so much for that
Michigan mens basketball vs. Illinois open thread
January 27th, 2013 at 8:16 PM | 
MAX WOO
MAX WOO
January 27th, 2013 at 8:16 PM |
Bielfeldt with some strong
Bielfeldt with some strong
Bielfeldt with some strong work!
Denard has spent the offseason working really hard and smiling at people.
January 27th, 2013 at 8:16 PM |
Bielfeldt!
Bielfeldt!
Bielfeldt!
January 27th, 2013 at 8:16 PM |
TOUGH!!!!! Love it!!!
TOUGH!!!!! Love it!!!
TOUGH!!!!! Love it!!!
The Team, The Team, The Team
January 27th, 2013 at 8:16 PM |
Mad Max
Mad Max
great job filling in
"I wouldn't want to belong to any club that would have me as a member" - Groucho Marx
January 27th, 2013 at 8:16 PM |
FINALLY!!!
FINALLY!!!
We get a 50/50 ball! Fuck yes Max! That's what we need!
“True loyalty is that quality of service that grows under adversity and expands in defeat. Any street urchin can shout applause in victory, but it takes character to stand fast in defeat. One is noise — the other, loyalty.”
January 27th, 2013 at 8:17 PM |
Biefeldt!
Biefeldt!
Biefeldt!
I got the shotgun. You got the briefcase. It's all in the game though, right?
January 27th, 2013 at 8:17 PM |
I'm guessing the crowd isn't
I'm guessing the crowd isn't
I'm guessing the crowd isn't laughing quite as hard at Max anymore!
January 27th, 2013 at 8:17 PM |
Illinois is on the verge of
Illinois is on the verge of
Illinois is on the verge of being run out of their own building.
"You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life." - Winston Churchill
January 27th, 2013 at 8:17 PM |
46-37
46-37
but coming out of the commercial break, the PBP guy saying "Michigan up by 8".
.
January 27th, 2013 at 8:17 PM |
Now that's some defense!!!!!
Now that's some defense!!!!!
Now that's some defense!!!!!
"I get to go to lots of overseas places, like Canada." -Britney Spears
January 27th, 2013 at 8:17 PM |
huge
huge
TOs by the illini. the game is slipping away...
January 27th, 2013 at 8:17 PM |
Out to 13. Looking better.
Out to 13. Looking better.
Out to 13. Looking better. Finally playing with some energy and will.
Denard has spent the offseason working really hard and smiling at people.
January 27th, 2013 at 8:17 PM |
Stroooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnng
Stroooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnng
Stroooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnng
Former Buckeye Antonio Pittman on being a poster child for compliance: "This osu tattoo stuff is silly. Cats been getting hookups on tatts since back in '01."
January 27th, 2013 at 8:17 PM |
Max playing to the max
Max playing to the max
fun sequence there to up the lead
January 27th, 2013 at 8:18 PM |
Welp. I feel better now.
Welp. I feel better now.
Finally! It took awhile, but we're finally hustling, getting the loose balls, we're doing the little things.
Not over, but if we're doing this, we're fine.
“True loyalty is that quality of service that grows under adversity and expands in defeat. Any street urchin can shout applause in victory, but it takes character to stand fast in defeat. One is noise — the other, loyalty.”
January 27th, 2013 at 8:18 PM |
why would burke shoot that
why would burke shoot that
why would burke shoot that from the parking lot? it worked out for us though, so whatever
January 27th, 2013 at 8:19 PM |
He's done that a couple times
He's done that a couple times
He's done that a couple times this games, made one (that I recall). Not sure why he feels the need.
I feel like the past few games Burke has been forcing things a lot.
HAIL.
January 27th, 2013 at 8:19 PM |
It seems like I have an
It seems like I have an
It seems like I have an obsessed poster downvoting all of my posts now. I have a good suspicion of who it is.
Greetings from Bolivia.
"It's special how the real true people hang together. And if you don't support the program you're not a true Michigan guy. It's that simple." - Gary Moeller
January 27th, 2013 at 8:22 PM |
I'll upvote you...
I'll upvote you...
I hate those people, it's annoying for everyone else in the thread as well.
“True loyalty is that quality of service that grows under adversity and expands in defeat. Any street urchin can shout applause in victory, but it takes character to stand fast in defeat. One is noise — the other, loyalty.”
January 27th, 2013 at 8:24 PM |
I was thinking it was you.
I was thinking it was you.
I was thinking it was you. The criminal always returns to the scene of the crime.
Greetings from Bolivia.
"It's special how the real true people hang together. And if you don't support the program you're not a true Michigan guy. It's that simple." - Gary Moeller
January 27th, 2013 at 8:21 PM |
Nvm
Nvm
Edit: Nvm
HAIL.
January 27th, 2013 at 8:20 PM |
Max B with more HUSTLE!
Max B with more HUSTLE!
Drawing the foul...love it. Leave him in Coach, leave him in!
“True loyalty is that quality of service that grows under adversity and expands in defeat. Any street urchin can shout applause in victory, but it takes character to stand fast in defeat. One is noise — the other, loyalty.”
January 27th, 2013 at 8:20 PM |
Burke's decision making
Burke's decision making
Burke's decision making confuses me at times
/°>
January 27th, 2013 at 8:21 PM |
Mad Max
Mad Max
Finally drawing an over the back there. Good work
"I wouldn't want to belong to any club that would have me as a member" - Groucho Marx
January 27th, 2013 at 8:21 PM |
Imagine...
Imagine...
If all the freshmen plus THJ come back next year
January 27th, 2013 at 8:22 PM |
While we're at it, why not
While we're at it, why not
While we're at it, why not Burke as well?
January 27th, 2013 at 8:23 PM |
Didn't want to jinx that
Didn't want to jinx that
Hope he goes along with lewan though
January 27th, 2013 at 8:22 PM |
I can handle not being to the Final Four for that long
I can handle not being to the Final Four for that long
Not even being to the Sweet 16 since 1994 is kinda sad.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
January 27th, 2013 at 8:23 PM |
Guess BTN didn't get the memo
Guess BTN didn't get the memo
Guess BTN didn't get the memo. I thought the 1993 Final Four never happened.
"Smokey, this is not 'Nam. This is bowling. There are rules." - Walter Sobchak
January 27th, 2013 at 8:23 PM |
Jesus Christ. Can we inbound
Jesus Christ. Can we inbound
Jesus Christ. Can we inbound the ball without a turnover please?
HAIL.
January 27th, 2013 at 8:23 PM |
FINISH
FINISH
FINISH
January 27th, 2013 at 8:23 PM |
Why do we struggle so much
Why do we struggle so much
Why do we struggle so much with inbounding the ball. It's getting silly at this point.
January 27th, 2013 at 8:23 PM |
Double dribble? NO BIG DEAL
Double dribble? NO BIG DEAL
Double dribble? NO BIG DEAL
"And when we play as a team, when the old season is over, you and I know, it's gonna be Michigan again, Michigan."
January 27th, 2013 at 8:23 PM |
Alright Max
Alright Max
...pass the ball. Don't shoot unless it's a put back.
“True loyalty is that quality of service that grows under adversity and expands in defeat. Any street urchin can shout applause in victory, but it takes character to stand fast in defeat. One is noise — the other, loyalty.”
January 27th, 2013 at 8:24 PM |
Stauskas
Stauskas
Beautiful.
"[The University of Michigan] was, in short, the testing ground for all my prejudices, my beliefs and my ignorance, and it helped to lay out the boundaries of my life."--Arthur Miller
January 27th, 2013 at 8:24 PM |
With that call,
With that call,
With that call on GRIII, the refs have lost my respect.
"Smokey, this is not 'Nam. This is bowling. There are rules." - Walter Sobchak
January 27th, 2013 at 8:24 PM |
I repeat
I repeat
Stauskas is playing his best B1G game.
“True loyalty is that quality of service that grows under adversity and expands in defeat. Any street urchin can shout applause in victory, but it takes character to stand fast in defeat. One is noise — the other, loyalty.”
January 27th, 2013 at 8:25 PM |
Game's personal for Max.
Game's personal for Max.
Game's personal for Max. Doesn't the Bielfeldt family have some sort of building at U of I named after them?
January 27th, 2013 at 8:27 PM |
http://www.athletics.illinois
http://www.athletics.illinois
http://www.athletics.illinois.edu/facilities/facilities/bielfeldt/defaul...
I find your lack of faith disturbing.
January 27th, 2013 at 8:29 PM |
He's not perfect
He's not perfect
But he's playing tough. Love it.
"[The University of Michigan] was, in short, the testing ground for all my prejudices, my beliefs and my ignorance, and it helped to lay out the boundaries of my life."--Arthur Miller
January 27th, 2013 at 8:25 PM |
Unreal pass Nik!
Unreal pass Nik!
Unreal pass Nik!
I got the shotgun. You got the briefcase. It's all in the game though, right?
January 27th, 2013 at 8:25 PM |
Holy shit, they're going to
Holy shit, they're going to
Holy shit, they're going to double bonus with 10 minutes left at this rate.
HAIL.
January 27th, 2013 at 8:25 PM |
So many fouls.
So many fouls.
So many fouls.
January 27th, 2013 at 8:26 PM |
This inability to rebound the
This inability to rebound the
This inability to rebound the damn ball is very frustrating.
"I get to go to lots of overseas places, like Canada." -Britney Spears
January 27th, 2013 at 8:26 PM |
Illinois in the bonus
Illinois in the bonus
Illinois in the bonus already. Shooing FTs for the last 12 min of the game. Foul fest!
If I tell you it's Easter, you better start looking for eggs.
Some folks call it a sling blade, I call it a kaiser blade.
January 27th, 2013 at 8:26 PM |
illini will be in the double bonus
illini will be in the double bonus
with 10:00 at this pace
January 27th, 2013 at 8:26 PM |
Uh oh...
Uh oh...
We're now playing the refs too...
Just when we were pulling away 3 bad calls in a row (one no call).
“True loyalty is that quality of service that grows under adversity and expands in defeat. Any street urchin can shout applause in victory, but it takes character to stand fast in defeat. One is noise — the other, loyalty.”
January 27th, 2013 at 8:26 PM |
Kids are playing super hard...
Kids are playing super hard...
Not a real clean game but I like the effort...
Reporter: “Did you visit the Parthenon while in Greece?”
Shaquille O’Neill: “I can’t really remember the names of all the clubs we went to.”
January 27th, 2013 at 8:28 PM |
That's all you can ask for...
That's all you can ask for...
It isn't going to be super clean on the road, especially in conference.
Also, we're not always going to shoot the lights out.
But you CAN control the effort and that's why I was so frustrated in the first half...it wasn't there. Now we're fighting and it's been better if you ask me.
“True loyalty is that quality of service that grows under adversity and expands in defeat. Any street urchin can shout applause in victory, but it takes character to stand fast in defeat. One is noise — the other, loyalty.”
MAX WOO
USING GRATUITOUS AMOUNTS OF CAPS LOCK SINCE APRIL 2011