tOfficial "THIS HAS TO HAPPEN... RIGHT?" MBB Game Reaction thread
February 12th, 2015 at 10:56 PM ^
tOfficial? WTF is this, RCMB?
February 12th, 2015 at 11:00 PM ^
February 12th, 2015 at 11:08 PM ^
February 12th, 2015 at 10:57 PM ^
February 13th, 2015 at 12:21 AM ^
It all goes in "the bank" for next year. This year is sorta shot, anyway, so it's not all bad if this team comes out pissed off next season with a lot to prove and the basketball gods owing them some victories.
February 12th, 2015 at 10:57 PM ^
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February 12th, 2015 at 10:57 PM ^
1. you probably just put in the jinx
2. how about the clock not starting til Illi kid reached half court
3. does anyone else agree that Beilein is terrible to end close games?
February 12th, 2015 at 11:17 PM ^
However, Beilein is bad at setting up inbound passes; generally great with the play once the ball is in play, but he has a history of not adjusting the inbounds to the defense. Putting Spike or MAAR on the sideline to inbound against a 6'10" jumpy lanky guy is not a recipe for success.
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February 12th, 2015 at 11:25 PM ^
In this case you may have a point, but Beilein has been a king of BLOBs and SLOBs.
February 12th, 2015 at 11:18 PM ^
Re: #3... No one agrees. Cause you're wrong.
February 12th, 2015 at 10:59 PM ^
To end before I react
February 12th, 2015 at 11:01 PM ^
February 12th, 2015 at 11:01 PM ^
we have lost it completely. These guys have the talent but need the experience.
February 12th, 2015 at 11:12 PM ^
February 12th, 2015 at 11:01 PM ^
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February 12th, 2015 at 11:04 PM ^
you get an upvote and I get neg for saying the same thing. woo!
February 12th, 2015 at 11:15 PM ^
February 12th, 2015 at 11:17 PM ^
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February 12th, 2015 at 11:37 PM ^
February 13th, 2015 at 12:38 AM ^
February 12th, 2015 at 11:01 PM ^
February 12th, 2015 at 11:02 PM ^
2 timeouts
5 plays
0 shots
Let the kids play the was a stupid timeout !!!!!
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February 12th, 2015 at 11:03 PM ^
you know you've had trouble inbounding the ball, who had the stroke of genius to call timeout?
Was screaming when it happened, was very sad to be right.
February 12th, 2015 at 11:49 PM ^
I don't know if it mattered. Illinois was going to foul as soon as we made our move, so we would have been inbounding regardless.
February 12th, 2015 at 11:55 PM ^
they might have played it out pretty poorly without the benefit of a timeout to set up their strategy.
February 13th, 2015 at 12:07 AM ^
I'm sure Groce told them to foul when we made a move. That's not a hard command to understand. Our team is even younger and we do that all the time.
February 13th, 2015 at 12:22 AM ^
there's a fog of the game that happens when a team misses and is suddenly defending the last shot with no shot clock.
Yes, he could have screamed to them from the sideline, but the way those kids handled fouling (they fouled way too fast) even with the benefit of talking it over in a time out, I liked our chances there.
February 12th, 2015 at 11:02 PM ^
not sure whether to blame the coaches or the lack of talent.
Yes, our offense shut down completely, but what the hell do we have out there?
No one can drive past anyone. Zak Irvin couldn't drive around a parked car.
February 12th, 2015 at 11:02 PM ^
There is no way we get a number one seed now in the big dance.
February 12th, 2015 at 11:03 PM ^
Why are they replaying the OT from Michigan State instead of the Illinois game?
February 12th, 2015 at 11:03 PM ^
I really wonder what happens to this team between minutes 38 and 40, and in turn, 40 and 45. Because they just suck down the stretch. Hard.
February 12th, 2015 at 11:05 PM ^
uh, it ain't complicated. When you have no one who can beat his man straight up and defenses clamp down, as they do at the end of the game, you've got problems.
We have no one who can create an advantage out there anymore, now that even Walton is gone.
How is this fucking complicated?
February 12th, 2015 at 11:08 PM ^
They don't have the player who is talented enough to take over games down the stretch. LeVert had been that player before his injury. He took over against Villanova in that comeback and in the win against Oregon his shot wasn't falling but he got to the free throw line. No one on this roster can consistently create shots for themselves and others, especially in the clutch.
February 12th, 2015 at 11:09 PM ^
The four guards played all 20 minutes in the second half because we have no other options.
February 12th, 2015 at 11:04 PM ^
I don't really see what Beilein did wrong. The players are the ones who messed up.
February 12th, 2015 at 11:07 PM ^
of obscene stupidity, but other than that this is just lack of talent. We have zero go to guys out there, and you need those to not collapse down the stretch.
February 12th, 2015 at 11:07 PM ^
hmmm I dont know maybe his opportunity to call plays after TOs, fouls that resulted in a throw up to Dawkins. Ya I think thats where I would start.
February 12th, 2015 at 11:14 PM ^
in the final minute when we are up 3. dumb. that zone is suseptible to giving up 3s. play a man or extended 2-3 and defend the 3.
February 13th, 2015 at 3:42 AM ^
February 12th, 2015 at 11:18 PM ^
He keep going to 1-3-1, including a variant with Spike playing the back 1, when it was getting shredded for 3s and Michigan had some success in man-to-man. He didn't draw up a decent inbound play and Michigan turned it over on a 5 sec call. He called TO with 30 seconds left which allowed the Illioni to orchestrate their fouling strategy and run the clock down to 4.5 seconds. This also forced Michigan to inbound the ball multiple times despite their being terrible at it. Finally, he drew up and ran an awful inbound play with 4.5 second left. He had the smallest player trying to inbound around the biggest opponent and called for Spike to throw a half court bomb to Dawkins.
Good coache sometimes have bad games. This was one of them for Coach B. The shitty thing is that the inbound problems are systemic. Whether they have 3 NBA draft picks on the floor or 5 walk-ons, Michigan struggles to inbound the ball under Beilein. They struggle inbounding from under the basket after a make, which is obscene because you can run the baseline, and they struggle after outbounds and foul calls.
February 12th, 2015 at 11:21 PM ^
JB had been going to max much of the game which worked. then he stopped in the last minute. max was just being used as a screener. i don't understand.
February 13th, 2015 at 12:02 AM ^
February 12th, 2015 at 11:04 PM ^
February 12th, 2015 at 11:04 PM ^
How many minutes of OT has it been since Michigan scored?
February 12th, 2015 at 11:07 PM ^
With the players Beilein is forced to play, it's a wonder we're even getting to OT. This team seems to have just enough fuel to get close to the finish line, but not over the line.
February 12th, 2015 at 11:05 PM ^
Official Beilien cost us the game thread
February 12th, 2015 at 11:08 PM ^
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February 12th, 2015 at 11:12 PM ^
Not having a FUCKING INBOUNDS PLAY for 3 straight failed inbounds. Beilein was awful down the stretch, only a fool would say he was good.
February 12th, 2015 at 11:19 PM ^
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February 12th, 2015 at 11:26 PM ^
I have a hard time believing that Spike just threw a half-court bomb on his own accord. I suspect the play has that motion to the basket built into it with an option to throw it, but the coaching staff also has to prioritize the reads, just like you would do for a QB. Given that Spike thre that bomb pretty quickly, I would assume it was the first or second read and that's dumb-- it's too difficult of a throw and they had plenty of time. Maybe Spike just lost it, but given Michigan's constant struggles to inbound regardless of the inbounder, I think it is more likely a coaching problem.