Michigan NCAA Tournament Game 1 (and evening games) Open Thread

Submitted by M-Wolverine on
There IS a Liveblog on the front page...but I have a hard time getting messages sent on my tablet/mobile there, so this is an alternative. Game 1 of hopefully 6, a new season truly begins tonight. This is what people will remember, and anything else can be put behind us. Enjoy every game we have left with Burke. Go Blue!

DeepBlue83

March 21st, 2013 at 8:02 PM ^

They did pretty much everything better than us. If Hardaway wasn't hot on 3s we'd be losing to this damn team. It's just unbelievable that this is all Beilein can get out of them.

UMxWolverines

March 21st, 2013 at 8:03 PM ^

Can Beliein just throw some chairs or something in the locker room? SOMETHING to get these guys excited, because they sure as hell don't play like they are. 

LSAClassOf2000

March 21st, 2013 at 8:07 PM ^

A few quick numbers:

SDSU effective FG% - 46.3% (11-27 and 3-13 from 3-point range)

Michigan effective FG% - 54.0% (11-25 and 5-10 from 3-point range)

SDSU Off. Rebound Pct. - 23.1%

Michigan Off. Rebound Pct. - 28.6%

Michigan has 7 turnovers to SDSU's 6. 

Goblueman

March 21st, 2013 at 8:08 PM ^

Good offenses move the ball side to side and inside-out with minimal dribbling,we do the opposite and instead rely on Burke heroball and THJ....SD St normally shoots much better from 3 so it looks like another white-knuckler.

FreddieMercuryHayes

March 21st, 2013 at 8:10 PM ^

Yeah, I don't understand the need for us to always dribble. I mean, you gotta let Trey be Trey to a certain extent, but it seems like he's got to realize he needs to try something new if the dribble a bunch and hope something opens up thing.

The Truth Hurts

March 21st, 2013 at 8:11 PM ^

I can't believe yoy guys are on here happy that we are up by 4 points.  We should be blowing these guys out.  They are South Dakota State.  and who in the hell is checking that Carlson guy?  

WolvinLA2

March 21st, 2013 at 8:16 PM ^

He averages 9 points a game, in the summit league.  I doubt we gameplanned for this to happen.  He's just having a really hot half, which happens.  He averages 1.4 made 3-pointers a game.  Sometimes random guys just have a hot half, you can't really blame us for that.

I bet the gameplan was "let not-Nate Wolters jack up deep threes" which is a good gameplan.  

A Lot of Milk

March 21st, 2013 at 8:16 PM ^

I was honestly pretty impressed this half. McGary was a beast and rightfully got the start, THJ was on fire, and even GRIII was scoring some points. The fact that Burke only scored two points and we're up by four at the half makes me very excited for what's coming up. This might be a career half for Burke, keep watching.

jvarg1

March 21st, 2013 at 8:20 PM ^

Now that I have had a chance to review first half . I only have one question, besides hardaway and Mitch, where the duck is trey and the rest of the wolverines?