November 24th, 2013 at 10:06 PM ^
November 24th, 2013 at 10:11 PM ^
November 24th, 2013 at 10:23 PM ^
Whatttttt? Has this been broken out before? Where was I when this happened? Is this real life?
November 24th, 2013 at 10:28 PM ^
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November 25th, 2013 at 1:08 AM ^
November 24th, 2013 at 9:55 PM ^
This team fought, but man this weekend was terrible. Football team, basketball team, the Lions all losing and I got cockblocked last night fuck this month.
November 24th, 2013 at 9:55 PM ^
November 24th, 2013 at 9:56 PM ^
We really need to work on boxing out in practice.
November 24th, 2013 at 9:56 PM ^
November 24th, 2013 at 10:09 PM ^
November 24th, 2013 at 9:57 PM ^
1. GRIII and McGary: 10 points total on 2-8 shooting. You expect more from two supposed 1st round picks.
2. Maybe Zak Irvin should think about not leading the team in shot attempts.
3. Can LeVert at least pretend to care about defense?
November 24th, 2013 at 10:29 PM ^
It's November so I'm more concerned about the health of GRIII and, of course,
November 24th, 2013 at 10:28 PM ^
Is also not getting enough touches. Once in a while, it's okay to throw an entry pass.
November 24th, 2013 at 9:57 PM ^
The game just doesn't matter except what the coach and this still, very young team can learn about each other. For everyone whose tender little egos can't handle having them lose and want to write them off: you're pitiful.
Coach B will have them primed for the NCAA's
November 24th, 2013 at 10:01 PM ^
I don't see a single person writing them off...
November 24th, 2013 at 10:02 PM ^
HALOL! Go read the game thread and then say that with a straight face.
November 24th, 2013 at 10:04 PM ^
Eh no thanks. I'll trust you without wading into that mess.
November 24th, 2013 at 10:03 PM ^
November 24th, 2013 at 9:57 PM ^
To be fair, Stauskas and Robinson were hurt, and McGary and Levert were in foul trouble. Still, most of the players did not look like they wanted to be there. I hate Dakich but he was right when he said there was no effort besides Stauskas.
November 24th, 2013 at 9:58 PM ^
November 24th, 2013 at 10:03 PM ^
This team will not win without GRIII, see the game tonight. Like it or not his presence alone changes how defenses play us.
November 24th, 2013 at 11:56 PM ^
November 24th, 2013 at 11:56 PM ^
Irvin was 2-13. He was also nowhere to be found near the glass (understandable since that's not really his game).
We've all been hard on GRIII, but his athleticism around the rim does help. We missed it today.
November 24th, 2013 at 9:58 PM ^
I agree with everything John Belein is about. But when your team is shooting so poorly, would it hurt to get Mitch some touches in the post?? I think he need's to see a lot more of the ball than he has, especially inside the paint and not hovering around the 3 point line.
November 24th, 2013 at 10:00 PM ^
November 24th, 2013 at 10:01 PM ^
Despite every that went wrong, we hit a few more FT's and we win. That wasn't real fun to watch, but experience for the freshmen will pay off when it counts later in B1G play.
November 24th, 2013 at 10:02 PM ^
for "one of those years"
People are acting like a game in which GRIII played less than 10 minutes (ESPN box score didn't have mins played tracked) are symptomatic of the program. "JB can't teach rebounding", we have tempo-free stats that show otherwise historically (at least on the defensive glass). We have been underwhelmed by GRIII thus far this season but a bone bruise (my best non-medical guess at what is going on) will impact his play.
November 24th, 2013 at 10:06 PM ^
November 24th, 2013 at 10:10 PM ^
November 24th, 2013 at 10:52 PM ^
November 24th, 2013 at 10:02 PM ^
Couldn't score. Couldn't play defense.
Stauskas looks great. Irvin looked so bad I can't begin to describe it. Terrible shooting and even worse defense.
Spike looks good on offense and terrible on defense.
We don't have a scoring threat outside of Stauskas.
The B1G will not be fun.
November 25th, 2013 at 12:00 AM ^
But our guards are allergic to throwing McGary entry passes! The good news is Beilein coaches this offense, not Al Borges. He will make the right adjustments.
It's probably time to recalibrate our expectations from "Final Four Contender with two lottery picks" to "Top 5 B1G team with Sweet Sixteen ceiling". And there's nothing wrong with that.
I just have so much more faith in Beilein than Borges it's not even funny. In a situation where we were young and shorthanded, Beilein called some brilliant plays out of timeouts. In addition (and this is my gut feeling) I think he wanted the guards to feed McGary more. I expect him to make the right adjustments.
November 24th, 2013 at 10:02 PM ^
November 24th, 2013 at 10:03 PM ^
things will be ok - the team is adjusting to life without the National POY/1st rd pick, 2 key guys were hurting, McGary is still coming back and the freshmen will get better. Look at the college b-ball landscape, lots of big name teams losing/being severely challenged at home early this year. I think the team will start hitting their stride heading into the B1G schedule.
November 24th, 2013 at 10:04 PM ^
November 24th, 2013 at 10:20 PM ^
November 24th, 2013 at 10:05 PM ^
Basketball has a long season. In everyone of Belein's seasons besides last year, we start out slow and get better as the year goes on.
November 24th, 2013 at 10:13 PM ^
so if our outside shots are not falling, we probably won't win. This game is about as cold as any team could shoot the ball. I haven't checked the stats, but it seemed like we missed a lot of free throws too.
It's a bad loss, but we'll get better.
November 24th, 2013 at 10:16 PM ^
November 24th, 2013 at 10:14 PM ^
This may be an odd question, but why haven't we spread the floor and run high ball screens like last year? Granted we don't have Burke, but we still have capable guards who can drive/dish/attack the rim, and we have at least one shooter.
Our offense looked really crappy tonight, poor shooting aside. I saw LeVert run a couple nice pick and rolls for easy lay-ups. More of that please. Less of Irvin taking one dribble inside the arc and going up with an ugly, low-percentage shot.
November 24th, 2013 at 10:27 PM ^
I hope the high ball screen game evolves during the first part of the year into something we can trust again as a go-to part of our offense. I think we're just feeling our way around right now. Levert + Staukas + Walton should be able to use the high balls screen game effectively and consistently with time.
November 24th, 2013 at 10:14 PM ^
Just wait til February. We are going to be a tough team for anyone to beat.
November 24th, 2013 at 10:14 PM ^
This weekend can blow me. Literally, just unzip my pants and gurgle.
Wow. Started off so promising. And then football just ruined it.
This is the second time we've been upset by these fuckers. They ruined the 1977 NCAA Tournament run also.
But hey, women's soccer! Good for the ladies, they're dominating out there. Could win it all.
November 24th, 2013 at 10:26 PM ^
Are you suggesting a Women's Soccer Appreciation thread?
November 24th, 2013 at 10:40 PM ^
Phil Hubbard before his knee injury. Ricky Green (I used to mimic him by throwing the ball ahead of me on breakaway layups in the schoolyard court),
Damn you, Cornbread Maxwell!
November 24th, 2013 at 10:14 PM ^
we have no interior defense. McGary was winded the whole game. Levert (our #2 scoring option) was in foul trouble. turrible shooting in the 1st half.
I didn't miss GRIII at all, but Irvin is clearly not ready for the big time.
Honestly, we looked like Duke- they have similar problems.
November 24th, 2013 at 10:32 PM ^
Hey, I'll take being compared to Duke in basketball any day of the week.
November 24th, 2013 at 10:16 PM ^