Michigan vs. Ohio State Basketball Open Thread

"Hammer Time" - probably the latest pop-culture reference Tim Brando can think of.

Dakich and ref just slapped each other 5

with that dumb foul, allowed them a 5 point trip

let's stop this shit now...

We pissed away that 20 point lead pretty fast

Dude loves being in control and making himself part of the game. Not bashing him for against Michigan, win some lose some. He just loves to blow the whistle. It's annoying.

Simmons needs to stay on the bench.

Play was complete bullshit!!! Guess the tv ratings needed OSU back in this game because Michigan was running away with it!

Some GACKING at the end of the half. But that is still the best half of basketball Michigan has played since the Tournament last year. 

settles for too many 3s for my liking; he needs to drive more and kick it back out if nothing is there.

I'm so confused on that 5 pt play. Man does Ohio state always get these sort of calls. fuck em! nice red to dakich hand slap too. what a joke.

That was some bullshit. 5 pt fucking play is a joke a a ploy to get the crowd and OSU back into it. TV Ted and that corrupt skeezy looking guy doing their thing (though to go against everything I just said they called a decent half for the most part).

and keep playing the way they have been.

Keep Simmons on the bench and play Eli at PG mostly, pretty please JB

Didn’t end on a great note, but still, not a bad first half. I counted 29 possessions, putting OSU at just over 1 point each, and Michigan at an absurd 1.5. The officiating has been very questionable, but it didn’t seem to be biased in the first half. I was astonished that Michigan was able to draw that late charge, and the over and back call looked incorrect. (Holtmann was yelling at the ref — “that’s last year’s rule,” — and I think he’s right). The holding call against Simmons looked correct. It was while the player was in the act of shooting, which I think means the shot’s supposed to count and the foul is enforced. It’s an unusual call — most refs won’t whistle a call on guys trying to get position for a rebound before the shot’s even launched — but I don’t think it was actually wrong. The 13 point lead is bigger than it seems if they continue to play at this pace. The thing to keep in mind, though, is that Michigan’s performance so far has a large amount of luck in it. I counted about four long offensive rebounds that happened to bounce toward Michigan players, and at least three of them led to made 3s. That’s probably not sustainable. If Michigan scores 1 point per possession in the second half, I think they win easily. If they score 0.75, it’s likely to be a nail-biter.

What’s the plus /minus on the year when Simmons is in ?

i get a 4 point play, foul a guy who makes his 3 pointer, but where/when did the 5 point play come from? 

Robinson has to let it fly if he's open.

 

Well, fuck. Need a timeout

And just like it's a game. 13-0 run for OSU I think.

Robinson is so unathletic

OK, now that 5 point play is obnoxious.  12-0 OSU run.

20 point lead collapses to only 8 in just a few minutes of play. Offense can’t do shit. Pathetic.

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Maryland blew a 22 point lead to Illinois last night, came back and forced overtime and won by one. Let's not blow a 20 point lead to these bastards.

to control the game when necessary, this team won't achieve squat. The massive lead has dwindled with crap possessions and no defensive intensity.

We better beat this shit team.

Blowing them out and then a stupid 5 point play leads to a 12-0 run and now it’s a game again. Sigh.

Jesus Christ.....this feels bad. We cannot let such a giant lead evaporate so easily. 

We have totally given away the massive advantage we built in about 4 minutes of play. Sad. We will be lucky to win now.

Put livers in