Post game thoughts IU
February 2nd, 2013 at 11:52 PM ^
Indiana was so much more aggressive than Michigan was that that count isn't shocking at all.
February 2nd, 2013 at 11:19 PM ^
No Morgan. That's the difference in the game. Then you add the fact that GRIII forgot to show up and Michigan wins by 15 if those two things change. The good news is it's not a huge deal. We'll likely swap places, then come out wanting to prove that they're still the best through this next tough stretch. I don't see us losing another game in this stretch now.
The good news is they played almost as bad as they could have and stil didn't really lose by much. If you account for the home court advantage, it's probably a break even game without our best low post man. Plus no GRIII for the entire game. To me, this just showed exactly how good they are when they come to play. Still the best team in the nation when fully healthy, in my opinion.
February 2nd, 2013 at 11:42 PM ^
Not only no GRIII, but not much Stauskas either. I think he ended up in double figures because of that late three, but he had a rough day.
February 3rd, 2013 at 12:10 AM ^
Correct, plus Mitch didn't necessarily do a lot of damage offensively and he was in for a significant amount of time with the absence of Morgan.
February 3rd, 2013 at 12:42 AM ^
McGary and Horford combined for 14 points. That was about the production we usually get from the 5 position.
February 3rd, 2013 at 12:53 AM ^
Not bad I guess, but with the others not hitting as much or even shooting as much, I guess I figured that would mean they should shoot a little more.
February 3rd, 2013 at 9:12 AM ^
Stauskus at this point has not shown himself to be a big game player. He missed wide open shots on the offensive end, but worse, he frequently played space on the defensive end in transition vs playing a man. Just not a good defender...just has lapses in ooncentration IMO
February 3rd, 2013 at 9:55 AM ^
JB also said he after the game that he is really sick. Not making excuses, but that could play into it a little bit.
February 3rd, 2013 at 11:42 AM ^
I heard that after my post. That probably contributed, no doubt about it. Still though, I want to see him have a great game against MSU, IU, or OSU
February 3rd, 2013 at 12:13 AM ^
If my aunt had a cock she'd be my uncle.
GRIII got shut down, it is what it is. Indiana is good. that is all.
February 3rd, 2013 at 12:29 AM ^
Not really sure where this comment in coming from or why you worded it like that. I do not agree though that GRIII was "shut down." There's a difference between someone getting shut down and someone just literally doing next to nothing on offense, so you don't really even need to try and shut them down. GRIII hasn't ever really been fantastic on offense. A lot of his points come from alley-oops and fast break points or a size mis-match. Which wasn't going to happen with Watford. I think GRIII could have had a better game, but the game plan doesn't really revolve around him. He actually seems like a 4th option sometimes. Especially when they're trying to get the 3 ball going with Stauskas.
GRIII still has a lot to work on in his game. He's crazy athletic, so that's how he gets a lot of his points. But, Indiana has a lot of very good athletes as well, plus good low post defenders, so it's much harder to get points off the fast-break or back door alley-oops like a lot of GRIII's baskets come from. I do think GRIII will develop a better game overall as the season wears on, and then we'll see how he does. But to say IU shut him down isn't entirely true, when he wasn't really even try to do much at all it seemed like.
February 3rd, 2013 at 8:04 AM ^
February 2nd, 2013 at 11:20 PM ^
February 2nd, 2013 at 11:20 PM ^
That is all.
February 2nd, 2013 at 11:23 PM ^
That new Sony receiver can't get to the U.S. soon enough.
February 2nd, 2013 at 11:42 PM ^
He'll be in Ann Arbor on Tuesday, don't shoot the messanger.
February 2nd, 2013 at 11:20 PM ^
Robinson and Stauskas were invisible most of the game. It happens to freshman on the road against one of the best teams in the nation. We will be fine.
February 2nd, 2013 at 11:28 PM ^
Stauskas just looked off his shot. GRIII looked completely lost out there. He was slow and hesitant on both the offensive and defensive side of the ball. Thought JB should've pulled him for a bit so he could try and regain his bearings.
February 2nd, 2013 at 11:42 PM ^
we have no other player like him on our roster. No real backup especially in a game like this with Watford at PF. Maybe you go big with Horford at PF, but I think our best chance was keeping GR III in the game.
GR III's performance is another reason why I continue to be amazed by the draft projections on him. I think he has the potential to be great, but he is nowhere near ready for the NBA right now.
February 3rd, 2013 at 12:25 AM ^
I have been very loudly stating that GRIII was the best player on our team and wondering why he wasn't featured more, but I was wrong; he has the talent but he really needs to convert that into a higher level of play.
Maybe he was sick? IDK but he was horrible tonight.
February 3rd, 2013 at 9:16 AM ^
I am fine with Stauskas being off of his shot, but he needs to be better on D. He gives up alot more points on D when then he gets on O in big games. If you are going to huff and hollar bc you think you are the top dog, you need to prove that in big games. he didn't again, so he should probably stop barking and just play
February 2nd, 2013 at 11:20 PM ^
February 2nd, 2013 at 11:21 PM ^
Can't start big games like that. While I did not expect a win in Bloomington, I expected a better start than that and it was all-too-similar to the Ohio State game.
Play like that in the tournament and I don't care how big or small the school you play is - you'll be out in a hurry. I expected more. I don't' care that they tightened the game up, they should have never let it get so out of hand so early.
Bad game.
February 2nd, 2013 at 11:48 PM ^
But in both losses, we also rallied to tie it in the second half - only to revert to the "Shoot a 3 ASAP" mindset right after. It wasn't just the big initial deficits. Against Ohio we did nothing but shoot 3's out of our halfcourt offense the last five minutes of the game, and we had a similar stretch today during IU's 11-0 after we tied it at 40.
February 2nd, 2013 at 11:21 PM ^
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It's a rationalization to say that this is the kind of loss that you learn from, but this is the kind of loss that you learn from.
February 3rd, 2013 at 1:11 PM ^
Especially that it's the second time it happened. I think it was partially jitters of being #1 in the nation, and being way too overhyped about the game. Trey Burke is the real deal, but he needs to settle down because some of his shot selection is really questionable.
February 2nd, 2013 at 11:21 PM ^
February 2nd, 2013 at 11:22 PM ^
Hard to believe that was not a foul when Zeller went body surfing on (Horford).
February 2nd, 2013 at 11:28 PM ^
February 2nd, 2013 at 11:30 PM ^
The no call on Zeller shoving two guys out of the way to get to a ball near the end blew my mind. I mean, what the fuck??
February 2nd, 2013 at 11:36 PM ^
Are you talking about the loose ball where he split Burke and Stauskus to pick it up just before the side? Because that was clean and just great hustle on Zeller's part.
February 2nd, 2013 at 11:44 PM ^
that should have been a foul on Zeller. He may have split the two, but he also ran Stauskas over at the same time.
That being said, the officiating did not cost Michigan this game. A couple bad calls here and there, but I thought it was fair for the most part.
February 2nd, 2013 at 11:44 PM ^
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February 2nd, 2013 at 11:25 PM ^
Ninja edit...
February 2nd, 2013 at 11:21 PM ^
As good as Trey Burke is, he looked for his own shot before looking for anyone else.
Referees were awful. 17 free throws for Indiana before we needed to foul, to our 7. It was awful.
Tom Crean is creepy. He looks like a villain from a horror movie... Or Dwight Schrute
I am bitter now
February 2nd, 2013 at 11:26 PM ^
Not everyone can be as sexy as Stamos.
February 2nd, 2013 at 11:22 PM ^
GR3 and Stauskas looked like freshman playing in a big game. Frustrating to have two of your biggest weapons turn into liabilities/non-factors. I expected IU to win, so the final score wasn't a big suprise. It was just a frustrating game. Also, I hate Tom Crean. He is my least favorite Big Ten coach, and there is some stiff competition in that category. Also, the Oladipo dunk at the end was a douche move.
February 2nd, 2013 at 11:23 PM ^
Will start by replying to a few notions already posted but GRIII didn't have a "bad" game. When you look at his past performances this year not much was different than what happened tonight. He isn't a player who is "revolved" around in the offense. He's a bit of a clean-up guy, if you will, and there wasn't much room for clean-ups. That's putting it in a simple way, I will say. He was quiet, for sure, but unless Beilein starts making up plays for him not much wull change from the type of role he is already playing, including tonight.
February 2nd, 2013 at 11:25 PM ^
understand your point, but GRII had almost no offensive impact, rebounding, or getting open cutting to the basket or elsewhere. He cleans up b/c he finds space and out-athletics others. He couldn't do that today. That is on him, and I expect him to do better on Tuesday.
February 2nd, 2013 at 11:49 PM ^
Agree 100% GRIII did not have a good game, but I'm not sure he's at fault. The offense doesn't flow through him much, especially when we're executing pick and roll stuff - which seemed like 70%+ of our offensive sets in this game. There was a lot of one on one stuff with little offensive flow, perhaps by design to exploit supposed mismatches. He also excels in the transition game - another facet of the game that was dormant throughout the entire match up.
He'll bounce back, as will Stauskas.
February 3rd, 2013 at 12:50 AM ^
Sorry, but he had a bad game. He was shooting 58% from the field coming into the game but went 1-6 tonight. He also grabbed only four rebounds in 40 minutes (his season average is almost six a game) while also struggling mightily on defense. On top of it all, he seemed a step slow going for loose balls. The environment seemed to get to him.
February 2nd, 2013 at 11:22 PM ^
February 3rd, 2013 at 5:17 PM ^
In the post-game interviews, Oladipo went out of his way to apologize and talk about his respect for UM. He said he was running on pure adrenalin at the time and made a really bad choice.
I know he makes a good villain but Oladipo is actually a really nice, classy guy. It may not make the loss feel any better, but I feel like the UM-IU series this year is one characterized by both intensity and mutual respect.
A lot of IU fans were also quite upset by the play. I would expect that Oladipo already chatted with a few of the Michigan players and apologized.
February 2nd, 2013 at 11:22 PM ^
or he crapped in his pants like a freshman. Stuaskas has to work harder to get free shots. Rest of the team was fine. Revenge will be sweet come March.
February 3rd, 2013 at 1:32 AM ^
Actually, just listened to the post-game press conference and Beilein said Stauskas had the flu and wasn't able to practice yesterday. Maybe affected his game today. Nothing said about GRIII.
February 2nd, 2013 at 11:31 PM ^
We missed too many bunny shots early. Stauskas didn't shoot well from three. Burke took a lot of bad shots. Glenn Robinson wasn't much of a factor.I credit IU for hitting their free throws. I thought the refs weren't bad considering where we were playing at.
We should be able to take IU next time.