Michigan vs. MSU open thread
Approaching just under one hour to tip off in Ann Arbor
January 17th, 2012 at 6:05 PM ^
Number of minutes Jordan Morgan plays in the first half?
January 17th, 2012 at 6:08 PM ^
I'm not liking your prognosis
January 17th, 2012 at 6:08 PM ^
22 minutes
January 17th, 2012 at 6:18 PM ^
GO BLUE!
January 17th, 2012 at 6:26 PM ^
Hardaway is gonna have to take even more on his shoulders tonight because Appling is going to hound Burke all night, on another note...
This may be the game that forces Beilein out of the "2 fouls and you're out" mindset, cause Morgan is getting 2 within the 1st 5 minutes
January 17th, 2012 at 6:38 PM ^
Any chance that the refs will favor us?
January 17th, 2012 at 6:42 PM ^
Yes, it seems in Big Ten play the ref's give a huge lift to the home teams. This is my opinion of course.
January 17th, 2012 at 6:43 PM ^
maybe, and only if the students shame them into a call or two. St. Izzo will have his way, with his earnest disbelief at anything that remotely slides our way.
January 17th, 2012 at 6:42 PM ^
Let's do this! Go Blue!
January 17th, 2012 at 6:49 PM ^
and after fast forwarding through the pregame coverage and all of the timeouts that have yet to be aired, Michigan leads by 5 at halftime.
January 17th, 2012 at 6:55 PM ^
I have a bad feeling about tonight's game...I gotttaaaaa Baaaddd Feeling (Tropic Thunder Ben Stiller voice). Michigan St. is looking like a hot squad right about now. Their bigs are scary, we all know this, but ours are not and as "matchups" are really the all important -cliche- but legitimate factor in basketbal, this does not bode well.
But that's why we play the damn games! Sparty by 7 in a close one down the stretch.
January 17th, 2012 at 6:57 PM ^
Douglass over Smotrycz. Doesn't make me feel good about our rebounding tonight
January 17th, 2012 at 7:00 PM ^
Link? I'm stuck in class...
January 17th, 2012 at 7:08 PM ^
Very solid defense so far. The pace makes me nervous but our guys don't seem flustered at all.
January 17th, 2012 at 7:09 PM ^
January 17th, 2012 at 7:11 PM ^
Good that Novak is on fire. Tim needs to get it going.
January 17th, 2012 at 7:12 PM ^
Burke is attacking the paint beautifully!
January 17th, 2012 at 7:13 PM ^
This is exactly the kind of start we needed! Forcing turnovers, getting the loose balls and hitting open jumpers. Need to keep up the intensity!
January 17th, 2012 at 7:15 PM ^
Can't wait for Timmy to pull his head out of his ass.
January 17th, 2012 at 7:16 PM ^
it wasn't a bad shot...
January 17th, 2012 at 7:19 PM ^
Wasn't talking about one specific play...there was a reason Coach B took him aside there
January 17th, 2012 at 7:17 PM ^
Hot start. A bit of a drought here.
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<br> Is Hardaway injured? He's limping and doesn't seem to have his legs under him on the threes.
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<br> Go blue! Beat Ag College!
January 17th, 2012 at 7:35 PM ^
came up limping after a drive earlier in the game
January 17th, 2012 at 7:19 PM ^
And 1!
January 17th, 2012 at 7:20 PM ^
We needed that FT...:(
January 17th, 2012 at 7:22 PM ^
I like how are D is looking. Good pressure on the ball, attacking the glass. We just need to harass Draymond Green a bit more. Dude has a nice game.
January 17th, 2012 at 7:24 PM ^
And he promptly hits a three...
January 17th, 2012 at 7:24 PM ^
Come on Timmy god damn it!
January 17th, 2012 at 7:24 PM ^
Smotrycz having a big game so far. THJ still out.
January 17th, 2012 at 7:27 PM ^
Timmah needs to get involved. Needs to let the offense flow with him, and not force it. He'll be all right, just needs to hit that first shot and his game will come back to him.
January 17th, 2012 at 7:29 PM ^
Hardaway has something up with him...no movement and no defense
January 17th, 2012 at 7:31 PM ^
There is your DEFENSE!!
GO BLUE!!
January 17th, 2012 at 7:31 PM ^
Sick steal! 2 more for Michigan.
January 17th, 2012 at 7:31 PM ^
Trey is the man!
January 17th, 2012 at 7:32 PM ^
January 17th, 2012 at 7:36 PM ^
January 17th, 2012 at 7:36 PM ^
January 17th, 2012 at 7:38 PM ^
I know THJ is a Beast, but in these last couple of games, and so far tonight, Trey has stepped up to be our PG (necessary), our sparkplug (not surprising) and our Best Player (!!!) , did anyone else see that coming??
January 17th, 2012 at 7:38 PM ^
Why do they keep waiting til the final 10 seconds of the shot clock to do anything?
January 17th, 2012 at 7:40 PM ^
It beats throwing a brick 3 with 25 left :s
January 17th, 2012 at 7:53 PM ^
Because MSU wants a fast tempo and this is our way o dictating game tempo. By being methodical and precise ending with points, we slow the ball down and get back on defense to slow them at the other end. You notice when we miss they fast break and get better looks.
January 17th, 2012 at 7:39 PM ^
Make the FTs!
January 17th, 2012 at 7:40 PM ^
Izzo is piiiiiiiissed about that foul.
January 17th, 2012 at 7:40 PM ^
In de face!!
January 17th, 2012 at 7:44 PM ^
State missing that wide open three was pretty big. I will take a 7 point lead at half time.
January 17th, 2012 at 7:44 PM ^
36-29 Meeeeeeeechigan at the half.
January 17th, 2012 at 7:45 PM ^
Blavin Tunnel
January 17th, 2012 at 7:46 PM ^