Michigan vs MSU MBB Open Thread

This thing isn't going as planned.

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Eskimoan

Getting mulled out there, frustrating to watch

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jonvalk

Fucking refs.

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skurnie

Awful officiating, GR3 invisible, bad offensive execution...only down six isn't bad

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BlueCube

He's such a State suck ass.

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Wiseguy

Down 6 with the refs on Izzo's payroll. Not mad.

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umchicago

could have used that 3 by irvin. JB will be able to design some back picks on these bastards in the second half. they are playing too aggressively up top not to take advantage of that. i'm looking at you GRIII.

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Qmatic

This is worse than playing in Bloomington MY GOD

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MaximusBlue

He has the best matchup by far and can't do nothing with it.

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enlightenedbum

Out with two fouls.

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Avant's Hands

In foul trouble. Go figure.

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bluestan

January 25th, 2014 at 8:00 PM ^

College basketball, with the shorter three point line and worse shooters than the NBA, makes it easy to pack the paint and win games. Look at Jim Boeheim and his 2-3 zone. That would never work in the NBA, but in college it can be dominant.

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umchicago

what game are you watching? both teams are aggressively defending the 3. and both teams are pretty solid at shooting the 3.

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MGO GSP

As long as refs keep calling the game the same way, this game is over.

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samdrussBLUE

C+ for the half

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hail2mich

Walton got straight tackled on that last possession.

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powhound

January 25th, 2014 at 7:54 PM ^

Are not liking the officiating

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DK81

Checking in at halftime. No fouls called on MSU like we all thought. College basketball refs are a joke.

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ESNY

January 25th, 2014 at 7:54 PM ^

It's not even the little stuff either. Blatant fouls are ignored on sparty.

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readyourguard

Can someone wake up Levert? Dude gets lost on defense constantly. Goddamn.

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Westside Wolverine

January 25th, 2014 at 7:54 PM ^

I'm glad to see the hand check emphasis enforced.

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Tkriz

Rebounding is poor, offense stagnant, too much dribbling, forcing shots.

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mGrowOld

Predicting we're gonna get screwed by th officials in EL is like predicting it's gonna be dark tonight. Yet lots of people (and I mean LOTS) go "you cant say that.....you dont know".

I guess if I had been born during the day and had never seen nighttime I would question somebody telling me it's going to be dark. After all - i've never SEEN dark before - how can this old guy know?

Trust me guys-we're gonna get fucked by the officials in EL. And it's gonna be dark tonight.

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ThadMattasagoblin

Izzo carries a lot of influence in how games are called. Road teams typically are hosed on their court.

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avid

Stauskas being humbled a little bit (re: nobody can stay in front of me). levert and Irvin look shaky but both have hit threes. refs suck etc. msu playing good d but also getting away with some stuff... game is far from over

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ontarioblue

Body here, effort in Ann Arbor

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ontarioblue

Should play basketball. You can do anything as long as you are wearing the green and white

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snarling wolverine

January 25th, 2014 at 8:02 PM ^

WTF is up with this officiating? Aren't they supposed to be cracking down on all the grabbing and wrist slapping?

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denardogasm

No they're supposed to crack down on hand checking. Humping a guy as he's going down the lane is still ok.

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robmorren2

Beilein will have to work a miracle to win this one. Harris is on a different level than Stauskas. Nik just doesn't have the athleticism and quickness to match him. Their backup bigs are better than our bigs on defense and on the glass. We don't have anyone that can penetrate against this defense.

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mGrowOld

Predicting we're gonna get screwed by th officials in EL is like predicting it's gonna be dark tonight. Yet lots of people (and I mean LOTS) go "you cant say that.....you dont know".

I guess if I had been born during the day and had never seen nighttime I would question somebody telling me it's going to be dark. After all - i've never SEEN dark before - how can this old guy know?

Trust me guys-we're gonna get fucked by the officials in EL. And it's gonna be dark tonight.

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BlueCube

I thought this was very possible. I hoped we would take them out fast.

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BlueCube

before the refs took him out. One of the least fouling teams in foul trouble in minutes. Total bullshit.

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BlueTimesTwo

It would be more intellectually honest if the refs would just award MSU 20 points to start the game and then call the game evenly. I hate getting homered.

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samdrussBLUE

Just joined the thread. Why is everyone so pissed with the refs?

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TruBluMich

You ever watched an MSU home game?

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Soulfire21

January 25th, 2014 at 7:59 PM ^

We're getting mugged, our jerseys ripped, etc. and the fouls were 7 on us to 1 on them at one point. Ended at 8 on us to 4 on them.

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snarling wolverine

And to add insult to injury, GR3 gets called for a phantom foul on basically the same exact blocked shot as Trey on Siva last year.

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LordGrantham

January 25th, 2014 at 7:58 PM ^

Uh because they are horrid.

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Doc Brown

January 25th, 2014 at 7:58 PM ^

Have you been watching the fucking game!?!?!?!

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samdrussBLUE

January 25th, 2014 at 8:07 PM ^

Yup. Some bad calls each way. The refs talk is sour grapes right now. We are doing a lot of things poorly and are one dimensional with jacking of jumpers almost all of the time. I've seen much worse games called. The rate of bitching on refs right now is ridiculous. If we could actually drive the ball and put defenders in bad positions somehow, we might be able to make State foul and get it called

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Soulfire21

January 25th, 2014 at 7:58 PM ^

Harris has done a great job of shutting down Stauskas, we don't really have an offense going and we're only down by 6 -- despite the refs as well. Just keep it within single digits until the end.

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ESNY

It's easy when you can clutch and grab and rely on your help to smack arms without getting anything called.

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AlwaysBlue

January 25th, 2014 at 8:03 PM ^

an NBA caliber defender...we will see if he's able to make any adjustments.

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TheNema

Irvin is atrotious. Can't defend and is scared to merely DRIBBLE the ball. Most guys who just jack up 3s are better at that aspect than he is too.

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Wiseguy