Well that game was a bummer. Virginia caught fire at the end. Does this affect our season's aspirations?
rundown of Michigan's riser
Michigan Basketball. bummer.
November 29th, 2011 at 9:45 PM
#1
Michigan Basketball. bummer.
November 29th, 2011 at 9:48 PM | 
Losing Today...
Losing Today...
November 29th, 2011 at 9:58 PM |
we would
we would
We would be 5-2 and our First win against Ferris doesn't count come tourney time....def not time to panic but can't have too many more showings like this....this game could def come back to hurt us tho come selection time lets hope not
November 29th, 2011 at 10:27 PM |
Selection shouldn't even be
Selection shouldn't even be
Selection shouldn't even be an issue this season. We should be worried about seeding.
November 29th, 2011 at 10:39 PM |
Yea, maybe if we had Morris, but without him
Yea, maybe if we had Morris, but without him
the tourney is in no way, shape or form a lock.
November 29th, 2011 at 10:47 PM |
Think Of This Though...
Think Of This Though...
If we're sitting here worried that a loss to Virginia (favored, incidentally) at the end of November is already costing us the tournament, then the conclusion we would probably have to draw is that we more or less stink. I am going to go out on a limb here and say Michigan doesn't stink, and we are good enough to make it into the tourney without help.
"Funny isn't it, how naughty dentists always make that one fatal mistake."
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November 30th, 2011 at 1:07 AM |
I really don't see Michigan
I really don't see Michigan
I really don't see Michigan finishing below 6th in the B1G this year, especially with Mbakwe out. B1G will get 6 or more teams. I really don't see how making the tournament should be a legitimate worry.
November 30th, 2011 at 5:53 AM |
May not hurt us much
May not hurt us much
As the announcers alluded to, the ACC isn't terribly deep this year beyond the very top, so UVA may very well turn out to be an mid- to upper-half ACC team and get into the Tourney themselves. An early road loss to another tournament-bound team shouldn't sink our resume.
BTW, I didn't think we got much help from the refs tonight--anyone else agree? I felt like UVA got every touch foul called, and several nice drives with obvious +1's weren't called for us. Not really a good excuse for the loss, but, still.
November 29th, 2011 at 9:48 PM |
No.
No.
As long as we're perfect through the rest of the out-of-conference schedule, we'll be fine. You'd like to get to 10 wins before the Big Ten season starts. At Virginia will in no way be viewed as a "bad loss" this season. We just can't slip up against Oakland U or similar.
This is MICHIGAN
November 29th, 2011 at 9:49 PM |
UNC lost to UNLV
UNC lost to UNLV
I dont think their season is ruined either!
November 29th, 2011 at 9:49 PM |
Yes....Our season is
Yes....Our season is
Yes....Our season is over.
>Sarcasm
November 29th, 2011 at 9:49 PM |
Dang
Dang
I was hoping for a good showing by the guys too.
From the Red Cedar Message Board: "God hates us." Yes He does Lil Bro, yes he does. Everyone hates you.
November 29th, 2011 at 10:10 PM |
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November 29th, 2011 at 10:21 PM |
beat ohio
beat ohio
and it fe-ee-elt so good
November 30th, 2011 at 1:30 AM |
An example of why the max
An example of why the max
An example of why the max should be above 5 for "moderation" (posbang)
November 29th, 2011 at 9:50 PM |
Their defense
Their defense
I was very impressed with Virginia's defense. Everything Michigan did on offense seemed forced and uncomfortable. This should be a great building experience for the team. They just couldn't get much going offensively. Plain and simple. Should be interesting to see how the team responds.
I can only continue to reference the fact that I live in an onion factory.
November 29th, 2011 at 9:51 PM |
Didn't mean to seem like I
Didn't mean to seem like I
Didn't mean to seem like I thought the sky was faling... Just wondering if we may not be quite as good as we were expecting after beating Memphis.
Tenim un nom el sap tothom. Barca, Barca, BAAARCA!
November 29th, 2011 at 9:51 PM |
Unfortunately I believe this
Unfortunately I believe this
Unfortunately I believe this officially ends all our dreams for an NCAA bid. Our only hope now is to run the table and finish 28-2....anything less than that and we're toast. I mean what two loss team has ever been given a bid to the dance much less win it.
s/
November 29th, 2011 at 9:52 PM |
I was more disappointed with
I was more disappointed with
I was more disappointed with our shit shot selection and foul issues than I was impressed with their defense
November 29th, 2011 at 9:52 PM |
This is very frustrating and
This is very frustrating and
This is very frustrating and kinda put a dent in my football happiness. Although, our season is not over though this is very frustrating
THIS IS MICHIGAN
November 29th, 2011 at 9:53 PM |
We played a bad game on the
We played a bad game on the
We played a bad game on the road. It happens.
November 30th, 2011 at 2:27 AM |
That and jet lag.
That and jet lag.
That and jet lag.
November 29th, 2011 at 9:55 PM |
not the end of the world.
not the end of the world.
tony bennett can coach - write it down, virginia is going to steal a big one this year...duke or north carolina.
November 29th, 2011 at 9:55 PM |
I can haz home game?
I can haz home game?
When are we going to get a B1G-ACC challenge game in Ann Arbor? I believe this is 3 years straight we were on the road. It's getting old.
This is MICHIGAN
November 29th, 2011 at 10:09 PM |
Just the second.
Last year
Just the second.
Last year
Just the second.
Last year was at Clemson. The year before we hosted BC. I would suspect next year we get to host a ranked team.
CoE Class of 2007
November 29th, 2011 at 10:16 PM |
oops my reply was late
oops my reply was late
With McGary coming in and Michigan possibly being big10 favorites and then considering weve played Duke 4 times in the last 4 years, I am hoping we get to play UNC at Crisler next year.
November 29th, 2011 at 10:14 PM |
nope its 2 straight
nope its 2 straight
Played @UVA in 11-12
played @Clemson in 10-11
HOME v. BC in 09-10 (god, what a stinker)
played @ NC state in 08-09
November 29th, 2011 at 10:46 PM |
Correct.
Correct.
Still.. that is 3 out of the last 4 on the road. Maybe when we become a perennial tourney team the schedule will shift to Ann Arbor.
This is MICHIGAN
November 29th, 2011 at 9:56 PM |
was pissed
was pissed
but a girl saved under my phone as 'hot girl' in my phone just called to hang out.
November 29th, 2011 at 9:56 PM |
Virginia played a hell of a
Virginia played a hell of a
Virginia played a hell of a game. Gotta give credit where credits due. I think we'll be fine, it's a long season.
November 29th, 2011 at 9:57 PM |
I was pretty disgusted with
I was pretty disgusted with
I was pretty disgusted with the effort, no one showed any emothion. Virginia is a really good team that we didn't match up well with, which is pretty big ten like, Hopefully the guys get their heads together soon.
Go Blue
November 29th, 2011 at 9:57 PM |
Big men
Big men
Can't guard big men. Will haunt them all season.
November 29th, 2011 at 9:58 PM |
Fouls, assists and free throws.
Fouls, assists and free throws.
We shot better than UVA (44% to 41.5%) but fouls killed us looking at the stats (20 for us, 12 for UVA). UVA: 17-22 for free throws while we were only 4-7. That pretty much is your difference maker. Also got outrebounded and they doubled us on assists.
"I don't think we're rebuilding, period. We're Michigan."
--Brady Hoke
November 30th, 2011 at 12:15 AM |
Some of those fouls were pretty cheap
Some of those fouls were pretty cheap
Do refs at ACC games always whistle every little contact? I mean, really, putting a little shoulder into a guy while you try to screen is NOT a foul.
"This is the EMU game, not the emo game."
November 30th, 2011 at 12:37 AM |
Do refs at ACC games always
Do refs at ACC games always
Do refs at ACC games always whistle every little contact?
Depends. Does Duke have the ball? IF "Duke ball" THEN "foul on other team" ELSE "allow mugging."
"We've beaten Michigan the last four years. So where's the threat?"
- Mark Dantonio
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November 29th, 2011 at 9:59 PM |
Well
Well
It was one of the poorest games this group has played but it changes nothing really. Virginia is not good but you can't be that flat on offense in a road game and expect to win. We will be fine.
November 29th, 2011 at 10:00 PM |
I just want us to sweep
I just want us to sweep
I just want us to sweep Sparty again and make the NCAA tournament.
November 29th, 2011 at 10:02 PM |
this hurts
this hurts
but we Beat Ohio
November 29th, 2011 at 10:02 PM |
Guh...
Guh...
2009 just stopped in to say hello...
November 29th, 2011 at 10:14 PM |
shut the fuck up
shut the fuck up
shut the fuck up
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November 29th, 2011 at 10:24 PM |
What happened?
What happened?
Did you just lose the mortgage money?
November 29th, 2011 at 10:28 PM |
Well it wasn't so much that I
Well it wasn't so much that I
Well it wasn't so much that I lost it, but I did spend it all on crack. FML
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November 30th, 2011 at 12:17 AM |
Say what now?
Say what now?
"This is the EMU game, not the emo game."
November 29th, 2011 at 10:08 PM |
Early reflections on 5-2
Early reflections on 5-2
1) Burke will make us forget about D-Mo's "touch" from the outside.
2) I already miss Novak, even though he has a full season left.
3) I have never missed Douglass, and won't...ever. He loves to miss critical, open 3s every game. He's like the Eric Karros of stats- solo bomb up 10-2 in the 9th.
4) Our offense is very easy to criticize, and incredibly frustrating when we lose. We're going to have to have an ounce of success from the bigs, consistently, to be a top BIG contender.
5) THJ will be just fine, and will be around another year for our excitement. He's not like Morris, who jumped a year too early without refining his weaknesses.
6) Michigan is back, relevant, and the fact that a loss like this is causing some to crack open the Nucky Thompson, shows how far we've come.
MB in MB- Maize and Blue in Manhattan Beach.
November 29th, 2011 at 10:14 PM |
3) I have never missed
3) I have never missed
3) I have never missed Douglass, and won't...ever. He loves to miss critical, open 3s every game. He's like the Eric Karros of stats- solo bomb up 10-2 in the 9th.
He's also our best on-the-ball defender and a great senior leader who has been integral in our basketball resurgence. He shot about 2% worse than Novak from '3' last year. He is asked to take and make much more difficult threes than Novak as well.
How about we not rag on a 4-year captain that's worked his ass off for our team.
CoE Class of 2007
November 29th, 2011 at 10:19 PM |
i guess i struck a nerve...
i guess i struck a nerve...
Apparently no questionable comments about individual players are accepted here. People can blast refs all day long, make ridiculous comments about nothing significant, yet you can't criticize Douglass for the one thing he was supposed to do well- shoot the long ball. I appreciate what he has done eating minutes and being a senior leader for this team, but I must be in the minority of people critical of his game. My apologies to his #1 fan.
MB in MB- Maize and Blue in Manhattan Beach.
November 29th, 2011 at 10:22 PM |
I wish Stu was around so he
I wish Stu was around so he
I wish Stu was around so he could punch you in the face. Although I'm sure he's way too classy for that. Don't bash players. That dude has helped take MICH to its first two NCAA tourneys in forever.
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November 29th, 2011 at 10:24 PM |
Why do you assume everybody
Why do you assume everybody
Why do you assume everybody has a face? Some people are born without faces or get their faces ripped off by bears. Have a little respect for the faceless.
Sent From My Commodore 64
November 29th, 2011 at 10:27 PM |
+1
+1
+1
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November 29th, 2011 at 10:25 PM |
I'm not anybody's #1 fan. My
I'm not anybody's #1 fan. My
I'm not anybody's #1 fan. My "favorite" player on the team beside Zack is probably Jordan Morgan, but I really don't have much of a favorite.
Douglass has done everything you can ask a student-athlete to do. As a former fellow student and now a young alum I feel it is my duty to support the team and not say "I'll never miss them."
Saying he can be better is one thing. Saying "good riddance" to someone who's busted his ass for 4 years is quite another. Basketball is a game with both offense and defense. Douglass has been our best OTB defender for 3 years now. That's huge.
Also, if you stick around you may find out that I'm one of those people who despises any bitching about the refs and routinely calls people out on it.
CoE Class of 2007
November 30th, 2011 at 3:45 AM |
You realize shooting in the
You realize shooting in the
You realize shooting in the upper 30% is actually pretty good when it comes to 3pt percentage, right?
We would be...6-2? With 24 or 25 regular season games left, I wouldn't hit the panic button.
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