Mich/State Predictions

No idea. Hoping for a good game from our guys.

Protect home court.

I want to say 90-80 Michigan but if I'm wrong I won't be too upset. I still really like these young kids and happy where the program is directed.

Michigan - 70

MSU - 58

Michigan 12 - Sparty 10

Gibbons hits a three pointer with 5 seconds to go.

Am I doing this right?

Today, the basketball gods pay Michigan back for the Wiscy game, and maybe even the Evan Turner game.  

STAEE is ahead for the entire game, but Michigan fights back and gets the ball back when it's 65-63 STAEE with five seconds left.  STAEE pressures the inbound, the ball goes to GRIII, who is pressured and heaves the ball toward the basket with the clock reading under one second.

Michigan 66, STAEE 65.

This game becomes yet another "turning point" in Michigan's season, and the momentum is back.  Tom Izzo goes Bobby Knight after the game, and ESPN decides, in a stunning turn of events, to actually criticize him.

I don't know if this has already been said..but Shane Morris will be at the game today. I'm more than sure he will be back to recruiting hard. Drake Harris will be there again.. last week Wilton Speight got the chance to get in his ear and now Morris. The pressure is on, and it will be a great atmosphere.

in the last 5 days since Tuesday.    The only legitimate chance we have to win is if we play tough D the whole game.  That will help overcome our inside shortcomings against State.  We also need Hardaway to have a big game.  He's been way too inconsistent.  It goes without saying Stauskas and Robinson also have to play well.  

Wow, I'm wondering where the "get the fuck off my court" attitude is on the team and I see it's not with a lot of the fans here either.  Where's that from?  State hasn't been playing exactly great since their win over the Wolverines.  And Appling is struggling in a big way.

The Wolverines have two choices.  They can come out full of self-doubt or they can come out with a new resolve.  I predict Morgan leads the bigs in establishing a tough ass attitude today and I hope the band wagon realizes a "me against the world" attitude means no re-entry for those who jumped off.

1. The typical basketball whiners will be out in full force all game.  One of them will probably have a stroke.  (This may not be a bad thing).

2.  Someone will post a FIRE BEEEEELINE!!!!one!1!!! Thread.  (Complete with incorrect spelling of Beilein's name).

3.  Multiple posters will be banned.  

4.  The trolls will invade.

Pain!

No bueno.

Another Board meltdown after an ugly game.

I have is scared. Scared that this team will throw in the towel. Or scared that this team will fight back, but it won't be enough. Just scared.

Blue and Maize tinted glasses: The team plays with pride. Comes out strong but starts to lose it around half time, letting State back in with about 2 mins to go. Tied 32-32 at the half. McGary plays hard but gets three fouls in the first half including a BS charge call. State comes out and takes the lead to eight before Hardaway goes on a three shooting spree knocking down four in a row. Burke has a steal+dunk on the following posession and Michigan is up 46-44 with about 10 to go. McGary gets his fourth foul and State splits the pair. Robinson responds with a jam and Stauskas hits a three. Michigan starts to open it up with 5 to go. State plays the foul game but can't get back in it.

Good guys: 71 Boogers: 64

Back of mind "Oh fuck, we lost to Penn State" voice: The team starts slow. Hardaway does nothing. Stauskas misess everything. Robinson doesn't exist. Burke has 7 turnovers. 

Bad Defence: 55 Asshats: 76

There is probably as much reason for hope as any time in the last 15 years...But yeah, impending doom is the feeling in my stomach. Hope I am wrong.

If you had asked me Monday I would've said Michigan by 6-8. But, Penn State carved us up and it wasn't end of shot clock heaves somehow dropping.



People seem to just say our defense is bad without understanding why. From what I've seen, the lack of our perimeter guys to stay in front of their men has killed us all year. Drive and dish or drive and kick.



Add in a lack of killer instinct and you get the Penn State debacle.



Prediction...



Nix and Payne eat us alive. Harris knocks down a bunch of open 3s and our offense sputters when faced with a hard-nosed in your face D again.



State 70

Michigan 54

...and that's how they got all those open looks, how the hell can we stay in front of Appling?

It might make sense to go box-and-1 on Harris and pack it in against Payne/Nix.

The problem I have is we have zero confidence right now, coming off a demoralizing loss, and they've had an entire week to prepare.

Everyone just visualize being extremely happy after the game and pray for the best.

nellies... Almost every other top 5 team has lost one of the ones we just lost. Just because Lunatic Lunardi has us as a 3 seed doesn't meant he world is ending and we lose out the rest of our schedule... We win today with an energized crowd and a reenergized team. I can't wait to see the reactions when we send Sparty home weeping.

Whining, entitled fans will owe Michigan Basketball an apology after they beat the shit out of lil. Go Blue!!!

Continues to struggle on defense, close, but too many mistakes....

Spartans-79
UM-68