UM vs. Iowa MBB Open Thread

I would rather see morford on the floor together than see robinson play 38 minutes.  If he isnt catching alley oops he is worthless.  Good thing he can jump high there is a career on the Harlem Globetrotters awaiting him.

I want to win just so the camera can go back to the Iowa cheerleader guy looking sad.

Does this staff have a specific defensive minded/specialist assistant coach?

Generally speaking, how does the defensive coaching work with this staff?

These last 3 games have showed me 1 thing, Stauskas and GRIII are going to be back next season.   Only way I see them leaving is if they both have a phenomenal tournament (similar to Mitch last season).  

Stauskas hasn't shown he has the 'head' for the NBA game.  If he has a bad game, it seems that carries over into many games after.  It takes him a long time to shake it and go back to his game.

GRIII just doesn't seem to have the 1x1 skills.  I think the NBA hype got to him, he just needs to play his game.  Don't try 1x1 moves, get the buckets slashing and driving within the offense.  Also needs work on his outside jump shot.  

Irvin is going to hit 7 second half three's, and Nik Stauskas is going to contribute 34 points and 15 assists, and Michigan will win by the final score of 99 - 68

Irvin is going to hit 7 second half three's, and Nik Stauskas is going to contribute 34 points and 15 assists, and Michigan will win by the final score of 99 - 68

We miss McGary.

Teams just totally ignore Morford, They switch guards onto those two and we can't take advantage. There's a reason our offense took it to another level when Mitch got going last year. He's so, so much better on the offensive end than Morford. 

I love him but he deserves some questioning here. The new defense of Stauskas is clear, they are going to follow the Duke and IU blueprint of putting smaller quicker defenders on him and we knew that coming in. Why has Beilein not drawn up a new wrinkle to get Nik some confidence early on? How about some double or even triple screens to combat this defense? You just can't have your best player be completely neutralized and just smile about it.

Another area where I am questioning Beilein, and I do that reluctantly because I know he is a great coach, but why does Levert guard the other teams best player? He is just awful trying to stay with guys moving without the ball! Take a page from the Stauskas defense and put a smaller quicker player on Marble, maybe Walton and see if he can at least stay near him.

It never ceases to amaze that Glenn and Caris absord 90% of the vitriol from this board when Nik has been just as bad or worse, yet again. 

Haven't heard the calls to bench Nik. Why exactly do the other two catch such a disproportionate amount of the rage? 

That was not a good look

Well, we missed about 4-5 opportunities to narrow the lead there.  Levert turnover.

We aren't winning this game when Levert is the only one giving a shit

Oh god they still can hit their 3s.

Yet another turnover, that's got to be close to it.  Just wow.

No chance we're winning this game. Is our defense that bad? Why does every team shoot lights out against us?

think about playing some ...

You can hate on Dakich all you want, but he is spot on. This is disgusting. 

Nik needs to sit.

Honestly, I wouldn't object to him sitting for the rest of the game. He's just sulking every time something goes wrong. 

Nik looks like he doesn't even care right now. I'm sure he does, but it's not showing on the floor.

Thanks Derrick. After 3 guys pass up open 3's, something takes one. Walton has passed up a bunch of looks he needs to be taking, though. 

a "do-over?"

You'd think if you were 6' 10'' you could rebound a little better than Horford

Rebounds are 24-14. Another Michigan turnover.