Title pretty much says it all. He has the game ranked as the #1 game of the weekend. Link? Link:
http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/49538/the-hardcourt...
EDIT: In the name of accuracy, I should note that I discovered he is not a CBB writer per se, but he has a daily feature that discusses any manner of things sports related, fwiw.
Nice. I think I predicted an
He seems a bit overly
He seems a bit overly optmistic...
the supreme head butt
Or
Underly Pessimistic
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Optimistic? Is he a Michigan
Optimistic? Is he a Michigan fan?
I got the shotgun. You got the briefcase. It's all in the game though, right?
I think this cat smokes more
I think this cat smokes more meth then I do.
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Gosh, I hate your face
Gosh, I hate your face
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I think that sentence looks pretty good...
...considering he's a meth head.
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This guy knows
This guy knows
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Maybe he meant then. As in,
Maybe he meant then. As in, that cot smokes more meth, then he does. He smokes it after the cat.
Boo. I thought "then" worked
Boo. I thought "then" worked just fine. Ryan smokes more meth and then the poster does too.
"I have long thought that anyone who does not regularly - or ever - gaze up and see the wonder and glory of a dark night sky filled with countless stars loses a sense of their fundamental connectedness to the universe."
If we don't win by double
If we don't win by double digits we know where to take our angry mob.
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I've sent the info to the Ann
I've sent the info to the Ann Arbor Torch & Pitchfork Co.
HAIL.
I can't remember...
isn't that a real business near Main St/Kerrytown?
"I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it." -Evelyn Beatrice Hall
We have traditionally played
We have traditionally played quite poorly at IU, even back in the day and the nineties. We better rise to the challenge and score early and often on the road this time. If we win, it will be close -- even OT win.
"Everybody thinks of changing humanity, but nobody thinks of changing himself." - Leo Tolstoy
well...
screw tradition then
When IU is good everyone
When IU is good everyone traditionally plays poorly at Assembly Hall. Tough olace to win.
The Refs go all Cameron
The Refs go all Cameron there.
You have to win by 10 to win by 1.
M'Dog
THIS team is pretty much
THIS team is pretty much nothing like we've had in at least a couple decades.
I got the shotgun. You got the briefcase. It's all in the game though, right?
i hate this argument.
i hate this argument. explain to me how it matters at all that completely different sets of people didn't play well in a particular location.
Last Year
A lot of the same people on the same court last year and we played pretty well, lost a close one and outperformed the Kenpom score by a good margin, that bit of history seems way more relevant than the fact the Fab Five always lost in Bloomington
Players change etc
but IU still gets 95% of the 50-50 calls.
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Balderdash.
"That's some catch, that Catch-22," he observed.
"It's the best there is," Doc Daneeka agreed.
I often read Shane Ryan's
I often read Shane Ryan's "Hardcourt Shuffle" piece, which I believe is bi-weekly. He has been claiming Indiana is overrated all season long, so this prediction is unsurprising to me. I won't complain if he's right though
You fell victim to one of the classic blunders. The most famous is never get into a land war with Asia. But only slightly less well known is this: never go in against a Sicilian, when death is on the line!
If this team goes in and wins
If this team goes in and wins by double digits...holy hell. A win like that in Assembly Hall will only make NOT making the NCG (at least Final Four) even more depressing.
So should Wisconsin go to the
So should Wisconsin go to the Final Four? They won in Bloomington two weeks ago.
UMHoops has a strength vs strength
IU - UM comparison that looks pretty favorable for UM.
"I hate losing more than I like winning." - Zack
Mitch
McGary has already been whistled for two fouls...
is that you TV teddy
is that you TV teddy valentine?
This is clever.
Well done.
Frank: A little housewarming gift. To new beginnings.
Me: I actually gave this to you for your wedding.
Frank: This model?
Me: This exact one
At
Least it's only two.
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I can literally see this game
I can literally see this game going from a double-digit Indiana win to a double-digit Michigan win. I've never been quite this uncertain about a game. I think that Indiana has to get the edge by a couple points, but the game should come down to the final minutes. Here's to hoping we're on the good side of things.
HAIL.
Bold
I wouldn't say double digits but I've been wrong before...
Heh.
Well shit, we'd better not lose then. That would be embarrassing.
YOu guys are absolutely
YOu guys are absolutely stoned. No chance in hell UM wins by double digits why? There is no home cookin this side of Cameron Indoor like that at Assembly Hall. Every marginal charge will favor IU, every marginal foul will favor IU. Indiana will be allowed to play aggressive D with the refs in their pocket, while UM will be fearful of ticky tack fouls all night.
Michigan will be lucky to win this game, not because IU is better, but because they will be playing 5 vs 8.
Absofuckinglutely right.
Absofuckinglutely right.
It's all good, but the guy
It's all good, but the guy lost me when he talked about Burke carving up Yogi Ferrell, or Christian Watford, or Jordan Hulls. Not surprising he's been wrong about the Hoosiers all year if he thinks Watford is a guard.
Crean put Watford on Burke
Crean put Watford on Burke last year after Burke torched Hulls early. The writer was correct, and Crean IS actually that bad of a game coach. He essentially put his PF on a PG.
Well then... I will eat my
Well then... I will eat my crow and give my apologies to the author, but the prospect of Watford on Burke isn't very intimidating, and I doubt Crean does the same this year with M being a much bigger team.
Interesting Read...
"I'm not just expecting a Wolverines win; I'm expecting the Michigan perimeter to dominate. And I'm expecting Burke to carve up Yogi Ferrell or Christian Watford, or, God forbid, Jordan Hulls. And I'm expecting Beilein, an excellent game coach, to take Tom Crean to school. " - from the article
I would say that, if Michigan gets into a rhythm and can dictate the pace to some degree, then nothing is impossible certainly.That's what the teams fortunate enough to have beaten the Hoosier have been able to do successfully for long stretches as it takes them away from the boards and keeps them off the free throw line.
The line right now seems to be Indiana by 4.5 or 5 depending on whose site you visit. Ryan's is an intriguing prediction because, if Massey's site is to be believed, then the odds of Michigan by 10 would sit at 3.3%. Then again, this team can do the improbable well too.
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Michigan will dominant IU,
and will be dominate the whole game.
As stated in comments above
Assembly hall is a snake pit for opponents, it makes me sick how favorable the calls the Hoosiers get at home.
When Playing the Hoosiers in Bloomington, other teams could be called hosed.
Michigan by
4
Go Blue!
The slow start at OSU still
The slow start at OSU still haunts me. We didn't react well, and this is a better in an environment at least as hostile an environment. The officiating is a concern as well. If we win this one, it speaks volumes about our team.
The slow start at OSU still
Dupe.
Well, I guess he was a little
Well, I guess he was a little off.
Nice. I think I predicted an 11 point win for Michigan in the "predict the score to win stuff" thread the other day. I like this "Shane Ryan" character.
I am this close to going all Dark Blue in here.