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December 28th, 2010 at 1:53 AM
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ChesterBlue
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Predictions for UM basketball

The Hoops team has played well during the pre Big Ten schedule.  Granted the preseason expectations were very low and the team has easily exceeded those expectations.

Can they maintain this level of play in the Big Ten? 

I'm going to be an optimist and say:

Morris will be able to see over the smaller PG in the BTen and drive and dish and ave.14p/6a/3r game in BT

Smotrcyz and Hardaway will be up and down and have nearly identical stats...each averaging  8/2/2

Outside shooting will be improved over last year....shoot  34% from 3pt  & 45% from 2pt

Defense will continue play as a unit and be effective most of the time...hold opp to 41% fg%
 
Win turnover battle, lose rebounding battle

8 wins -10 losses IN THE BIG TEN regular season

1 win in BT tourney

Make the NCAA

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December 28th, 2010 at 1:57 AM | Prediction (Score:1)
BlueDragon
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Break the losing streak vs. MSU.  This is the year.

Abort, Retry, Fail?

December 28th, 2010 at 5:39 AM | . (Score:1)
sbeck04
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I hope you are right. I bet my friend that went to msu we would split the series this year and I could really use that $10.

December 28th, 2010 at 2:03 PM | i agreee (Score:1)
goblueknight
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I agree with this prediction about breaking the streak vs MSU. In fact, despite Breslin being a tough place to play, I could see UM possibly taking both against sparty. 

Gotta take the Big Ten schedule one game at a time.  If Morris can continue averaging 15 points and 7 assists, along with 3 or 4 boards a game I also see an NCAA tourney appearance, or at least a high seed in NIT!

December 28th, 2010 at 1:59 AM | omg i love statistics based (Score:1)
BLUEnTAYLORED
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omg i love statistics based on... nothing?

B1G =/ our preconference schedule

tgod.

December 28th, 2010 at 2:05 AM | What is the B1G? (Score:1)
MGoBender
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What is the B1G?

CoE Class of 2007

December 28th, 2010 at 3:03 AM | Love that Avatar...... (Score:1)
burtcomma
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Bender with a Michigan helmet, sweet!

December 28th, 2010 at 12:28 PM | (No subject) (Score:1)
BlueDragon
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Abort, Retry, Fail?

December 28th, 2010 at 2:01 AM | Did someone say prediction! (Score:1)
swamyblue
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I see the reverse Chet: 10-8 in the conference...

Big Ten Tourney (TBD)

NCAA - Yes sir...BB stays healthy and we make it.

"Don't stop your feet on contact!"

-Brady Hoke

Newsflash, if we don't win Rose Bowl '13 we will have little choice but to lay the blame on Kate Upton.  That is all!

December 28th, 2010 at 2:32 AM | With our OOC, 8-10 does not (Score:1)
zguy517
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With our OOC, 8-10 does not get us in. Hell 9-9 doesn't unless we beat Kansas.

December 28th, 2010 at 2:37 AM | We barely make the tourney (Score:1)
bleep bloop
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We barely make the tourney (don't go very far, that's next year), 9 or 10 wins in conference play getting beat by OSU (not happy about it though) but beating sParty to end that curse that they're so into nowadays. Lose to Kansas.

Two wins in the Big Ten tournament. 

I agree that Hardaway Jr. and Smotrycz will be up and down, but both contribute. Darrius keeps it going throughout the year, dude is sick. If the three ball is dropping, we'll be alright.

December 28th, 2010 at 2:36 AM | undefeated!!!! (Score:1)
goblue418
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undefeated!!!!

Status: Pending

December 28th, 2010 at 2:43 AM | We successfully go back in (Score:1)
bleep bloop
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We successfully go back in time and beat Syracuse and UTEP and use our time traveling ability to win the rest of our games... genius! Now all we have to do is figure out this whole time traveling thing. I'm looking at you, engineers. My LS&Play buddies and I will sit this one out.

December 28th, 2010 at 1:30 PM | GG Brown is all over it.... (Score:1)
saveferris
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Stop by the Auto Lab sometime and check out what the MEs have cooking....

 

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December 28th, 2010 at 2:44 AM | I've got a prediction for Purdue basketball (Score:1)
Zone Read Left
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PAIN

December 28th, 2010 at 3:25 AM | Awww C'mon Losing Sucks (Score:1)
buckeyejonross
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Awww

C'mon

Losing

Sucks.

"So put 2 on, put 10 on, WHAT DO YOU CARE IT'S NOT LIKE YOU'RE PAYIN' FOR 'EM!!!!?"
-Doug Heffernan, in regards to Arthur and his stamp needs

December 28th, 2010 at 3:58 AM | (No subject) (Score:1)
GoBlue221
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Shock the world
December 28th, 2010 at 5:00 AM | I see an up and down B10 (Score:1)
The Shredder
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I see an up and down B10 season. Some good wins and and some bad loses. NIT and than next year we make the big leap. 

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December 28th, 2010 at 7:05 AM | 8 wins (Score:1)
Michigan4Life
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will not get Michigan in.  They would need to win about 10-11, possibly 12 games to get into the NCAA tourney.

December 28th, 2010 at 8:17 AM | I agree it will take at least ten to get in (Score:1)
Tater
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I like the OP's prediction, but I agree that it does put them at least a win short of the NCAA, and they make the NIT.  Before the regular season started, I think most fans would have thought a NIT prediction would have been too optimistic.  I had them pegged for 12-14 wins with an outside chance of making the NIT. 

After seeing how they have played as a team and how some of younger players are stepping up, I would upgrade to NIT with an outside chance of the NCAA.

 

 

 

December 28th, 2010 at 12:08 PM | I could see 8 wins, with one (Score:1)
Serth
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I could see 8 wins, with one of those wins against Kansas and another against MSU/OSU to get them in.

December 28th, 2010 at 8:21 AM | 10 wins in the B10? #1, not (Score:1)
Michigan Arrogance
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10 wins in the B10?

#1, not gonna happen. we'll be 7-11 at best, probably 6-12

#2, 10 wins would be a lock to get into the tourney, given a win or 2 in the B10 tourney.

hell, 8 wins gets us in for sure, IME.

Harvard: The MICHIGAN of the East

We're not arrogant, we're just better.

December 28th, 2010 at 8:42 AM | I'm excited about our future, (Score:1)
cypress
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I'm excited about our future, but everyone expecting 10 or more wins is probably going to be disappointed, and then we'll have to hear morons get pissed that we "arent living up to expectations" and they will question Beilein. We will probably win 6 or 7 Big 10 games and make the NIT. 8-10 in the Big ten wont get us in the NCAA tourney anyway. Next year we should make it..and then hopefully stay in for years to come.

December 28th, 2010 at 11:57 AM | Agree. 6-7 wins (Score:1)
PhillipFulmersPants
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in B10 seems about right to me. I like this team, but the level of opponent -- size, strength, experience, difficulty of some of the road venues -- I just don't see this team winning more  than that. It will be interesting to see if they can keep up their defense, because at least that will keep them in games. 

They should be competitive on most nights, but I suspect they'll be some games where the youth will be very apparent.  I hope I'm wrong, though.

December 28th, 2010 at 9:26 AM | Semis (Score:1)
jshclhn
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I predict 7 conference wins, then the semis for the B1G tourney and the NIT.

Crunch. Zip. Live to fight another day.

December 28th, 2010 at 10:00 AM |   8 wins -10 losses IN (Score:1)
Tim
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8 wins -10 losses IN THE BIG TEN regular season

1 win in BT tourney

Make the NCAA

19-14 will not get us into the tourney, unless you're also predicting a win over Kansas. 20-13 may just do it, but... pipe dream.

Yeastbound and Down

Great Lax State

December 28th, 2010 at 10:08 AM | 9-9, plus a W in the BTT would put the close to being in- (Score:1)
JT4145
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which makes today's game huge.  I think the real key to the season will be how this young team comes back from a brutal one week stretch (At Wis-KU-OSU) with games at IU and NW. 

GO BLUE!!

December 28th, 2010 at 10:39 AM | .500 in Big 10 conference (Score:1)
Braylon 5 Hour ...
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.500 in Big 10 conference (not that I am predicting that) would give us a decent chance of getting in, I think...also really depends on who the wins come against, we've got a lot of opportunities for quality wins in the Big 10, starting today!

Also, I know TH Jr. has been up and down but overall he's been much better than Smotrycz hasn't he? 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJnKm6ftPu0&feature=related

December 28th, 2010 at 11:08 AM | Prediction... (Score:1)
Brightside
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If we win the B1G Tournament, I believe we will make the NCAA Tournament...

/s

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December 28th, 2010 at 11:42 AM | Here's to hoping we go .500 (Score:1)
Thatguy2525
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Here's to hoping we go .500 in the B1G TEN and make the tourney. Although we will need to beat a couple big timers in order to do it.

Hail to the Victors! Go Blue!

December 28th, 2010 at 12:07 PM | 8th Place Finish (Score:1)
TroyNienberg
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I don't have a record but I see us being better than Iowa, Penn State, and Indiana.  NW & the rest get us because of inexperience over the long haul.

December 28th, 2010 at 12:28 PM | Playing (Score:1)
aquaman2342
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Playing good defense can mask a lot of the traits of inexperience. I have much higher hopes than I did coming into the season, but then again who doesn't? We'll sneak a couple good wins in here and there, just miss the tournament and make a solid run next year. 

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December 28th, 2010 at 12:10 PM | .667 in the Big Ten (Score:1)
MGoGolf
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book it.

December 28th, 2010 at 12:22 PM | We'll know a lot more about (Score:1)
SysMark
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We'll know a lot more about where we stand around 4PM today - really looking forward to this one.

December 28th, 2010 at 12:35 PM | 8-10 in conference play (Score:1)
Soulfire21
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.. doesn't get us near the NCAA.

We were 9-9 in '08 when we made the tourny, but our nonconference schedule also had wins over #4 UCLA and #4 Duke.

Soo... Yeah.  If we beat Kansas, then maybe we get considered at 9-9, but I think we're going to have to at least make it to 10-8 to even be on the bubble.

Maybe this isn't our year, but with the way this team has looked so far, I definitely am excited about where the program is going.

Loving the aggressive man to man defense.

HAIL.

December 28th, 2010 at 12:42 PM | isn't the B10 stornger this (Score:1)
Michigan Arrogance
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isn't the B10 stornger this year than it was in 08? 8-9 wins in ocng means wins over MSU, OSU, PU, Wisc, some on the road. that's a pretty good league record.

also, wouldn't it mean about a 6th place finish? with 1-2 more wins in the tourney? I think 8 wins leads to a solid NCAA resume, assuming a win or 2 in the conf tournament

Harvard: The MICHIGAN of the East

We're not arrogant, we're just better.

December 28th, 2010 at 12:57 PM | Well, kind of.. (Score:1)
Soulfire21
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The B10 is supposed to be stronger this year, but then again, we don't really know yet.  Michigan State started at No. 2 and is down to No. 20, Purdue started at No. 8 and is now No. 13, Illinois started at No. 16 and is down to No. 25, and Wisconsin started No. 24, bowed out for a couple weeks, and is now back at No. 24.

Ohio State is the only Big Ten school to be at a higher ranking now than they were in the pre-season, so one could say that, up to this point, the Big Ten has disappointed a bit.

8-9 wins could get us in, I do agree, but it can't be against just IU, Iowa, PSU etc.  To get in to the tourny at 8-10, we'd need wins against MSU, OSU, Illinois, Wisconsin, Purdue, etc.

So, we could in theory get into the tournament ... but then again, assuming a loss to #3 Kansas, we'd finish the season at 18-13.  Not exactly a great record, and no marquee non conference victories.

Possible, not probable.

HAIL.

December 28th, 2010 at 2:50 PM | a 500 record would be great (Score:1)
buckeyeh8er
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but I see us pulling out about 7 wins

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