MSU second half open thread
Let's hope for a strong second half showing to close the gap.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:57 PM ^
this team's road play pisses me off so much. they refuse to show up, D up, rebound.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:55 PM ^
The silver lining: if we finish 4th or 5th in the big ten we get a chance to bash in Wisconsin's skulls in the big ten tournament. That's almost worth it to me. (Rationalizing, I am)
February 12th, 2013 at 9:56 PM ^
i hate everything and everything!!!
February 12th, 2013 at 9:56 PM ^
there better be a turtle chomping on Beilein's dong right now.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:58 PM ^
/end thread
February 12th, 2013 at 10:02 PM ^
At this point it might as well be a whole wolverine biting him
February 12th, 2013 at 10:11 PM ^
Is the visual equivalent of having a turtle bite on my dong.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:57 PM ^
That's 5 THJ 3 pointers and we're in the lead. We can get back in this!
February 12th, 2013 at 10:01 PM ^
I think we need to hope for THJ to score ANY points, first.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:57 PM ^
Fuck this game. I'm sick of watching them crap the bed in first halves on the road.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:03 PM ^
Jump off the bandwagon now. And send yourself to Bolivia while you're at it.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:09 PM ^
I should definitely send myself for that comment. But fuck it - that is the only time you'll see me take advantage of my privileges.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:58 PM ^
One thing to remember...a loss by 1 and a loss by 20 count the same at the end of the season in the standings
February 12th, 2013 at 11:12 PM ^
That doesn't mean every bro won't come out of the woodwork and rant about how great sparty is and how they "been on" whatever the fuck that means. You obviously don't live in West Michigan or a neutral/sparty-heavy area.
Oh wait, I don't either! I moved to STL I forgot! Fuck yisss.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:58 PM ^
I liked it better when we were an overachieving, under-the-radar team that utilized the "every 4 minutes war" when we played in big games.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:01 PM ^
I liked Zack Novak and Stu Douglass. Leadership. They had it.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:29 PM ^
But only at home. And usually just against mediocre competition.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:59 PM ^
#1 seeds sure as shit don't play this badly
February 12th, 2013 at 10:00 PM ^
Florida vs Arkansas and Duke vs Miami disprove your theory. Everyone has off nights. We just seem to have off first halves.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:05 PM ^
I don't buy Florida as a #1 seed even though they'll be awarded one. And Duke was playing it's first game without it's best player.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:06 PM ^
Ryan Kelly was injured before the NC State game.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:59 PM ^
I'll be in the corner watching Kate Upton jiggle. Wake me when it's over.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:59 PM ^
State plays better in the second half when they're down. That's one good thing. This will get close and come down to the final possession. Book it.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:01 PM ^
How's this for a stat?
THJ has never scored a first half point at the Breslin Center. In his career.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:01 PM ^
If Stauskas and GRIII don't show up on a neutral floor in a huge environment, UM isn't getting past the second weekend of the tourney.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:33 PM ^
Dude looks completely uninterested in being involved on either end of the court when he's in the game. Beilien needs to have a come to Jesus moment with him. Sit him the rest of the game or something to make a point. Either play hard, or you're not playing.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:02 PM ^
This stretch has been brutal for the team, but to just not even show up against your in-state rival.... who the refs have indeedv allowed to hand check and grab at will. But what the hell did they expect? This was going to be way more physical that Wisky and the starters and bench look like they've never seen anything like it.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:03 PM ^
This makes me not want to watch B1G basketball
February 12th, 2013 at 10:03 PM ^
You know...if I had to choose now of the NCAA tournament to take a dump in the game of basketball id choose now...so hopefully this team is just going through growing pains and will get it together for the tournament. That will show how good of a coach JB is...
February 12th, 2013 at 10:07 PM ^
Right, everyone would choose that. But, taking a dump now does not mean that they will be better in March. Taking a dump now and taking a dump in March are not mutually exclusive. These tough losses don't seem to be leading to improvement.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:02 PM ^
This team isn't near as good as we/they thought they were. Sad sad sad
February 12th, 2013 at 10:02 PM ^
Where has GRIII been the past month??
February 12th, 2013 at 10:06 PM ^
Holy shit you're right. He IS still on the team....I just thought we were starting 4 players for some odd reason. I had to go back and re-watch the first half but he is in there.
I need to go back and check the Wisconsin game. Was he there too?
February 12th, 2013 at 10:09 PM ^
I heard AMC just started filming a spin-off of Finding Bigfoot to determine the whereabouts of GRIII.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:25 PM ^
Spring break. Padre baby.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:03 PM ^
I'm sick of trying to defend their pathetic road showings.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:03 PM ^
Why is it that every road game, someone just doesn't show up? It's like everyone has to take their turn except Burke. Tonight it looks like THJ is on duty.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:04 PM ^
At least I'm still moderately rich. More subpar Hopslam down the hatch.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:05 PM ^
Can we get a Brady Hoke half time pep talk please? Or a Novak freakout? That would be nice
February 12th, 2013 at 10:05 PM ^
um yikes
February 12th, 2013 at 10:05 PM ^
And this is why its sad Trey isn't coming back next year.
All the youth is showing up with every single big game that we play as the conference grind wears on. This team will not be the same next year, and with Trey Burke to run the point and Walton backing him up we could do something really really special.
I'm not contemplating doom and gloom, we are still very good, but this is not an elite team that can win it all. Elite teams do not get punched in the mouth this many games in a row. They have moments and then turn it on. Michigan is regressing, not progressing.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:07 PM ^
To Kentucky last year...
February 12th, 2013 at 10:08 PM ^
100% Agree, case and point look at Kentucky, I mean they had a hell of a recruiting class and look where they are now...
February 12th, 2013 at 10:15 PM ^
they were all freshmen then and won it all. this argument is invalid.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:20 PM ^
And look at Kentucky this year? In decades and decades of basketball it's only been done once. And that one time was with back to back recruiting classes that not only ranked number 1, but had one class that was higher ranked than even the Fab 5.
Not ever good freshman class is going to have the caliber of players Kentucky had last year. Even they had trouble reloading that.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:05 PM ^
Rutgers is representing the B1G well. Wait, they are losing too.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:06 PM ^
i'm sure Michigan will cut it down and end up losing by 5 or so.. so sick of the games ending this way
February 12th, 2013 at 10:06 PM ^
total no show that half except trey
February 12th, 2013 at 10:06 PM ^
THJ rumored to be injured. Not participating in warmups per twitter