Michigan vs. Bradley mens basketball open thread

no way that ref could see if Nik fouled there... these refs suck

There it is.... why..... worst chant in sports

Too many sloppy, lazy possessions on both sides of the ball, but especially on offense.  Too many times Burke and THJ dribbled into traffic with no clue.  Too many disinterested defensive sequences.  A seeming lack of focus down the stretch, allowing Bradley to claw their way back into the game.  JB will no doubt let the guys know of his unhappiness with that level of play.

However, it's always tough to win on the road so any victory over a decent team in their house is a good one.  This game felt like a B1G road game with Bradley's home crowd.  Learn and move on to the next one!

I am kinda glad that we are having trouble here...I would rather we struggle away in the non-conference so we can learn how to fight at the end of the game. I don't want this team to learn how to finish games in the B1G schedule

We're shooting under 70% from the line. How can this team do this?

Off day from THjr, but it's so nice to have other options besides Burke.

Sloppy game, many teaching moments for the coaches.

With GR III? Why hasn't he been in in the last 10 min? I just started watching.

That's the second consecutive poor close out of the game.  We were up by 16 and they went on a 11-0 run. unacceptable

Stauskas can shoot

improve those two and we are world beaters. if it doesn't improve, we are going to lose some extremely frustrating games

I would be worried, but we basically play nobody for like the next month so I feel pretty good about everything getting straightened out for conference play.

with some of the comments here that we need to keep running our offense instead of dribbling the clock down in order to take a desperate shot.

However, our studs played average at best, Bradley chucked up some ugly 3's and hit them and yet we never trailed or even were tied in this game. Learn from it and move on.

I'm glad this game was scheduled. To get the freshmen an idea of what playing on the road is like. 

Just like how the NIT Season Tip-Off was great prep for the NCAA Tournament/B1G Tournament. Neutral site, high-stakes. 

Did we burn his red shirt when he played tonight, or is he allowed so much playing time?

Those happen...means nothing.

I think it's to be expected after three straight tough games with a lot of hype to have a bit of a letdown when you travel to a MVC team.  And if they just keep running the offense instead of going into grind it out mode, they win by double digits.

Interior defense is concerning though.  That's been a repeated issue.

Stauskas was impressive: 22 pts on 8-15 shooting (4-5 for 3), 2-2 from the line, 3 rbs, 2 stls

Trey Burke had 16 pts, not so efficient shooting at 5-13 (1-5 for 3), hit all 5 FTs, 5 assts to 2 TOs, 3 rbs

Little Big Dog got us going early, finished with 13 pts on 4-6 (1-2 for 3), 4-5 from the line, 4 rbs, 2 assts

Jordan Morgan got a double-double, 10 pts & 10 rbs.  3-5 shooting, 4-6 from the line.

THjr only 9 pts on 4-9 (1-2 for 3), 0-1 from the line, 5 TOs (ugh!), 2 rbs, 2 assts, 2 blks, 1 stl

Here's my concern: with Stauskas starting, there's hardly any scoring off the bench.  McGary and Biefeldt had 2 pts each.  Nada from LeVert, Albrecht and Vogrich.

Only 13 turnovers?  Seemed like more.  THjr with 5, Burke, Morgan, and GRIII had 2, Stauskas and McGary 1 each.

from ESPN box score

People are getting a little too worked up about the last few minutes.  Basketball's a game of runs.  It's not like we were up 15 all game long.  For most of the game, our lead was around 5-7 points.  We happened to go on a spurt to go up 15 and they went on one, too.  The final score was pretty indicative of how the game unfolded.