Michigan Basketball vs. Central Open Thread

Hardaway out tonight with right ankle injury

And to think LeVert would be redshirting.

Dunk you very much, Little Big Dog!

I don't know if anyone has another, but the stream here:

http://www.thefirstrow.eu/watch/160845/1/watch-central-michigan-vs-2-mic...

Is not up yet. I expect it will be eventually though.

*edit* Up now.

Live Stream?

Is #34 for CMU wearing running shoes and ankle socks??! Lol

Holy shit this is like watching tennis.

But the Trey Burke show is on instead...

Would have liked them to go big without hardaway. I like Levert dont get me wrong, but the size of Burke, Stauskas, GR3, McGary, and Morgan is an all around tough matchup. That is NBA size or close to it. 

IS GOOD

that well but is CMU any good, I thought they were gonna take a step back with coaching change and losing the other Trey

Who would of thought Akunne would of shot that????

/s

lol, first time Akkune touches the ball he jacks up a three.

Eso, why do you insist on chucking?

in street clothes, yet we still dominate

and

Akunne with an assist, wow

Man, I'm happy Trey decided to stick around for one more year, but with the skills he's exhibiting tonight I don't think he has much to gain with another year in college. Apart from maybe some height concerns, he looks like an NBA pg right now. I thought he might have been a bit overrated early in the year along with the rest of the team, but he's probably the best pg in college basketball at this point.

till all the guys are healthy, what a deep and impactful squad we will be.

How in the world did Eso pass him in the rotation????

What about Spike???

Akunne lol

for a guy who is supposed to be able to shoot, he sure misses a lot

and

Akunne jacks up another brick

and

Trey using glass old school style

Euro step layups, fadeaways, off the glass shots, etc etc. Burke has an NBA skillset.

Dear Coach B,



Please let this be the last time we see Eso in the first half of a game where Michigan up by less than 30.



Thanks,



Pretty Much Everyone

 lavert's game, he gonna be special, just watch

I know you all would like to see Akunne make all his 3s. I can't help but laugh every time he misses. In the nicest way he is my least favorite Wolverine.

Lavert is the real deal.  He is going to be a lot of fun to watch.

and all around game display

Burke will start for an NBA team next year. Amazing how he's taken his game to another level since last year. Just seems so easy for him

Two major gripes:

1)Defense. Started off very poorly but been much better second part of this half.

2)3 point shooting. Not a great percentage, and if you're going to shoot 14 in a half, Stauskas has to have a couple

Levert. My man.

The decision to not redshirt LeVert looks better and better everyday. He'd be good enough to start on most Michigan teams.

No Wes Unseld reference on that sick outlet pass (after a blcok/rebound)?!

Listening to a cmu feed. Announcers are bitching about lack of fouls on Michigan. This is painful to hear. These guys are horrible.

The way Levert is playing, just this freshman class could possibly make the tourney if they were the starters.

WOW.  That was quite the move by GRIII

Robinson just makes it look so easy. He makes himself available and finishes. Always where he needs to be.

Lavert, wait till he matures, man he's got some game

Lavert looking serious out here. I'm impressed with his attributes.

Is looking real good on those cuts and I think they've hit him almost every time.

must be so tough for him to not be able to play

I hadn't been paying attention to CMU this season either. For anyone interested, CMU is 7-5 with double digit losses to Iowa, Utah, Charlotte, Bradley and Nebraska. Most impressive win, if you can call it that, is a 92-80 win over Texas State.

No three-point attempts out of Stauskas in the first half is an interesting stat.  Guys look good tonight, LeVert obviously making a statement.  Trey has 17 points and that is something I would not have known if not keeping track i.e. a quiet 17!  Wish GRIII would hit more of those open 3-point looks he gets.

Enjoy Burke while he is here. A man amongst boys. Other than Akune being Akune and Staukas being sleepy, it's hard to find much to complain about in the first half. McGary got away with a foul or two, but still cant remember a UM team that didn't turn the ball over, or foul as little as this team does.

100 pts tonight, we'll at least get close

The more I watch this team, the more it reminds me of how much I missed us being a top ten team every year, or most years.

Obvious caveat that we're playing CMU..... but I watched Duke (#1) and Louisville (#3) today and I feel we're on a different level than those teams. They're both probably better defensively but overall they don't really compare. Am I a huge homer for thinking this?

there we go.  

Sweet

Morning Nik! Forcast.......Rain!

I'm ready for the Big Ten to start. Clubbing baby seals is getting a bit boring.

Canadian Bacon Baby!

And Stauskas with 3 treys to start the 2nd half. So many weapons

I love watching GRIII dunk

This team is special when they play unselfish.

GR3 has like 9 dunks.

That baseline drive play is sweet

Funny that Stauskus has looked lazy (which he has), he has 6 rebounds.

When he says even though guys miss a shot, they still keep their defensive hat on and there were 2 examples recently.

Those are the things I love about a Beilein coached team

so fucking smooth

I once shot 3s that well...in NBA 2k12.

Gosh Stauskas makes it look like a video game

Stauskas is such a crazy shooter. Ive just started laughing to myself when he hoists them.

the dude is a freshman, folks.

I actually like the make-up of these 5 frosh over the Fab Five guys

I can watch Stauskus shooting 3's all day.

whatever you guys do, don't go to fox sports.  Hockey team looks turrible tonight.  

I love this team. It's too hard to pick a favorite.

Defense has been a little questionable so far this half...

Akunne should try golf or something.

Why is Akunne playing?

Nice pass by Eso

McGary is like a 6'10" Zac Efron.

I'm doing a shot every time Eso throws one up. Love this guy.

Stauskas is on fire like in NBA Jams baby!

I just laughed out loud. Poor MITCH! 

????

Yep. I'm still laughing.

Should have asked for those George Costanza training shoes for Christmas.

Good grief. What does he have to jump 15 inches to dunk?

that was, uh....funyy buddy, you'll get'em next time, lolz

It might just be me, but the rebounding ability is such a great plus for this team. We miss on the first attempt, we can get it back and try again. Our opponent misses, and we take it and try and to do some damage. The opportunistic streak of this team never ceases to be thrilling. 

Eso doing his best LeBron James impression...minus the skill. Its sad at this point to watch him play

Does McGary look bigger and not in the good way?

Does this commentary seem to just be getting worse throughout the broadcast (if that was even possible)?

Was that Morgan or Hakeem?

Morgan has one of those at least once every game.  It don't even think twice about it now since I know it will happen.

Man, this team is fun to watch. Is it March yet?

I guess now we have a handle for the value that Hardaway brings to the game as far as defensive intensity is concerned. I hope he's back next week.

They played about  as well as they could expect.

Couldn't watch the game, but how did we get out-rebounded so badly?

That was a horrendous defensive performance in the second half.

kind of a frustrating game to watch, i felt as though central was hitting everything they jacked up, not sure if others felt that way.  still, 13-0 is great, on to B1G play!  great to see stauskas go off yet again, hope to see hardaway back soon.

The performance by the D wasn't great, but I'm not too concerned by it. No Hardaway, I felt like we had a lot more minutes off the bench than usual over the entire game, and it looked like we were on cruise control for the 2nd half. It wasn't a great performance, but I don't think it's really indicitive of what the team will play like against stiffer competition.

The most amazing stat of the night, THREE TURNOVERS TOTAL

Every shot that Michigan missed, Central would push the ball and attack the basket from the right. Michigan never had an answer for it. Not sure why no adjustments were made. I think Beilein called time out once.

The injuries are hurting bench production, 3/14 from the field is not good enough. Giving up all those points is a plus, Coach will have that to point to as he makes them bust ass. I'm ready to see this team against good teams on the road it should be a fun ride.

Burke makes Michigan a legit #2 team. Without him they are #15 to #20 type team.

With Burke being "on" UM can beat anyone. With him off, and the interior defense not playing better (Horford may be the answer) - this team could lose to any top 25 team. 

Free throw shooting bothers me, we were 64% I think (7 of 11
). Not a big deal because we weren't at the line a lot, but I've seen a few games with atrocious percentages. It will cost us a close game against a good team.

a little closer than i would have liked, but a win is a win. i'm happy that my expectations are now at the level of blowouts. 13-0 is the best start UM basketball has had in a long time, and you can't ask for much more than that. when this team is on, it looks like a legit final four contender. bring on conference play.

Had to run the sister in law to DTW and swung by with her dad to see if we could get into the game. Spur of the moment for sure. I wasn't expecting to find something for 10 bucks but 80 for one in the nosebleeds? Not happening. I was pretty shocked at the market for this game. Great for the school its sold out but damn, scratch any games when I'm back home.