MBB Michigan/Illinois post game thread
January 27th, 2013 at 8:57 PM ^
Burke had a bad game, McGary was up and down. Still a convincing 14 point win on the road . Very impressive.
January 27th, 2013 at 9:00 PM ^
January 27th, 2013 at 9:54 PM ^
January 27th, 2013 at 9:57 PM ^
Not sure about Burke, but McGary had to play more minutes than usual because of Morgan's absence.
January 27th, 2013 at 10:20 PM ^
McGary though didn't wind up with more than usual minutes because of foul trouble.
January 27th, 2013 at 9:02 PM ^
January 27th, 2013 at 9:53 PM ^
January 27th, 2013 at 9:04 PM ^
January 27th, 2013 at 9:25 PM ^
Why downvote this? It's very very true.
January 27th, 2013 at 10:21 PM ^
If you take away the "Adventures of Max B. At The Free Throw Line" out of the equation, Michigan's FT shooting is respectably average like it's been all year.
Give Max props though he came right back and drilled his next two.
January 27th, 2013 at 9:06 PM ^
January 27th, 2013 at 9:23 PM ^
I'm sure Beilein will go over that in practice. Doesn't seem like a hard fix, right?
January 27th, 2013 at 9:57 PM ^
Seriously in the inbounds plays michigan was terrible. The one on the sideline that turned into two easy points for Illinois was especially bad.
That's a much more difficult play than you give it credit for.
January 27th, 2013 at 10:51 PM ^
Also JB did adjust. Instead of Burke tossing it in against Egwu he had Hardaway inbounding later in the game.
January 27th, 2013 at 9:06 PM ^
Late for the posbang?
January 27th, 2013 at 9:12 PM ^
I would say bad by Trey Burke standards. Forced too many shots.
January 27th, 2013 at 9:22 PM ^
Couldn't find anything but from what little I know about ankle sprains, I'm guessing he's 50/50 for the Indiana game. Anybody have an insight into that?
January 27th, 2013 at 9:47 PM ^
The fact that he returned to the bench and walked off the court under his own power at the end would seem to bode well. I don't know about the NW game but I suspect he will be available for IU.
January 27th, 2013 at 10:25 PM ^
Coach B said in his press conference that he was not able to put weight on it. As it stands, it's highly unlikely Morgan will be available to play over this critical stretch of the next five games.
January 27th, 2013 at 11:26 PM ^
lord knows i have sprained both ankles several times playing bball. in general, they hurt like hell the next day. they are near 100% in two weeks. but i could see him giving 10 min of play next weekend with a good tape job.
January 27th, 2013 at 10:24 PM ^
January 27th, 2013 at 10:38 PM ^
The NW game was pretty much 40 minutes of domination. We had, what, 15 points at the 16:00 mark?
January 27th, 2013 at 11:01 PM ^
If this team isn't dominant enough for you, you are never going to be satisfied.
January 27th, 2013 at 10:32 PM ^
that the Wolverines go 4-0, which is what I think is going to happen.
January 27th, 2013 at 10:49 PM ^
Can anyone figure out what the hell is going on with all the ticky tack fouls this year. It's unbearable to watch since it just kills the flow of everything. Wisconsin was in the bonus less than 5 minutes into the 2nd half yesterday vs MN. I was really sweating bullets when Morgan went down since you knew Mitch would get in foul trouble. Of course the bench came through but it's getting frustrating watching every Big Ten game turn into a free throw contest halfway thru each half.
Do you think it's coming from higher ups or the refs just getting tv (especially TV Ted) and power hungry
January 27th, 2013 at 10:59 PM ^
Couldn't disagree more. Jesus Christ , the whole Champaign was amped up to ruin MIchgan's #1 potential ranking. Illinois made several charges but each time was answered by at least three very impressive runs. Defensively everyone played well, particularly the improving freshmen. Did Burke play one on one too much or get lazy on an inbound pass? Sure but the guy still had 19 points, 5 assists, 5 boards, 3 steals and didn't allow Illinois to press successfully.
Illinois plays a wild style and jacked up many long 3's that is condusive to some sloppy plays, but the entire team passed this test rather easily on the road. No criticisms here!
January 27th, 2013 at 11:34 PM ^
January 27th, 2013 at 11:43 PM ^
It's a sight to behold to watch the freshmen grow and develop as the season progresses.
January 28th, 2013 at 8:23 AM ^
One other thought: Illinois's arena is really weird. It looks like a miniature Seattle Kingdome and seems (on TV anyway) even gloomier inside.
January 28th, 2013 at 9:00 AM ^