Michigan - Minnesota basketball open thread

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And....go. 

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goblu

January 2nd, 2014 at 9:41 PM ^

And that was without McGary and Robinson (for the most part). A lot of guys stepped up in this win which is encouraging. D-Walt has been fine so far, if you have realistic expectations. Trey was a once in a generation player so quit dreaming. There's plenty of weapons on this team, they just need to play with confidence and they'll be fine. Go Blue!

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michiganfanforlife

January 2nd, 2014 at 9:42 PM ^

In tight games already this year plenty of times. I agree our non-conference schedule was brutal and it taught us valuable lessons. Minny was tight and nervous near the end, kinda like us at Iowa State. Horford was a beast tonight, and the two freshman were awesome. The refs were horrible, but that happens in away games. The time Stauskas got shoved down three times with no foul was jaw-droppingly ridiculous. We came, we saw, and we beat that ass. Go Blue!!!

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snarling wolverine

January 2nd, 2014 at 9:52 PM ^

Really nice win - no McGary, no GR3 for half the game and we beat a top 30 RPI team on the road.

This team is a joy to watch offensively - they make the extra pass and find that open guy.  You can see them getting on the same page as the season progresses.

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Blazefire

January 2nd, 2014 at 10:58 PM ^

Here's what I saw on a review of the thread:

  • The refs aren't calling anything.
  • The refs need to swallow their whistles.
  • Horford sucks.
  • Horford can shoot.
  • Terrible pass Horford.
  • Nice pass Horford.
  • Levert will save us.
  • Bench Levert.
  • Walton sucks.
  • Walton Can't shoot.
  • walton's a pretty good defender.
  • Nice pass Walton.
  • Not that nice, it was late.
  • Great job Sauskus.
  • That was terrible, Stauskus!
  • Great FT's, Stauskus.
  • Stauskus is losing this game for us himself.
  • Beilein needs to learn.

You all need to take a freaking breather, folks. Seriously, 2014 is over. Step back from the ledge. Here's the truth of the matter.

1: Fouls were almost even for and against, 17 to 18. That's almost exactly par for the season.

2: In his first Big Ten game, our FRESHMAN PG had a 4 to 1 Assist to TO ratio, pulled down more rebounds than anyone save our C, shot poorly but did anything but hog the ball, and hit 66% on FT's, his only two misses coming in big time pressure. He also had a lights out steal.

3: The Morgan/Horford 2 headed monster was never supposed to play this kind of minutes, so excuse me if I think a 7-for-10, 3-6 FT, 11 Rebound, 2 Steal, 1 Block, 17 point combined performance isn't too shabby for what approximates a single player. I find it hard to believe McGary's overall numbers would've been that much better.

4. Seriously, people? You're going to criticize Stauskus? The guy, who, should he get hurt, you can pretty much wrap the season up and toss it in the trash? He does everything but make breakfast. If he has the occasional miss on an open look a FT or makes a bad foul, well, who would you RATHER have in there?

5: Beilein, the coach who took Zak Novak and Stu Douglass & gang to the NCAA Tourney, who schemed out a way for a bunch of midgets to beat a bunch of California Redwoods, and he doesn't learn?

6: At least get your criticisms straight. In one game, every guy on he team was both awesome and horrible at everything!

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