Michigan vs Bradley 6:30 Crisler
ESPN and CBS are running the same preview
Highlights:
Bradley has never won a road game against a big ten opponent
Smotrycz is averaging something like 18 points per in December, hitting on 55%(17/31) of his 3 point attempts for the year.
Bradley is not shooting well from downtown or the free throw line.
Dylan doesn't have glowing things to say about Bradley either
http://www.umhoops.com/2011/12/22/game-12-bradley-at-michigan-preview/#more-23178
Highlights:
Patrick Beilein is now an assistant coach to first year man Geno Ford
Bradley doesn't shoot from downtown often, doesn't rebound at all, doesn't foul much, and turns over the ball a lot.
Combo forward Taylor Brown stirs their drink, and their drink aint great.
Dylan says Pomeroy gives a 92% chance of Michigan victory.
USA Today ran their own preview here
http://content.usatoday.com/sportsdata/basketball/ncaab/game/Bradley_Michigan/2011/12/22#preview
Not much new here. The Braves are 1-4 on the road.
They've lost 6 of their last 8.
Last matchup was in '98. Michigan won at Crisler.
John Beilein tries to find nice things to say about Bradley here:
http://www.umhoops.com/2011/12/21/audio-quotes-john-beilein-previews-bradley/#more-23184
The takeaway being that Horford could be out for a while(and possibly redshirt), and someone needs to change the default ringer on their iphone.
December 22nd, 2011 at 12:18 PM ^
I would just refer people to UMHoops for a preview if good ol' MGoBlog doesn't have one. Dylan does a fantastic job of covering the team.
December 22nd, 2011 at 12:49 PM ^
I guess just looking at my own habits...Sometimes I need a reminder to set my dvr (Big Ten Network, 6:30) or heck, maybe even plant a seed to stop by Crisler if you're local and have got nothing else to do...
December 22nd, 2011 at 1:16 PM ^
So reading the ole paper this morning, I saw that Horford's injury seems to be worse than originally thought and they discussed red shirting, like you said in the last paragraph. Holy shit that does not bold well for depth inside.
December 22nd, 2011 at 1:40 PM ^
They still print newspapers?
In all seriousness that does kinda suck hard. Horford was just starting to(as they say) grow into his frame too.
Probably means more Novak at the 4(seems like he was really thriving as a 2) and Mclovin probably sees some minutes when Morgan gets foul happy.
December 22nd, 2011 at 2:54 PM ^
December 28th, 2011 at 4:10 PM ^
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