Michigan Tennessee sweet 16 open thread
Don't rely on another shooting half like that. Get the ball and cram it down their throats. Get them in early foul trouble.
Mitch had some good mobility during that celebration.
You're failing to realize that you're GOING to turn the ball over some vs. Tennessee. We had 2-3 really bad ones, but give them credit. They forced many of them too.
It's like playing VCU...you're going to turn the ball over some, but can you get enough easy layups or transition 3's to cancel it out?
We have what...6?
I said 2-3 were unforced. That's less than half. It just feels like a ton because we NEVER have unforced turnovers.
You're going to turn the ball over a little. The unforced ones by Walton are killers, but in the end, we still have to play defense and attack on offense. Get them in some early foul trouble.
Oh hai there Derrick Walton, game's leading rebounder
...as much as it is about staying aggressive and keeping this intensity.
Tennessee isn't going to continue to shoot this well, but WE likely aren't going to continue to shoot this well either.
So we need to make sure we box out, rebound and we don't fall in love with the jumpshot. We have to keep ATTACKING the basket.
THAT is what is going to win this game. Caris attacking off the dribble, Stauskas needs to do the same. GRIII has done a GREAT job being aggressive.
If we bank on just making shots...this is going to be a nail bitter. We've seen this team go cold for stretches, and that's not uncommon - but if we get layups and dumpoffs to J-Mo, this game is ours.
second half the game is about over. I hope we get back to that although the refs didn't seem to be calling a lot later in the half.
We're never going to isolate him on the block and tell him "go to work." That's just not us and not his game.
But if we drive and dump, if we take advantages of mismatches in the post and we keep them off balance. We can get them in foul trouble.
Also, Stokes played that entire first half...keep attacking him. If he plays 40 minutes, make him PLAY 40 minutes.
We're up enough that we can afford to go to Horford for a few possession, they can't afford to take their bigs off the floor anymore.
They're going to get all the rebounds with the other big kid coming back, we have to be ready to attack them and not settle for 3's because if we miss, we have to just get back because they're going to get the boards like Texas did in the 2nd half. Get them in some foul trouble and we greatly increase our chances on the boards.
Michigan eFG% - 75.00%
Michigan OREB% -30.00%
Michigan FTR - 23.08%
Michigan TOV% - 17.32%
Also, Michigan PPP - 1.43
Tennessee eFG% - 55.36%
Tennessee OREB% - 26.67%
Tennessee FTR - 17.86%
Tenessee TOV% - 11.70%
Also, Tennessee PPP - 1.13
on their bigs. They didn't even mention that.
No fouls on JMo! That means he can play D for real in the second half.
Tennesee is big, but they are slow. Orange traffic cones on D.
Caris and GRIII blew by their guys (multiple times) like I haven't seen them do in a long time
Tennessee is exactly like Texas.
A little bigger . . . but also a little slower.
B1G speed!
When we start calling Crisler "The Clinic"?
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Ha! I like it!
Michigan turnovers keeping them from a blowout right now.
Everybody is scoring for Michigan. Inside and out.
GR3 is more aggressive.
Caris is too quick (sometimes even for himself)
We should be up 20. For real.
They made some shots too...that is beyond unrealistic.
We played a near perfect half. We can't say that we should be up too much more than we are.
At some point we have to realize we're in the SWEET 16, it's a good team we're playing against.
Looks like we are really clicking tonight. Very efficient on offense, hope we stay the course.
holy crap. they spent most of the half talking about louisville/kentucky. and they are pretty bad at it.
Barkley is just going to wait until 11:30 tonight before he picks the UL-KY winner.
Fully expect CBS to cut away from game to watch Louisville and Kentucky get off busses and walk into locker room.
We may not get to see the second half of game.
This looks like a matchup between a 2 seed and an 11. Tennessee is not that good. They'd be down even more if we took care of the ball like we usually do.
"They're not going to grow during the half." Hilarious.
I love our baseline dunks.
is in danger of not getting a single one of their six teams into the Elite 8. ISU is their last hope and it doesn't look good (given the Niang injury is a serious asterik)
Kansas big guy and ISU's only qualtiy guy over 6'6"
not the best of luck
Michigan having Horford AND Morgan is pretty important
Love the 15 second introduction sandwiched between 10 minutes of commercials
We would be even better. No one would beat us. Unvelievable that if we play to capabilities I don't think anyone will regardless.
If MSU and Michigan win the next two games, there is going to be a ton of talk about a Michigan-MSU national championship.
half the state of Michigan will become permanently depressed as a direct result of that game. It would be one of the most gut-wrenching losses either university will ever have
No excuses. No damn injuries that will be used because Michigan hasn't used McGary all year. Just play ball.