Michigan Basketball Snowflakes Thread
January 13th, 2013 at 4:10 PM ^
When is the last time Michigan has won a big game on the road in either sport?
January 13th, 2013 at 4:12 PM ^
2009 @ Minnesota to keep dance hope alive
January 13th, 2013 at 4:21 PM ^
2011 at MSU was a pretty big deal. That completely turned that season around.
January 13th, 2013 at 4:13 PM ^
In this sport, what really matters is winning the big neutral site games if you know what I mean.
January 13th, 2013 at 4:17 PM ^
January 13th, 2013 at 4:19 PM ^
I don't know what you mean.
January 13th, 2013 at 4:11 PM ^
January 13th, 2013 at 4:14 PM ^
Suck it Pete Carroll.
That is all.
January 13th, 2013 at 4:39 PM ^
January 13th, 2013 at 4:15 PM ^
Here's my snowflake:
- 2012 Kentucky had 2 losses
- 2011 Connecticut had 9(!) losses
- 2010 Duke had 5 losses
And I could go on.
The national champion is usually not undefeated. In a conference as good as the Big Ten, we're going to pick up losses.
We will mop the floor with them at Crisler.
We are going to the NCAA tournament.
January 13th, 2013 at 4:15 PM ^
January 13th, 2013 at 4:18 PM ^
Keep this in mind. We haven't won at Value city arena since I was in 3rd fucking grade. I'm a freshman in college. And I remember watching that game, bragging about it the next day, and no one caring.
January 13th, 2013 at 4:31 PM ^
That has a lot to do with the fact that we were a crappy program most of the last decade. This was the first time in 10-12 years we didn't go in there as a big underdog.
January 13th, 2013 at 4:40 PM ^
January 13th, 2013 at 4:19 PM ^
Another snowflake:
I'm sick of our inability to consistently beat Ohio State in football and basketball.
January 13th, 2013 at 4:19 PM ^
I have an extra sad that one such loss was Ohio State.
#MyFeelingsAreImportant
January 13th, 2013 at 4:20 PM ^
January 13th, 2013 at 4:27 PM ^
January 13th, 2013 at 4:38 PM ^
Go Blue.
January 13th, 2013 at 4:29 PM ^
January 13th, 2013 at 4:29 PM ^
16-0 wouldn't have won us a trophy. This game was a lot like Arkansas last year (including the Burke miss), and the team will rebound to contend until the last day of the season. 5 freshmen in top 9 grew up a lot today.
Beilein, Burke, Hardaway, and the squad are completely fine. Can't win them all but we immediately have another chance at a big road win with @ Minnesota next.
January 13th, 2013 at 4:30 PM ^
January 13th, 2013 at 4:33 PM ^
Is that JMO is are steady, you know what you're getting type of player. You might not feel him as much as Mitch but sometimes that's a good thing (defensive lapses, turnovers). I like what I've been seeing from Mitch for sure but I can't criticize the decision to have a seasoned, proven veteran like Morgan in at any point. Jordan Morgan has proven over the last three years that we can count on him to win games.
January 13th, 2013 at 4:30 PM ^
January 13th, 2013 at 4:31 PM ^
How much do you reckon tickets for the Michigan State game will go for?
January 13th, 2013 at 4:36 PM ^
More than I can afford right now
January 13th, 2013 at 4:33 PM ^
But with that said, we fought hard, and I was proud of this team for not giving up.
I would also like to say that OSU is beatable, and the refs sucked. I can list the arm bar no call on Hardaway, the and one that wasn't called on Burke and the ghost of a charge on Stauskas in the opening min. But hey, too many turnovers, but I think we will grow. It's great that Michigan basketball is in a situation where we get really upset over just 1 loss. 16-1 is nothing to be ashamed of- we just have to defend home court, and win ourselves a big ten championship!
Go Blue!!!
January 13th, 2013 at 4:50 PM ^
January 13th, 2013 at 4:36 PM ^
I cannot wait for the day when Michigan has a serious threat down low.
January 13th, 2013 at 4:41 PM ^
And unfortunately that may come next year once Burke, Hardaway, and GRIII are gone.
January 13th, 2013 at 4:38 PM ^
Stauskus should've sat after showing he wouldn't be effective today. I love Morgan but McGary should have received more minutes today. The team seemed to be better when he was out there. It's tough to nitpick a 3 point loss. I'm glad Burke took that shot near the end. Your best player should take that shot. Young team with the first real conference test did well. They won't play that bad in the future.
January 13th, 2013 at 4:41 PM ^
You want Burke taking that shot, but I would have preferred something going towards the basket. Really no need for a 3 there.
January 13th, 2013 at 7:13 PM ^
He's our best player and he felt comfortable taking it so yes.
January 13th, 2013 at 4:57 PM ^
January 13th, 2013 at 4:39 PM ^
Glad to see McGary emerge over the last few weeks. We'll need him on Thursday.
January 13th, 2013 at 4:40 PM ^
January 13th, 2013 at 4:41 PM ^
It seemed like ohio and Neb both took a defensive strategy of overplaying the passing lanes to isolate the ball handling/passing skills. We need to solve that as we move forward and into the tourney. Fewer turnovers and better shot selection, hitting FTs and inside shot/rebound presence would help too.
As a side note, I think we were a mid-seed in '89 (6?) and Glen Rice went batshit crazy in the NCAAs; this team is easily as talented, if not more.
January 13th, 2013 at 6:16 PM ^
this team may be as talented as the 89 team relative to its competition, however, the 89 team was more talented than this team. that team had at least 5 guys make it to the nba; two of which started for several years.
ncaa teams in general had more talent last century because kids stayed at least 3 years with few exceptions.
January 13th, 2013 at 8:50 PM ^
January 13th, 2013 at 4:41 PM ^
January 13th, 2013 at 4:41 PM ^
January 13th, 2013 at 4:42 PM ^
I am so fucking sick of losing to Ohio..this athletic dept better make some changes and learn how to keep up because we have gotten our asses stomped for years now in both Basketball and football..go ahead and Flamebait me i dont give a shit
January 13th, 2013 at 4:45 PM ^
January 13th, 2013 at 4:47 PM ^
It's true. They focus all of their energy on us and we need to do the same.
January 13th, 2013 at 4:43 PM ^
January 13th, 2013 at 4:44 PM ^
January 13th, 2013 at 4:44 PM ^
It's about time Stauskus was brought down to earth. He's been way too cocky and needed a reality check.
January 13th, 2013 at 5:03 PM ^
January 13th, 2013 at 5:24 PM ^
I love Stauskus bot honestly he was getting way to cocky for having beaten up on a bunch of bums. Back when he was flying high I remember an interview where they asked him how he felt about shooting 58% from 3, and he responded by saying he's actually been a little off because he usually shoots 60%. Honestly he'll be lucky if he stays above 40%.
January 13th, 2013 at 6:56 PM ^