Michigan vs. MSU bball open thread
If you're in the Breslin, be sure to chant loud enough so we can hear you on the t.v.!
February 12th, 2013 at 9:53 PM ^
Nice to see Hardaway show up tonight.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:53 PM ^
most efficient and best offense in ncaa on pace for 48 points.
Glenn robinson iii another great half in a big game
February 12th, 2013 at 9:53 PM ^
Wow, so much for rebounding
February 12th, 2013 at 9:53 PM ^
Just so they could run up their offensive rebounding numbers. Bastards!
February 12th, 2013 at 9:53 PM ^
I HATE REBOUNDS
February 12th, 2013 at 9:53 PM ^
Is Hardaway like 1-29 against state the last two games? This is embarrassing.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:53 PM ^
keep him on the damn bench. he just stands there on watches sparty get rebounds. at least bielfeld will fight a bit.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:53 PM ^
..we're gonna need to play the best half of basketball we've played all season to win this one. And what are the odds we can do that after playing the worst half we've played all season?
February 12th, 2013 at 9:53 PM ^
Bitched about refs for any of our road games yet. I've always figured it was part of the game on the road. This however is absolute horseshit. This is the worst officiating job I have seen. It's usually a call here or there. This is blatant bad calls and all one way
February 12th, 2013 at 9:54 PM ^
It ain't the refs!
February 12th, 2013 at 9:55 PM ^
Diagram a play for us?
February 12th, 2013 at 9:54 PM ^
This is an ads kicking. Refs had nothing to do with it. We should play tougher.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:53 PM ^
This game is a joke. That last series where they got 100 offensive rebounds looked like me playing against my 9 year old son.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:53 PM ^
We need a halftime aneurysm of leadership.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:53 PM ^
Bad line up. Horrible effort. Bad fundamentals. Looks like we were beaten. Need to show some Heath second half. Can do it but it looks so so bad.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:53 PM ^
This is a perfect example to show you talent only brings you that far. You need hard work, heart, tenancity, resilience to be successful in all things you do in life.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:56 PM ^
Really? You know how hard those guys are working? Heart and tenacity? Jesus you guys see 3 hours of these guys a week and you know their character. They aren't playing well we've all seen what it's like when they do.
This thread is as bad as the commentary. I'm out
February 12th, 2013 at 9:54 PM ^
Well, this could be going better.
I'm oddly comforted by Hoke's presence, however.
It is evident he does not approve.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:54 PM ^
Ill just read this forum for a bit and hope it turns
February 12th, 2013 at 10:05 PM ^
reading this thread is a great way to raise your spirits.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:54 PM ^
trying to defend Michigan's defense will sit down for awhile. That's not championship caliber D.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:55 PM ^
That's not NIT level D
February 12th, 2013 at 9:54 PM ^
effort I have seen all season... It's their choice to come back and play like a damn team or they can let us fans down who have been there for them through all of their ups and downs.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:54 PM ^
That's not that impressive considering the Ellerbe/Amaker years.
Then again, looks like it will be 20-11 pretty soon.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:54 PM ^
Man, Spartan nation is going to suck tomorrow. Hope you guys in Michigan are ready.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:56 PM ^
Ehhh I deal. They still have needle dicks
February 12th, 2013 at 9:54 PM ^
Rebounds
MSU 18 (7 offensive)
Michigan 12 (3 offensive)
Turnovers
Michigan 7
MSU 4
Shooting
MSU 53%
Michigan 42%
There's your game right there.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:55 PM ^
There's not one player on this team that needs to be thinking about the NBA. Weak is about all I can say.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:55 PM ^
is hard to watch. Just awful.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:55 PM ^
This team needs one of the coaches lay into them at half. 25 games into the season, no excuses for the freshman anymore.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:55 PM ^
I don't know how anyone can deny that. How in the world can you get into this arena tonight and not be up to the task. Most of our players are not. Soft is the key word for this team.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:59 PM ^
Soft physically (see: the last minute of that half), soft mentally (see: all of our road losses). They just get outworked and outhustled.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:55 PM ^
You have no post threat and you rely solely on jump shooting, you'll never have consistency because its easier to defend and shooters are streaky. Defensively we haven't been good in a few weeks.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:58 PM ^
Nix can only go to his right, but Michigan can't rebound anything.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:58 PM ^
his guy probably has 3 or 4 offensive rebounds too.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:55 PM ^
Fuck it. Belien needs to do the war rebounding drill that Izzo does. Our defense and rebounding is beyond atrocious and if we don't watch it this game could get pretty ugly.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:55 PM ^
Hardaway is non existent.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:55 PM ^
Sad news about Nerlens Noel...there goes the draft in June.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:56 PM ^
These guys need someone to yell in their damn ears at halftime. Seems to me that no one on the coaching staff can do that. Pathetic first half and I hope to God they come out a totally different team in the second half.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:04 PM ^
Helps turn bad defense into good defense, great. But yelling is highly overrated and most good coaches don't have to do much of it.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:08 PM ^
Um tell that to the football coaches.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:56 PM ^
Freshmens are really showing their inexperince here they are tired and playing all these road games is making them exhausted...if they continue like this we are doomed say goodbye to the tournament
February 12th, 2013 at 10:10 PM ^
SICK of hearing that. I wasnt super talented at my sport but ALWAYS played my behind off and always brought defense to my game. Even when offense lacked. It doesnt matter what age you are - people either have that drive to play defense or not. I coached many teams since and some kids do it and have that internal drive and some dont. Whether 6 years old, 11 or 18 yrs old.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:56 PM ^
Well, State is shooting out of their mind also. They haven't made a ton of open shots, most of them are contested, they're just going in. If we get any closer to them, the refs blow the whistle.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:58 PM ^
Saying most shots were contested is being pretty generous.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:56 PM ^
It's ok guys. After the loss to Wisconsin they all sat around and mentioned one thing they could do better. So, they're all set now. You can tell that lit a fire under them.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:57 PM ^
First 4 minutes are crucial. If we aren't within single-digits at that point we might lose by 20.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:59 PM ^
Can we just have him go to the locker room and unleash a 12 minute tirade that only Novak can deliver?
February 12th, 2013 at 10:06 PM ^
Lets hope he did.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:58 PM ^
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