November 29th, 2011 at 8:47 PM ^
9 out of 10 times we beat that team. I hate statistics. Can we please just try to forget this wretched game. It never happened.
November 29th, 2011 at 8:48 PM ^
We would be...6-2? With 24 or 25 regular season games left, I wouldn't hit the panic button.
November 29th, 2011 at 8:58 PM ^
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 9:27 PM ^
Selection shouldn't even be an issue this season. We should be worried about seeding.
November 29th, 2011 at 9:39 PM ^
the tourney is in no way, shape or form a lock.
November 29th, 2011 at 9:47 PM ^
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.
November 30th, 2011 at 12:07 AM ^
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 4:53 AM ^
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 8:48 PM ^
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.
November 29th, 2011 at 8:49 PM ^
I dont think their season is ruined either!
November 29th, 2011 at 8:49 PM ^
Yes....Our season is over.
>Sarcasm
November 29th, 2011 at 8:49 PM ^
I was hoping for a good showing by the guys too.
November 29th, 2011 at 9:21 PM ^
and it fe-ee-elt so good
November 30th, 2011 at 12:30 AM ^
An example of why the max should be above 5 for "moderation" (posbang)
November 29th, 2011 at 8:50 PM ^
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.
November 29th, 2011 at 8:51 PM ^
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.
November 29th, 2011 at 8:51 PM ^
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 8:52 PM ^
I was more disappointed with our shit shot selection and foul issues than I was impressed with their defense
November 29th, 2011 at 8:52 PM ^
This is very frustrating and kinda put a dent in my football happiness. Although, our season is not over though this is very frustrating
November 29th, 2011 at 8:53 PM ^
We played a bad game on the road. It happens.
November 30th, 2011 at 1:27 AM ^
That and jet lag.
November 29th, 2011 at 8:55 PM ^
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 8:55 PM ^
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.
November 29th, 2011 at 9:09 PM ^
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.
November 29th, 2011 at 9:16 PM ^
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 9:14 PM ^
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 9:46 PM ^
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.
November 29th, 2011 at 8:56 PM ^
but a girl saved under my phone as 'hot girl' in my phone just called to hang out.
November 29th, 2011 at 8:56 PM ^
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 8:57 PM ^
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.
November 29th, 2011 at 8:57 PM ^
Can't guard big men. Will haunt them all season.
November 29th, 2011 at 8:58 PM ^
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.
November 29th, 2011 at 11:15 PM ^
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.
November 29th, 2011 at 11:37 PM ^
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."
November 29th, 2011 at 8:59 PM ^
November 29th, 2011 at 9:00 PM ^
I just want us to sweep Sparty again and make the NCAA tournament.
November 29th, 2011 at 9:02 PM ^
but we Beat Ohio
November 29th, 2011 at 9:02 PM ^
2009 just stopped in to say hello...
November 29th, 2011 at 9:14 PM ^
shut the fuck up
November 29th, 2011 at 9:24 PM ^
Did you just lose the mortgage money?
November 29th, 2011 at 9:28 PM ^
Well it wasn't so much that I lost it, but I did spend it all on crack. FML
November 29th, 2011 at 9:08 PM ^
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.
November 29th, 2011 at 9:14 PM ^
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.
November 29th, 2011 at 9:19 PM ^
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.
November 29th, 2011 at 9:22 PM ^
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.
November 29th, 2011 at 9:24 PM ^
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.
November 29th, 2011 at 9:25 PM ^
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.