Michigan vs. Wisconsin B-Ball Snowflakes and Post Game Open Thread

And that is pure DOOM for the offensive theme we operate by.

When we got afraid to land without turning an ankle.  When you're more concerned about landing than shooting, you're fucked.

Wisconsin is a dirty team and for the first time in a very long time, I will be rooting against a Big Ten team in the first round of the tournament.

this team has been pretty bad at layups and free throws for awhile. 

since our offense became "trey burke shoots jumpers from 12-18 ft and that's it"

...only two more games in those hideous adidas Zubaz.

That's a good thing, right?

Addendum:

Perhaps we won't lose in the round of 32, that may have been slightly knee-jerk, but it does appear we are fatally and fundamentally flawed on defense.  We're frequently outrebounded as well.  When our shooting tanks (a la the first half and first 5 minutes of the 2nd half today), we're pretty much dead in the water.  In a single-elimination format the likelihood of us putting together 3-4 straight wins when we haven't even had 3 consecutive wins since mid-January is not high, especially given that each game will be against increasingly tough competition.

Depending on the matchups, I think we bow out at the round of 32 or in the Sweet 16.

I'm upset about that, but at least I get to be upset about potentially making only the Sweet 16.  It's not exactly like Michigan has been a basketball juggernaut for awhile, so keeping things in perspective does help a tad.  It is maddening to see our lack of improvement, and in fact, worsening in terms of our defense the past two months.  There seems to be a multitude of factors -- increased opponent difficulty in the Big Ten, fatigue by our extremely young team, etc.  Remember, at any time we can have 3-4 true freshmen on the floor, freshmen who did not play in a conference like the Big Ten last year and who did not play as long of a season.

I wouldn't count on this team making it out of the first round at all. They could easily get bounced in the first round if they get matched up against a team that's disciplined and hustles.

Don't ever come back.

but apparantly you have time to comment on a blog about how little time you have

Spoken like a true fan.

Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

amen. preaching to the choir. 

Dont let the door hit your vageen on the way out

When someone says he or she is "done," just leave it alone.  There is no need for 11 people to respond with pointless insults.

I actually think quite the opposite. I believe Coach B and his system evolved from having under-talented teams and he is struggling adapting to the increased talent. I.e it is a better plan to run a 2 man screen game with your best player(s) while the others wait for an open 3 when you don't have a depth of talent.

I had higher hopes for this team, but you can see the huge opportunity for improvement from the frosh next year both in defense (GR3 and Nik) and physical development (laVert and MM- he's a natural beast but look at his muscle tone compared to GR3)

It's just too bad Trey won't be here next year.

When you don't have the right coaching, that happens. A team full of freshman won the championship just last year because they had coaching.

No, it's the price of having a staff that hasn't shown much of an ability to coach defense.