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2 weeks 5 days ago	That's a whole lotta...	nice layups!  Welcome, Andrew.
4 weeks 3 days ago	Not new-threadworthy in my opinion	But ESPN's front page is reporting Gary Harris is coming back.  That's a little surprising to me given his high projection and his nagging shoulder injury, but very good for MSU.  Here's to hoping GRIII and MM make teh same decision.
4 weeks 3 days ago	The socks are disappointing	They need black socks with bird droppings
5 weeks 4 days ago	Gary Harris is ready	His play is very advanced, mentally, and he's not likely to get bigger or much stronger
6 weeks 3 days ago	Why?	Are you one of those members who is unable to simply ignore a thread that is clearly described and has no interest to you?
7 weeks 2 days ago	Good catch	Must have been my subconscious refusing to acknowledge OSU. Looks like my therapy is working
7 weeks 3 days ago	Bruce Pearl	does not like the B1G.  He has all four teams losing their sweet sixteen games????
8 weeks 4 days ago	Agreed	And it sucks that they are the most likely of the bunch to actually raise the banner
9 weeks 1 day ago	Sweet 16 isn't my goal	If all we do is beat two crappy teams and get to the Sweet 16, I won't be happy. I want this team to play hard and play to their potential, then I'll be happy win or lose.
9 weeks 1 day ago	Who cares	You have to judge whether or not it was a bad loss by how you played, not how highly ranked your opponent is. That was a bad lose, both in isolation and in light if our obvious deficiencies which every decent coach is able to exploit.
9 weeks 1 day ago	We are not a top 12 team	We are 5 th in our conference and as good as our conference is, I can pick 5 Big East teams that are better than us, too. U am pretty sure there are another 5 spread out around the country. Frankly, I'd say the top 25 defensive teams would all beat us.
9 weeks 1 day ago	This is 100% accurate	And it sucks. We are the team I love because we are Michigan and the team I hate and use an example for the kids I coach to demonstrate how not to play basketball. And that is perhaps the most painful season long experience I have ever gone through. We are so easy to gameplan against it is pathetic. And I really don't blame Beilein unless you think he should have recruited other kids. The gameplan is, "Hey guys, this Mivhigan team is talented, but they don't like to be defended, they won't put a body on you, their version of good defense is to desperately hope to fake 6 charges a game and we can blow by their perimeter defenders at will. And, oh yeah, you can ignore their post players because they have zero offensive skill. Remember boys, you are playing talented marshmallows. Can we beat marshmallows?"
9 weeks 2 days ago	Things change	This is the current reality. I cheer for Michigan and for Michigan's players. The second they take the floor I completely forget about what they are wearing. That was the case in 1990, 2000, 2010 and now. Sometimes we'll like what they are wearing and sometimes we won't. But let's not pretend this is something more than what it actually is - a slightly different take on a basketball uniform.
9 weeks 2 days ago	A little awkward	As I understand it Big Dog was a little absent as a father. He did a good job on that panel but it seemed obvious that Tim is more in tune with what his son is going through.
9 weeks 3 days ago	Pretty much what I expected	any decent team would look at this tourney has a chance to come out fresh with intensity.  So naturally, we come out and play the shittiest defense imaginable and get manhandled in every facet.
9 weeks 3 days ago	Mbakwe getting Gus warmed up for us	HA HAAAAA Big Fella
9 weeks 3 days ago	Minnesota is dangerous	if they stay interested.  I'd love to see them play IU.
9 weeks 6 days ago	Scumbag	Think about the mentality he must have.  It's disgusting.  They just clinched a B1G title and likely one seed and have a great team and his focus is on isolating out the opposing team's assistant and berating him for things that (a) he probably had little or nothing to do with and (b) happened when Crean had nothing to do with IU.  How about having a positive attitude and celebrating your team's accomplishments?  What a fucking loser.
10 weeks 6 days ago	Total fluff, but...	I just watched the post-game interviews with Burke and Levert on umhoops.com and that's really the first time I've heard Levert.  He's a great interview - humble and responsive, not just full of cliches. I think as he gets more mature he's going to be a real glue guy for us.
11 weeks 2 days ago	As a hoops fan	I LOVE this conference.  It may often lack elite teams but I think it is going to be a very competitive conference with a lot of quality teams. This is just an observation, but as a lawyer, this reminds me of how the past ten years saw a couple of co-evolving trends.  Lots of mergers of firms into mega-firms and at the same time a lot of smaller boutique firms that are ultra specialized formed and are succeeding. That new conference is a nice boutique hoops league and as long as they don't overreach or try to turn it into something else, they should do quite well.
11 weeks 3 days ago	Interesting article	What a life.  He's gone through so much that his perspective at age 33 is probably more reasoned than men 10 years older.  As he explains it, you can really envision feeling the way he did at age 23 - being frustrated and wanting to get on the big stage.  And his hindsight is perfect, "What was my hurry?  I was only 23.  Who cares if it takes another 18 months at AAA?" Seems like he's got great perspective on things now.
11 weeks 3 days ago	Hold on	Three point defense is only random if you play it. I don't think KenPom or Brian or anyone with functioning eyeballs would say that if you leave scholarship athletes open or don't close out or don't raise your arms in the air that that increase a teams likelihood of making threes. It is easy to get hot against teams that don't guard you. Just keep telling yourself that all these poor shooting teams are getting lucky against us.
11 weeks 3 days ago	I think many of us	Might prefer a forfeit over what the alternatives appear to be at this point. I think a large number of Michigan fans still care more about the effort than the result. I know I do. We should be a frighteningly good perimeter defense. Instead we are terrible. Since we have long athletic perimeter players the explanation is simple - lack of effort. I feel like I am watching my 8 year old play. He thinks he's playing hard and he's really playing at about 60%. I pull him aside and talk to him about it and he says he totally understands. He then goes out there and plays at....60% and acts surprised when I tell him he was playing the same way. At some point it is up to the players to decide how much they want it and to actually leave it on the floor. Tonight not one player left it all on the floor. When the entire team does that, they lose in the most embarrassing defeat if the year.
11 weeks 3 days ago	Robinson is horribly out of position	On rebounds. He watches the shot but does not always get his body on a man
11 weeks 3 days ago	It's a nice dream	But anyone who thinks this team has a chance to get to a Final Four is kidding themselves. They have demonstrated throughout the season an absolute lack of mental tenacity. So unless everyone rolls over for us or unless we miraculously draw 4 teams that are afraid to play defense there is no way we win 4 games against teams that really want to beat us.
11 weeks 3 days ago	I can shoot 6-10	When I'm wide open. fundamental defensive principle - make the guy you are checking feel uncomfortable by forcing him to do what he doesn't like to do. That is something we suck at.
11 weeks 4 days ago	Mich 71 MSU 67	Mich 71 MSU 67
11 weeks 6 days ago	Won't IU be the likely 1	In that bracket? If do, that won't happen and we should be thankful
12 weeks 1 day ago	You're right.	I hold myself in contempt
12 weeks 1 day ago	Discriminated against?	Nope.  Made fun of?  Yup. But don't let that deter you from enjoying the the comraderie here.  I commend you for showing your love for all things Michigan.

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