Michigan vs. Purdue basketball open thread

54-48 Purdue 8:50 remaining

I get SO excited when we get rebounds, and if it's an offensive rebound, I nearly come off the couch.  I feel like that's not necessarily a good thing, but I enjoy it.

this was was getting too slow if anyone is interested

This is how we will come back to win. Getting shots with no time coming off the clock...

There is lots of damn work to be done.  

Got to man up.

I know the internet was created solely so that people could annonymously post negative comments, so I shouldn't criticize the negative nancys here.  Instead, I will negatively criticize the negative nancys.  I hope Michigan's comeback, victory, and heading into Sunday's game against IU with a chance to win a share of the Big Ten Championship (!) will bring you no joy.  Drown in your bitterness.  Let your hate rage on.

We don't have any true rebounders this year, and JB didn't recruit any for next year, and if I had to guess, I would assume he isn't planning on picking one up the year after that. He loves short shooters and that drives me crazy.

Damn rebounding

I think that a lot of the time a team takes on the personality of its coach.  Most of us dislike Izzo and Bo Ryan but they are feisty guys and their teams play tough.  This Michigan team is as soft as they come sans Trey Burke.

Muahhahahaha

Bring in Levert!!!

MAKE. FREE. THROWS.

Two of their fucking guards have almost as many rebounds as our entire team!  So frustrating and embarrassing. 

I think Hoke should talk to Beilein about sending his team to Marine camp as well. Even if its just the seniors. This team, regardless of whether or not it pulls out a W tonight and maybe on Sunday, is in dire need of leadership and toughness in their game. And if Marines can't teach you that, no one can.

Da fuq

I didn't see the Foul on that, was it the body?

Thank god we made up for the mistake

this game is fun.  We're playing hard.  need this win!

Might just need to win this one by himself too.

THERE IT IS!

Burke makes so many pretty shots...

We're winning this.  Sometimes it's fugly.  Winning programs slog through shit like this.  Yes, we're flawed in all the aforementioned ways.  But we're winning this game. 

58-57 Purdue

Down by one... I wish Stauskus gets some of his swag back.

The difference between Michigan and elite teams is that elite teams have these exact same games...except against Duke or Indiana, not an unranked, middle-of-the-pack B1G team in Purdue

Nice, nice play by Burke.  He has been doing that slow-block-dribble more as the year has progressed.  In the last two games, he's done it a ton, especically in the lane.  He's drawn several fouls and has created a lot of space for his teammates with it.  It is a lot harder than it looks, and is so hard to play with that type of control in the midst of on-court battle.  

So impressive.

A fucking rebound. Please!

Is our Superman!

wow, really getting beat on the boards: 23 - 36.

However, only 5 (!) TOs today.  Impressive.

to a 5 seed in the B1G tourney? #1 national ranking to 5 seed in conference. Man the PSU loss hurts more every day.

TIMMMAY!!!

Thanks TImmy.

THJ!!!!

comes in cold and hits 3.

61-60 Michigan 3:59 remaining