THJ is singlehandedly killing our team tonight.
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OT - The Journey / MBB Game Thread
The zebras need to step their game up.
Anytime we shoot less than 20% from three it's going to be difficult for us to win a lot of games. Hopefully the shots start falling soon.
There we go! Robinson!
Stauskas needs to knock down a couple shots to get us on top. Not sure we pull away in this game.
Omg are they in the bonus already
Finally a call for us.
That was pure from GR3.
Fuk that ref specifically.
McGary is looking a little inelegant.
bit
These refs have been pretty terrible. That is NOT a charge. Not even close.
come on.
Dude, McGary, chill the fuck out
LOL ball meet face.
Oh you bet Dixon worked over the refs during halftime. The foul differential now is ridiculous in Pitt's favor as it was in Michigan's favor the 1st half.
McGary needs to harness his ANGAR
Let's do this
That was a flop.
Time for GR3 to take over this game
We just can't get a break to tie it. It's unreal.
To the lead tonigjt
lead here and keep it
When we get to the line, we gotta convert.
Calm down 'yall we got this!
There you go THJ. Let's get something going now.
Timmmmaayyy
GO bLuE !!!
For the WORST GAME EVAR we are tied. My fear/paranoia level is at 3.
Jesus Christ. Is this post even real? Are we going to go through this everytime we aren't blowing an opponent out?
This is not football. Thus is basketball. Freshman play a lot.
hard to judge so many young players, so early in the season. Michigan probably not top 5 yet... but Pitt deserves top 25 instead of unranked. We'll see how it plays out.
Chill out. You did just see that UNC lost by 15ish to Butler, who is losing to Illinois currently, didn't you?
I really disagree with this, we've had one game of cold shooting. The way we're struggling tonight from beyond the arc tonight is not something that will be usual or normal from this squad. The defense has looked good, and we've had decent penetration. If we were shooting the 3 at a normal level tonight, this game wouldn't be close.
After watching those first three games this game feels incredibly low scoring.
that guy is cool in my book
Have graduated from serviceable to annoying this half
If the defense can force tough shots and a few more turnovers, I like GR III and THJ taking over and winning the close one.
Our youth is really telling.
keep using the 1-3-1 pitt does not know what to do with themselves
We have the lead ermagherd
zomg a lead! Take a picture while it lasts
!!!!!
Man, GRIII has a pretty, pretty J.
This sure doesn't feel like a game in November.
<3
GRIII!!!!!!
GTFO our court Pitt.
About time we had a run!
you are so fucking lucky we're not leading by more....let's put these punks away
Man, I love McGary. Did you see his absolute insanity coming off the bench. I have a feeling he's going to be my new favorite player. Super raw, but I see the 6'10'' Novak comparisons.
running into him is like running into Gram Brown.
Here's where we start to do our thing, keep pushing on offense and suffocating them on defense!
It sure is going to be fun to watch this team get better... No limit to what they can accomplish.
YEHS!
Buckets falling now
is it customary for the PA announcer to announce the score after every basket? If I was at the game I'd find it annoying.
At MSG they do that. College game, Knicks game, doesn't matter.
Pitt has missed soooo many easy shots
We've had our struggles on offense tonight, but I must say I'm impressed with our defense. Absolutely smothering at moments tonight.
Suddenly, the game went from frustratingly close, to excitingly close. FINSH.
This is a good game for a young team. Big stage against a quality opponent with adversity and they are reacting well. A game to build off of.
It really shows the resolve of our guys to break that tie and take the lead. Also JB is coaching really well regardless of what other people wo have never played a lock of basketball in their life have stated
Michigan turning it up right now. Go Blue!
this daggar in Pitt's back now yo!!!!
These are the type of games that toughen our team up.
Call the back door alley oop play. Especially if we get a stop here. Kill their spirit.
The kids!
Burke calling #1.... don't like.
McGary beasting the boards for Stauskas to GRIII on the O-board... like very much.
Wait - they called a foul on McGary there?
The ball
That was a phantom foul there.
Terrible call on that foul, his arms were not even touched on his drive, BS.
all I know is I want one of those Adidas shirts they're wearing for warmups.......... anyone seen them online??
The MDen just tweeted back at me and said they're working on getting them available. =)
Twitter is amazing. The most misunderstood, most useful tool on the Intertubes.
I love love love it. I deleted my Facebook about a year ago and don't even miss it. The MGoFamily on Twitter is the absolute best.
I there a continuation rule anymore? Doesn't seem like it.
Dat Offensive Rebounding.
Great offensive rebounding on these last two possessions.
Once this game? Please?
...
The lead?
THJ waking up these last 10 minutes good to see. Closer.
has stepped it up in the 2nd half yo!!!
We lookin' good, I like teams that finish strong
Smh...
Morgan utilize a pump fake on those offensive rebounds. Power it up big fella!
The zone is noticeably better this year with the length of some of the young kids, it's so much harder to throw across it with kids like Stauskas and Robinson.
Beating Pitt doesn't count as beating someone?
The ACC/B10 Tuesday night is making me salivate. Can't wait for that night.
FU Pitt and your surprise zone D
Stauskas has solidified a spot in the starting 5 at this point. Mitch at the sixth man and vogrich there to spell whoever depending on the size we are looking for in the rotation
If we go zone. Based on Coach B's substitutions, the staff still trusts Vogrich more defensively. But Stauskas is making that push.
How the hell did Hardaway even know where he WAS on that shot?
TH JUUNAH
BALL GAME!
WE ON
The Garden is in Big Ten country now!
The B1G added St. John's?!? STOP IT DELANY
/s
You had to be waiting all night for that one.
That 1-3-1 is amazing.
Has been for some time
We may be pretty good this year???
That foul was a bit silly there by Burke.
Our rebounding has won this game for us if we hold on
no need to foul there buddy
Lessons learned, good to build on, nice win.
It ain't over yet.
we're ok
NIK STAUSKAS IS OUR SEX CANNON.
Burke...why?
That hurt
Trey's shot selection there wasn't any better than the last foul he took.
Why
Burke hasn't made great decisions this game
Why?!
!!!!!
Last minute and a half has been half assed, no reason it should be a 3 point game right now.
Wtf burke? No way beilein drew up that shot, also damn horford is in street clothes, that can't be good
Looks a lot like Horford though.
This is Amaker stuff!
I am a large fan of Robinson III and Stauskas
Make. Free. Throws.
Little Big Dog
Mitch vocal
Clutch free throws by GRIII
We on
McGary for Head Cheerleader.
That foul call was a gift...
They owe us...
Just make our FTs...
If GRII had come to play with the Fab Five like he considered after the fact.
some awesome FT shooting down the stretch....by everybody
man, we are gonna be so good this year
Some huge free throws down the stretch. It's nice to see.
I love Dakich ragging on the refs. Get outta the huddles!
M 87 - K State 62
Jeez, we are catching some breaks late in the game.
Christmas season started early for this officiating crew.
After TB's first free throw to put Mich up 58-62. Interesting, given that the CW is that his defense is preventing him from starting.
And then Spike is inserted for Stauskas on D... :)
And stauskas is liquid gold
Stauskas is just robotic from the line.
Return of robo henne?
SPIKE!
clutch free throws not defense
Good grief...
Why foul there???
There Burke goes again
You're playing for Michigan, not the Knicks!
These announcers seem to really like Pitt.
not playing for our team tonight?
That would have been a foul in prison.
We have tried to hand the game away. Luckily the refs haven't let us.
Holy shit we are lucky, we may win this game and its important to win tough ugly games but damn this game certainly doesn't inspire confidence
money bucket
BEAT OHIO
Game
Blouses
Beat Ohio chants lol, love it.
AND THE BEAT OHIO CHANTS BEGIN!
Awesome
Haha Beat Ohio!!!
Love the "Beat Ohio" chant in MSG.
Nice chant
BEAT OHIO!!!
Gotta love it.
beat ohio
Beat Ohio
LOVE LOVE LOVE THE BEAT OHIO CHANT AT THE END.
YESSSSSS BEAT OHIO CHANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Michigan... you must learn from this. Build off of this. Nice tough effort, but not the SMARTEST. Closed it out with clutch free throws and some big stops (around when they finally took over the lead). But they didn't play very smart in the final minutes. Good win. Learn from it.
ALSO, BEAT OHIO! *CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP*!
BEAT OHIO!!!!!!
Beat Ohio!
Tough battle, good experience for the team.
Now BEAT OHIO!!!
Beat Ohio!
Goodnight!
Thanks for the foul, Pitt.
I liked the free throw shooting from the team overall today. It'll go a long way in the tournament.
Also, Beat Ohio. YAIS.
"BEAT OHIO" chant warms my heart.
Go Blue.
So isn't this the first time we've won at MSG under Beilein? Pretty good accomplishment I'd say.
Upset #4 UCLA in 2008
Ah, thank you. For some reason I thought I read that we hadn't won there under Beilein.
Great win! Go Blue! BEAT OHIO!
Beat Ohio!
I think in the long run this will end up being a good win for our tournament resume. Pitt has a decent team, even if we didn't play our best.
Forget the resume. Barring a disaster, we're going to be in the tournament this year (knock on wood). It's a good experience for the tournament because our young guys (the frosh) get to play on a big stage.
Oh, absolutely. I wasn't really referring to gaining entry to the tourney, more seeding.
Linda Cohn is still alive or is a robot?
Discuss.
How the heck Oakland took Pitt to OT, I'll never understand. It was frustrating, but they ground it out. I think they were hurt a little by the layover, first tough game, the Garden, all that. And yet, they won. Nice.
Gotta love the BEAT OHIO chant at the end of the game... Go Blue!!!
Pitt plays like thugs and their coaches do the flyby handshakes on Belein. Good riddance shitheads.
Thugs?
C'mon now. They're a physical team. Always have been. I didn't notice a single "thuggish" instance in that game. Just tough, hard basketball.
And the majority of coaches shake hands in that fashion.
Good ANGAR though.
Its because you touch yourself.
It's technically called mutual masterbation. Ask your girl. I taught her that shit.
She digs it hard.
Yeah she says you have a little dick that cant match up to my 8.5 incher. sorry.
Sweet comeback.
But seriously, was she all like, "Wow really, JBE, I haven't heard that name since the last time I was completely sexually satisfied. It brings back such steamy erotic memories for me. Memories I've never really shaken. Memories that lurk within me during each and every one of my intimate encounters: past, present, and probably future."
Was she all like that?
Did she just get in her car?
You're ok if your girlfriend fucks other guys as long as they have small dicks?
Oooookkkaaayyy.
this is a new low... pathetic bro, pathetic.
But that late foul where our guy (Stauskus?) hit the floor hard was excessive. Coaches seemed like assholes, but if flybys are the norm, you know better than me. I don't watch a lot of college hoops...
And don't worry, every guy does "it", whether he admits it or not.
Well; we really played shaky at times. Didn't rebound well. Still got a win against a really good looking major conference team. Winning ugly is certainly a part of Big Ten basketball. Lots of freshman mistakes from the freshman; but you have to look at this team and imagine them clicking on all cylinders late in the season.... Scary!
How is that not rebounding well?
WAT?! INCONCEIVABLE!! /remembers last year
Well OK if you look at the numbers that's certainly true. I'm not saying it was an awful performance. But if you watched the game; you saw them give some possesions away and some guys getting out of position.
MY POINT IS that once this team improves some of those little mistakes; look out NCAA. Love the hustle and intensity.
I'm not sure we watched the same game. We won the rebounding battle like 32-19ish and Stauskas and Robinson played more under control than any of our vets. Burke playing hero ball is what had us in trouble. He settled down and let the offense run a little before middle of the 2nd half and we took over at that point.
Burke needs to accept he has talent around him and let his points come naturally. If he plays 1on1 the team follows suit. Today he looked like he was playing for the league. Run the damn offense and everything will sort itself out. We can be a top 5 team if we work together, if Burke plays hero ball we're a top 25 team.
Good win tonight if they learn from it.
Crazy stats in a victory!
We shot 3-17 3pt shooting, 17.6%
Won the rebound battle 32-19
Lost assist battle 7-15
Shot 18-22 free throws for 81.8%
Shot twice as many free throws as Pitt 22-11
Each of these stats is quite contrary to the UM norm of the past few years. Incredibly hard to shoot so poorly from 3pt line as well as have so few assists and still win.
But we did win. Shows that this team is flexible and has strengths in multiple areas. Good to have a challenging game like this, struggle, but still win.
Go Blue
Beat Ohio
The bad 3-point shooting isn't really against our norm from recent years, honestly.
Or Grinnell's norm...
A nice test for the Wolverines. They fought to the end, and I'm sure they will grow as a team from the experience. It's great to come out with the win against a team that will most likely finish the season as a top 20 team.
A nice test for the Wolverines. They fought to the end, and I'm sure they will grow as a team from the experience. It's great to come out with the win against a team that will most likely finish the season as a top 20 team.
It was more like other people said, "OK, who are the 13 teams better than us."
That "BEAT OHIO" chant at the end made me want to go out and tackle somebody Terry Tate style.
Nice win. Burke was trying to force the issue too much - he needs to remember that we have a lot more scoring options this year and don't need him to heave up all the NBA-range threes. When we are patient and run our offense, we're pretty tough to stop.
Cool Story Bro!
Dramond Green much?
Hey I said half bacon, half pepperoni! How hard is it!?
I guess reading comprehension is an advanced course in EL. Once you get through all the remedials, maybe think about taking it.
2 years already become a legend, he says ohio, we all follow, our fans say it all the time everywhere, last year in maui, this year MSG and so on
I fucking love it
beat ohio, beat ohio, beat ohio
Great game!!! I eventually blocked out the announcer who evidently thinks he's not a head coach because officials were to blame. Pitt impressed me, but I'm more excited to see Michigan can play bad and still find a way to win. GO BLUE!! BEAT OHIO!!
With this many young players there are always going to be games like this. The good teams win them and Michigan did. Now for KSU and the NIT championship.
One of the wost games Trey Burke has played in a long while. Really forced his shot several times - last year we really needed him to do this but this year we don't. We have a lot of scoring options. He played great in the first three games. We need more of that and less of today.
Love him. I expect he'll rebound perfectly against K State.
I'm in a New York state of mind.
Good hard nosed win. Hardaway is thriving having Robinson as a teammate. I really love watching mcgary. Gives it his all. He is going to be a nightmare for opponents as he starts to settle in.
It's always a nice to have good feelings headed into Turkey Day. Now, if only team _______ beats team ________ tomorrow!
I knew this would be a battle and I'm really happy we got the win. This team will only get better.
Beer all around on me - Go Blue
But I tracked down 4 bottles of a special brew by Stone. I think it's released annually around now. Called "Enjoy By 12/21/12." Stone is fair, when it comes to craft beer. But this was probably the best i have had. (along with a double dry hopped IPA they make). It's an Imperial IPA. Citrusy, and for a 9.4%, not too alcohol tasting. Highly recommend!
looking forward to replay of last nights game... I really like the new maize uniforms.
...unis. Not gonna get lost at night with those things.