 PM ^
I don't have a good feeling about this one. Saturday night in Assembly Hall in years gone by would be a loss. We will see how these frosh do.
January 15th, 2011 at 8:06 PM ^
I hate these guys.
January 15th, 2011 at 8:09 PM ^
giving up boards like always.
January 15th, 2011 at 8:31 PM ^
They are playing man, near as I can tell.
January 15th, 2011 at 8:35 PM ^
in 1-3-1. Clearly switching to man hasn't helped our rebounding though.
January 15th, 2011 at 8:10 PM ^
...for IU in their first three possessions.
January 15th, 2011 at 8:10 PM ^
If Morgan can hit that shot, he will be a very good college player on offense.
January 15th, 2011 at 8:12 PM ^
The IU crowd cheering like they just won the NCAA tournament after every basket gets annoying pretty fast.
January 15th, 2011 at 8:51 PM ^
Why? That's what should happen at basketball games. I think it's normal.
January 15th, 2011 at 8:56 PM ^
I just think it's a little over the top to be doing it for the first bucket of a game, and every basket within the first 5 minutes, especially when the game featues two unranked opponents.
January 15th, 2011 at 9:34 PM ^
Bummer. I like it - - - It's called "fandom." You wouldn't happen to be one of those "down in front" alums would you?!?!
January 15th, 2011 at 8:15 PM ^
I wish Morgan could hit a shot when being guarded inside
if he could we would be a much better squad
January 15th, 2011 at 8:15 PM ^
Beilein needs to scream at these kids and tell them to rebound better. This is ridiculous on defense.
January 15th, 2011 at 8:17 PM ^
just the right amount of accent. Also Indiana sucks and their jerseys look like a Middle School effort. It is 2011, try something different for god's sake.
January 15th, 2011 at 8:18 PM ^
if you can't rebound
January 15th, 2011 at 8:18 PM ^
Hardaway Jr. is going to be a stud.
January 15th, 2011 at 8:25 PM ^
He is very attractive.
January 15th, 2011 at 8:20 PM ^
Wow do we look flat.
January 15th, 2011 at 8:22 PM ^
and I'll say it again... Douglass just hasn't progressed like I thought he might have after his freshman season
January 15th, 2011 at 8:26 PM ^
Why do our players look terrified?
January 15th, 2011 at 8:28 PM ^
Indiana is not a good team at all. We should be dominating this game.
January 15th, 2011 at 8:30 PM ^
Dominate is a strong word but we have to be better than this. We look scared and flat. Missing shots I can accept but getting outhustled and throwing the ball around like a hot potato is really frustrating.
January 15th, 2011 at 8:28 PM ^
guys look like they didn't prep for this game
January 15th, 2011 at 8:30 PM ^
We look tentative and disorganized.
January 15th, 2011 at 8:30 PM ^
I like that our team always adjusts strong in the second half, especially against tough competition, but it would be more encouraging if we just started a game strong for once too.
January 15th, 2011 at 8:30 PM ^
With 8 min in the 1st, this is fucking ugly. We have played so well against some top-flight teams, losing nailbiters, and here we are playing a shitty Indiana team and just stinking up the joint.
C'mon Blue, get it together.
January 15th, 2011 at 8:32 PM ^
O big ten road games you never come easy.
January 15th, 2011 at 8:32 PM ^
but I don't think you can win consistently in the big ten playing this style of offense.
January 15th, 2011 at 8:35 PM ^
Just stop watching our basketball team. It is obvious you don't like anything about them. You said the exact same thing about our offense when we were taking Kansas into overtime. But I guess you are right....if it can only hang with the top teams in the nation, why would we think it could win the B10?
January 16th, 2011 at 8:36 AM ^
and they are blowing us out. We play decent at home, but this team will be lucky to win more than 6 games in the Big Ten. Good thing Nebraska joins next year that should help.
How does JB get a vote of confidence from DB? He has a ton of talent in his back yard that he doesn't/can't recruit (sans CB), he's terrible in conference, his team is young. Damn that sounds familiar except for the having a ton of talent in your backyard part. Oh yeah, he is also in his fourth year.
January 15th, 2011 at 8:37 PM ^
Playing a style of offense brought over by a former WVU coach that just doesn't cut it in the B1G Ten?
January 16th, 2011 at 11:38 AM ^
Wow...some peeps really did not like this comment! The boards are particularly sensitive today!
+1 for making a comment that pretty much summarizes how many people feel about the whole WVU to UM coaching transition.
January 15th, 2011 at 8:37 PM ^
Live and Die by the 3.
January 15th, 2011 at 8:44 PM ^
Agreed. We should go to McLimans and Morgan more because they are amazing on the blocks.
January 15th, 2011 at 8:33 PM ^
How is this the same team who played such good defense against Kansas?
January 15th, 2011 at 8:36 PM ^
To be honest, I thought that it was more a lack of execution on Kansas' part rather than our good defense.
January 15th, 2011 at 8:34 PM ^
with our inability to start strong in ANY game practically this year...
This IU team is NOT good and we are making them look like Kansas.
January 15th, 2011 at 8:35 PM ^
We have practically already put ourselves out of reach in this game in the first half with that And 1...
January 15th, 2011 at 8:35 PM ^
It doesn't help that IU is also getting every bounce/break/roll/call/etc.