Stanford upsets #10 UConn
And Michigan gets stanford on Saturday in Brooklyn.
Alrighty then.
December 18th, 2013 at 11:19 PM ^
Michigan has proven that they can beat anyone if they play well and lose to almost anyone if they don't. They also seem to play up and down to the level of competition. But they are getting more experience every week.
Bring it on.
December 18th, 2013 at 11:30 PM ^
Last year's team, sure, but I'm not so sure about this year's team yet.
December 18th, 2013 at 11:48 PM ^
They should have beaten Arizona on Saturday. Sorry to use "shoulda coulda" but that is what I'm going to do when the refs blow an absurd whistle against the home team in the last minute that put Arizona ahead.
December 19th, 2013 at 12:46 AM ^
Don't let the ref's decide it. Michigan should have had that game in hand and they collapsed, because 2013 is terrible and can someone PLEASE sacrifice that chicken already?!
December 19th, 2013 at 1:03 AM ^
I agree somewhat but I still think that performance from Michigan at Crisler would beat Arizona 9 out of 10 times. On that day, Ashley played out of his ever-living mind and the refs were ... well ... not really doing the normal home team accomodation usually seen in front of hot college basketball crowds.
I really, really want another shot at that team.
December 19th, 2013 at 7:42 AM ^
Maybe that's the problem... this situation calls for a goat, two pigs, and a cow. Just a chicken won't do jack.
December 19th, 2013 at 8:05 AM ^
just a bucket of KFC, so much cleaner.
Michigan running on all cylinders and being moderately hot from behind the arc can beat any team in the country. Right now they are getting about 1 or 2 cylinders at a time consequently the potential is very, very evident and pretty much everybody is just waiting for this team to erupt. The commentators that cover Michigan games unanomously see the potential and almost specifically ackowledge that they are watching the first strokes of what is going to be a damn fine painting.
Here is the question for Saturday. Michigan suffered a tough, really kind of unfair loss on Sunday despite really playing well. They will without question come out jacked on Saturday. The question is can they funnel that enthusiasm into hard, coherent play, or will their emotions get the better of them and play kind of stoked up but dysfunctional game. My prediction is that we will get a healthy dose of Spike. I think that the circumstances combined with the venue may be a little over Walton's head right now.
December 19th, 2013 at 12:28 PM ^
I don't think the assembly line style mercy killing of delicious, juicy, finger lickin' good mutant chicken will suffice. But whether it works or not, you'll have a delicious family meal at affordable prices.
December 19th, 2013 at 1:01 PM ^
We just had to grab one defensive rebound with 30 seconds to probably win.
December 18th, 2013 at 11:20 PM ^
December 18th, 2013 at 11:24 PM ^
And meanwhile we have to suffer through another undefeated Ohio team with 0 impressive wins.
December 18th, 2013 at 11:34 PM ^
Because Ohio is undefeated with 0 impressive wins?
December 18th, 2013 at 11:34 PM ^
December 18th, 2013 at 11:30 PM ^
Yay, they're not all that good yet they're good enough to beat a top 25 team (I don't think UConn is top 10) which means they're probably good enough to beat our "still finding ourselves"-butts...Awesome.
*I am not predicting a loss by any means, but the fuggin' premonitions exist.
December 18th, 2013 at 11:35 PM ^
Were fucked
December 18th, 2013 at 11:36 PM ^
Just kidding, we have another big test Stanford looks much improved this season. Were gonna have to play a complete game to win this
December 19th, 2013 at 12:13 AM ^
A loss against Stanford would basically lock us in as a bubble team for awhile. Our next chance to get any sort of quality win would be Jan 18 at Wisconsin. This is a big game.
You don't want to go into your conference schedule with 5 losses, especially when your marquee/top25ish games to begin the B1G season are almost all on the road:
- @Wisconsin(#4)
- Home vs Iowa(#25)
- @MSU(#5)
- @IU(AssemblyHall/Refs)
- @Iowa(#25)
- @OSU(#3).
Stanford might not be a quality win, but it would certainly be a big concern if we add another loss before conference time.
December 19th, 2013 at 12:25 AM ^
I'll save everyone the trouble of reading the game thread, should we not win by 70
- GR3 isn't a D1 player
- Beilein got lucky with Burke
- Zomagawd we don't run any offense it's just drives h4yufytbfybjhbbf
- Something about not having a winning mentality
- "fuck"
- worst Michigan sports year everrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
- team will be lucky to make the NIT
- why doesn't Beilein teach defense or rebounding
You're all welcome
December 19th, 2013 at 12:45 AM ^
...excapt it's none of those things. We're not tough enough.
December 19th, 2013 at 12:56 AM ^
Oh, my bad. That's a perfect example of a dumb cliche that I totally forgot
December 20th, 2013 at 12:34 AM ^
lol, google "dry wit."
December 19th, 2013 at 12:49 AM ^
This....is some stupid ass shit. You oversimplify peoples complaints, picking out the loudest and dumbest and drowing out legit criticism to be made of a team that has been pretty damn dissapointing, turning it into basically 2 lines of fuckwits throwing their own shit at each other. Acting like this or any Michigan team is above criticism is just...well it's just fucking dumb.
December 19th, 2013 at 1:00 AM ^
"2 lines of fuckwits throwing their own shit at each other" pretty much perfectly encapsulates basketball game threads.
Maybe pop four Xanax, take a deep breath, and point out where I insinuated the team is above criticism. They aren't. I was summarizing what goes on when people pop blood vessels banging their keyboards and inundating everyone else with dumb, reactionary "commentary."
But that doesn't sound like something you'd know anything about, you prince of level-headedness, you
December 19th, 2013 at 6:58 AM ^
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December 19th, 2013 at 1:16 AM ^
We got fucked on that call plain and simple. CBS said it too. We probably win without it too and with the way this year's gone, you could tell that that was coming.
December 19th, 2013 at 1:48 AM ^
December 19th, 2013 at 4:00 AM ^
Anyone know how to watch this game? No tv info on espn.com, and mgoblue says it's on fox 1. What the hell is that?
This is a pretty big matchup that would get some viewers...why isn't it on a normal channel?
December 19th, 2013 at 6:20 AM ^
Fox Sports 1 is a newer network and should be available in most markets depending on your provider. If I am not mistaken, it is merely a national version of what Fox Sports has done for years with regional coverage (like Fox Sports Detroit where I live). If you go to your cable provider's site and check the listings, you should be able to ascertain the channel number.
December 19th, 2013 at 6:31 AM ^
We've lost to 3 top 10 teams. The PG position is still unsettled and that's what is going to happen. Going into the season did anyone really think we would make another NCAA championship run?
Finishing in the top 3 B1G is a realistic goal for this year which is somewhat a year of transition due to the loss of Burke. That said these losses to quality opponents will serve them well late in the season as these young players begin to get better. No need to panic yet, wait until late February.
December 19th, 2013 at 7:28 AM ^
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December 19th, 2013 at 8:17 AM ^
It's tough to be up against it this early in the season, but that's where we are due to the extremely challenging non-conference schedule and the losses.
December 19th, 2013 at 9:07 AM ^
I hate to be thinking of tournament math, but you're right. Unless we catch fire and win 12 conference games again, or - obvious is obvious - we win the B1G tourney, Stanford looks like an extremely crucial game. Must-win? Perhaps. It's going to be a grueling B1G season ahead.
December 19th, 2013 at 9:20 AM ^
I hope Stanford only scores 53 points against UM. That game was like the UCONN-Butler NC game a few years ago. Snooze fest.
December 19th, 2013 at 9:34 AM ^
They will be a test but I venture Stanford is beatable. I'd rather have our competition look better so good on them for beating UConn. This is going to be more of a home game for Michigan though we will get neutral court credit. Stanford should have some fans there but I'm guessing it's going to be 63-35 or 70-30 Blue on Saturday.
December 19th, 2013 at 10:09 AM ^
December 19th, 2013 at 10:21 AM ^
It was a good game. This actually sets up pretty well for Michigan. We can beat Stanford and that win makes them a stronger opponent.
December 19th, 2013 at 2:34 PM ^
I'm pretty sure we're going to destroy the Cardinal and then have worked out a few things before the bloodbath that is the Big Ten conference gets fired up.