Michigan Basketball Snowflakes Thread

Submitted by M-Wolverine on
Mainly because a hundred of these after that game will sap my will to live.

Lac55

January 13th, 2013 at 3:58 PM ^

Was at work so I only seen the last 3 mins.,but the shot selection in particularly by Burke was very questionable. Craft might just have his number. We most likely spent all our energy coming back and just couldnt finish. This first lost could have come to anybody nut ohio...

Soulfire21

January 13th, 2013 at 4:02 PM ^

  • We have little/no interior defense, OSU exploited that.  Most importantly was their 6 straight points after we tied it at 46 from right underneath the basket.
  • Where's our points?  We were averaging 80+ points and shooting 51.4% coming into the game Wednesday against Nebraska.  Since then, we've scored 62 and 53 and shot 38.9% and 38.3%, respectively
  • Stauskas' regression to the mean is sad.  He's missed 15 of his last 22 three pointer attempts and is not a start on defense.  At this point, he's a liability.
  • We're a very young team, that youth showed tonight
  • Burke:  Maybe it's playing in Columbus that gets him jacked up, but he was abolutely lost.  The sloppy passes, the turnovers, the poor shot selection.  He looked nothing like a Player of the Year candidate
  • Speaking of turnovers, yeah, they hurt.  We averaged 9 a game and had 9 at the half, OSU grabbed 16 points off of our turnovers in the first half and that's ultimately what killed us

Mr. Yost

January 13th, 2013 at 3:59 PM ^

I've always wondered...why is it called a snowflake thread?

Is it because you want to go "mother******* ******** ****! We ****! Why didn't we ***** do that in the first half? (insert name) needs to ****** ****** ***** *****!!!!"

...and it looks like snowflakes?

justingoblue

January 13th, 2013 at 5:07 PM ^

I have unilaterally implementing a new rule. Well, I guess the rule isn't NEW so much as it just hasn't been enforced. Either way, it's a thing now, and it's called the Snowflake Rule. The Snowflake Rule is simple: threads that just repeat the same stuff everyone else is thinking are not thread-worthy. Here are some ways to know if you are in violation of the Snowflake Rule:

 

  • Your thread title begins with the words "My thoughts on," "My opinion regarding," or "What I think about"
  • You cover a topic tat has been covered multiple times on the board or on the front page
  • The evidence supporting your post's hypothesis is entirely (a) opinion and/or (b) empty, high-level, tautological statements like "Denard is fast"
  • Your conclusion is something either obvious or completely opinion-based, like "we will be better if the blockers block people" or "Kalis should play because I think he'd be better." Or, as a totally hypothetical example, "Denard should run because Denard is fast at running."

Bottom line: posting a unique take on things is perfectly acceptable. If you want to post about a proposed defensive alignment or scheme that will allow the line to get better penetration? Knock yourself out. Want to demonstrate why Denard should run more by providing an analysis of past running QBs or of Michigan's success based on various run/pass ratios? We'd like to read it. But posting your take on a common question will get your thread pulled like something from a Weezer song.

http://mgoblog.com/comment/reply/64129/1708415

M-Wolverine

January 13th, 2013 at 5:56 PM ^

But who was the first half smartass/half genius who posted a "snowflake" thread to contain all the snowflakes? Think it might have even been a Sunday morning thread.

Muttley

January 13th, 2013 at 4:22 PM ^

(but thought to be profoundly different by thread originators), usually the posts are mostly the same (i.e. all snowflakes) and not deserving of their own thread.

Just my guess/interpretation.

ThadMattasagoblin

January 13th, 2013 at 4:00 PM ^

Remember 1989 when we lost to Illinois in the regular season in 1989 and then beat them in the final four.  Shit happens, but we still get at least one more shot at Ohio and it won't be close when they face us at Crisler.

HelloHeisman91

January 13th, 2013 at 4:00 PM ^

They didn't play well on the road with #1 hanging over their heads and Trey trying to make a statement in C-bus. I had a bad feeling about the team focusing on the wrong things after seeing Hardaway's tweet last night. However, they settled in and fought back but they couldn't overcome all o'd their mistakes. A lot of lessons to be learned from a poor performance and I think this will end up being a game that will be looked back on as when the team realized that the only way they lose is if they beat themselves.

goblu

January 13th, 2013 at 4:01 PM ^

Way too passive going to the hole. We needed to match their hand checking and physicality in the beginning so the refs have no choice but to call fouls. Instead they got away with fouls which led to turn overs and easy buckets. Not to mention everyone was clearly rattled and were off their game. What's done is done, they'll have to gulp this one down and pay them back in AA. Go blue!

True Blue 9

January 13th, 2013 at 4:01 PM ^

I know it's been brought up by a few in this post as well as other posts the past few weeks but what is up with these slow starts?! I mean, other than the Northwestern game, the other three games in Big Ten play have had just horrible starts to the game. I'd love to say that this will only cost us a game or two this season but I'm not so sure anymore. 1 game, ok...two games, eek...three games, folks, we have a trend. And it's a trend that has got to stop! Are teams just amped to play us? Are we overly excited and get sloppy? Are we asleep? Curious on your thoughts...Hail!

DemetriusBrown

January 13th, 2013 at 4:02 PM ^

Stauskas was brutally bad today.  Hardaway was bad for the first half.  Robinson was off today.  Burke played his worst game of the year and they were an in and out 3 pointer away from coming back from 21 on the road to win.  

coastal blue

January 13th, 2013 at 4:02 PM ^

We lost by 3 on the road to the #15 team in the country after our best player had a shot rattle out with a chance to go up by one with 15 seconds left. 

It happens. 

I don't see any scenario where we don't blow them out by double digits on the return trip.

UMxWolverines

January 13th, 2013 at 4:04 PM ^

Enough with the moral victory junk. We did that two years ago when we lost to osu by four at home, we shouldn't be doing it now. You have to beat your rivals and we are not good at it.

TheGhostofYost

January 13th, 2013 at 4:06 PM ^

I don't think anyone here is arguing it's a moral victory.  Are you denying that it could potentially be a good learning experience for the team?  We are 3-1 against MSU in our last four, and we split with OSU last year.  Barring another mental collapse, we will almost certainly win at Crisler.  

coastal blue

January 13th, 2013 at 4:08 PM ^

Its not about moral victories, its about being realistic. Very few teams go undefeated.

Duke lost to NC State on the road. 

Indiana lost to Butler at a neutral site. 

Ohio State is arguably better than both of those teams and we were a 1/2 an inch away from being up by 1 against them on their home court with 15 seconds left after being down 21. The loss sucks, especially since its them, but its not something to get overly upset over. 

denardogasm

January 13th, 2013 at 4:06 PM ^

After taking 5 minutes to cool down, it's not hard to take this as an encouraging game actually.  We played like dogshit for 90 percent of the game and only lost by 3.  Tells me this team is as outrageously talented as we thought, and if they get their heads screwed on in pregame instead of at halftime they should be able to beat anyone.

michfan6060

January 13th, 2013 at 4:07 PM ^

1. Gotta be smarter and realize what is working and what isn't. If we can't hit a three to save our lives we should probably stop jacking them, especially when we had already erased the deficit.

2. Obviously you can't come out that sloppy and spot a good team a 20 point lead.

3. Burke tries too hard to show Ohio they should have offered him.

4. Impressed with this team's ability to compose themselves and almost make the comeback.

5. McGary played pretty big in the second half.

6. Stauskas needs to refocus himself.

7. I still believe this team can win the conference, but the next game is going to be tough.

Wolverine Devotee

January 13th, 2013 at 4:09 PM ^

Neg away, but having a 16-1 basketball team is a good problem to have. 

You can't win every game nowadays. Would have loved to see Michigan ranked #1 and break the 1985-86 team's record but there are more important things like this to worry about-

 

Go.Blue.Hail

January 13th, 2013 at 4:08 PM ^

The most impressive part of this game for me was Spike sparking the comeback. He was easily the most mentally prepared player despite being a freshman bench player. He came in and controlled the offense very nicely after Burke was trying to do too much at times. Spike didn't turn the ball over and was locked in during his free throws. Hopefully he can help the other freshmen be as prepared as he was before the head out to Minnesota.

robmorren2

January 13th, 2013 at 4:49 PM ^

I agree. Spike is a true old school point guard. It was like a bomb went off and everybody was standing around stunned. The rest of the team was standing around in shock, and Spike relied on his training and went to action. He made his dribbles count, probed the D, used shot fakes and ball fakes, got to the baseline and didn't pick up his dribble, drew fouls ... all around huge game for Spike. He is a very fundamental player. I thought GR3 was composed as well. Stauskas looked miserable.