MBB vs. Penn State thread

I'll gladly take a tie at halftime after that crap half. Hopefully Coach B can refocus them in the locker room.

BTN studio announcer knows his stuff

On the last possession, PSU pulled out a soft trap with two guards on Burke. They hadn't showed it yet and we weren't prepared for it.  Credit them for good timing.

That's the reason I wouldn't have called timeout - you're giving them a chance to set something up defensively. However, I'm sure Coach B is thinking "Let's set something up so we don't have Trey Heroball."

Sometimes you have to tip your cap. Credit PSU for the timing of showing the trap. Now we can expect it and be prepared for it.

Here's what it looks like by the numbers...

Plenty of game left, of course, but I do wonder what the halftime discussion will entail...

Not giving up on anything yet.  THIS IS BASKETBALL.  Not everything is a blowout. Being up or down by a couple doesn't mean anything until the very end.

We got them right where we want them!!

Has been pretty poor. It is never just one man (see Stauskas, Nik) but it also falls on help line guys and the two pass away guys who should be in the lane ready to give help. Really don't know the principles taught in relation to where they're taught to steer the ball, but clearly the help line guys aren't doing their job, either.

We're going to hit a few 3's and a few PSU starters will foul out.  We will win by at least 15

Doesn't coach b start playing more zone? Make a team like this beat u from the outside. Too many easy layups for a crappy psu team. The definition of insanity apply's to his defensive philosophy for our team. Just play a 2-3 zone for awhile and pack it in. Throw in a 1-3-1 every now a then. I am also amazed of what a terrible rebounding team we are on both ends of the court.

Trey is trying to do too much, Stauskas seems to have misplaced his offensive abilities (and can't make up for it with any defense), GRIII has to be handed everything on a silver platter as it's now pretty obvious that he can't create any offense for himself, Timmy is in one of his annual funks and is trying to overcompensate for it by being over aggressive,and  the only semi-competent big man we seem to have is MItch and while his energy is amazing, he struggles to finish shots and is a liability in the defensive post.  This, combined with defensive play which can best be described as apathetic, is why we're staring at tied ball game against a team that is yet to win a game in Big Ten play.  It makes me sick to my stomach and I fear for what is in store for us the rest of the season if this isn't fixed.

Good news is, all of their best players are in foul trouble, so I can't see the Nittany Lions hanging around much past the 12 minute mark of the 2nd half.

I was more encouraged towards the end of the half

• PSU lead evaporated, tied.  Not ideal, but better than going into the half down
• Seem to be attacking the rim more.  Yes, we've missed some easy layups, but overall I think we're near the rim more and that's encouraging.

Our shooting troubles are a bit disconcerting.  A few games ago, we were a top 5 shooting team at over 50%, we're down to 49% because of the tough stretch, but State held us to 30-something % and we are only shooting 36%.  If we can get some of our shooting back, we'll have no trouble (sort of, well, duh, I guess)

Ok, so for the 2nd half, I think we need to get Timmy an open shot to get his confidence back up. I think GRIII has started to wake up and we'll see more action from him. Lets go Blue!

That was awesome!

Woah, where do they find these halftime entertainers. Cool hand painting.

"Penn State brought a lot more than five hour energy to this game"

I feel like the Wisconsin buzzer-beater broke the team. Hard fought game against a top-20 team on the road and Hardaway hits a clutch 3 to seemingly win the game. Then BAM, a lucky prayer. Since that first great steal by McGary to give us the lead in OT and subsequent missed lay-up, we can't hit shit and our D has gotten worse. The only expression is don't let the same team beat you next week. Well I feel like that buzzer beater is beating is for the third time. Really missing Novak and Douglass right now. Lack of senior leadership is showing.

let's get this thing going and get hot for the rest of the season, the time is now!

Maybe we can put the "We can't shoot FTs" meme to rest today. 75% as a team in the first half.

It probably helps to actually get to the line more than once a game, too.

Apparently no one read Erik_in_Dayton's excellent piece on being a KU fan.  Some of you folks have developed a ridiculous sense of entitlement.  Get a grip.

What ad agency does the BWIII commercials?   They are beyond brutal.  It's like they were written by guys who not only don't actually....you know...follow sports but maybe by guys who've never even SEEN sports.  

Opponent getting way easier looks than we are.  

Layups/tips/dunks:

PSU: 6/8

UM: 4/6

And this is the best it's been in a while...

John B does not recruit typical big ten players. And his style is not typical half court big ten bball. He likes to have bigs who play on the outside and shoot as well and this team is better suited to run. the last few games the team has fallen into letting the opponent dictate the pace of game and thats not good. If michigan can get back to playing michigan ball they are as good as any team in the conference. and remember 5 of top 7 players are freshman or sophmores. This team is young. So lets come down a little as a fan base.

the team is playing the perimiter way to hard for a team that can't shoot, imo, leading to way too may drives and cuts to the basket.

Michigan will do better and they will win a boring game.

Nobody is getting up to play PSU, including Michigan.

They still have a hangover, no big deal.

We have another long boring week of waiting to see Michigan play an actual team.

Great first shot, Tim...

Fadeaway, contested jumper from the elbow with 32 seconds on the shot clock...