Michigan vs. MSU bball open thread
If you're in the Breslin, be sure to chant loud enough so we can hear you on the t.v.!
February 12th, 2013 at 10:38 PM ^
Coach K is the same way at Duke. They'll hear it in practice but going Brian Kelly on them on ESPN is going to do little.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:54 PM ^
...Bobby Knight's daughter?
February 12th, 2013 at 10:36 PM ^
can't even do basic things like pass and dribble anymore.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:37 PM ^
14 turnovers to State's 7. That's part of it.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:37 PM ^
TH2 and GR3, 2-13 shooting 4 points
February 12th, 2013 at 10:37 PM ^
Yay GIII, dissapear more
February 12th, 2013 at 10:37 PM ^
Yay GIII, dissapear more
February 12th, 2013 at 10:37 PM ^
Remember when this team was better than the fab five? And when Stauskas was better than Glenn Rice? Yeah me either...
February 12th, 2013 at 10:37 PM ^
get off the court. take a week off.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:39 PM ^
in Dec. wasn't he ranked the #9 player in the upcoming nba draft. hahahahahaha.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:41 PM ^
At this point there is not a player on the team for Michigan who should be drafted this year, including Burke. I'm sure Burke will leave but he has no business doing so.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:43 PM ^
You're overreacting. Burke is still one of the best players in the country, he's actually had a decent night.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:46 PM ^
Burke is a point guard who cannot get his team on track against top competition. How do you t hink that is going to play in the NBA? I am not overreacting. He is not ready for the NBA unless he is planning on moving to off guard.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:48 PM ^
Burke isn't at fault for the rest of the team's play. He has been playing good defense and doing the bulk of the scoring on offense.
February 13th, 2013 at 1:21 AM ^
If you think Burke is playing good defense than you must not be watching the same team I am. There is not a player on that team playing good defense and there hasn't been all year. If he cannot lock down players in the Big Ten, how is he going to handle Westbrook in the NBA?
He is not ready for the NBA but like Manny and Darius he will go out too soon and sit the bench.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:38 PM ^
February 12th, 2013 at 10:40 PM ^
We really might get doubled up...
February 12th, 2013 at 10:40 PM ^
3 of the 4 losses were on the road against top-15 teams. The other came against Wisconsin on the road who 1) needed a prayer half court shot to win, 2) beat Indiana in Bloomington, and 3) are ridiculously good at protecting home court.
Indiana and MSU will come to A2 soon. As long as Mich holds serve, then it's not that much of an underachievement. I'm okay with going 3-3 against OSU, IU, and MSU. Too bad Wisconsin doesn't make a return trip.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:41 PM ^
February 12th, 2013 at 10:43 PM ^
February 12th, 2013 at 10:43 PM ^
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February 12th, 2013 at 10:44 PM ^
has a team ranked #1 as late as Jan ever lost by 30?
February 12th, 2013 at 10:46 PM ^
Duke vs. Miami. I believe Duke was #1 at the time. If it wasn't 30, it was damn close.
~Herm
February 12th, 2013 at 10:45 PM ^
I'd be frustrated if I was an EMU fan and this was the score. Absolutely unacceptable for a Michigan team to perform at such a disgusting level. I would seriously question any ranking that puts us in the top 10 next week. This was not just a bad game, this was an exposure and exploitation of our weaknesses.
~Herm
February 12th, 2013 at 10:46 PM ^
Really Burke? No hussle for that rebound.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:46 PM ^
team hitchhike home. to lose is one thing. but to not give any effort is complete bullshit.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:47 PM ^
Team don't care? Guess I won't either.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:48 PM ^
they should put Zack Novak on the bus back to Ann Arbor and just let him loose
February 12th, 2013 at 10:49 PM ^
February 12th, 2013 at 10:50 PM ^
just saw him on the bench. even akunne gets to play over him. and he's a senior on his last trip to breslin.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:51 PM ^
You can tell Burke would rather be in the NBA.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:52 PM ^
Margin of error is reduced to zero. Let's return the favor when MSU visits Crisler, and take care of Indiana, and finish 14-4 in the conference tied at the top.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:54 PM ^
I'll have what you're having.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:55 PM ^
February 12th, 2013 at 10:56 PM ^
Different team when they play at Crisler I think, but admittedly that's a rosy projection. Hard to see Michigan not drop 1 more.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:55 PM ^
i will just take a win against penn st at this point. it's like when i play a par 3 course in order to get my confidence back in my golf game.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:55 PM ^
February 12th, 2013 at 10:56 PM ^
how this team picks itself back up. Fairly shattering experience all around tonight.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:58 PM ^
are outworking our scrubs.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:59 PM ^
Have we ever shot less than 10% before?
EDIT: Oh, shit, we're shooting 36%.
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February 13th, 2013 at 9:44 AM ^
Did not expect that effort. Went to the game (first time in Breslin) and was ran out of there like the team was. I do have to ask to anyone else at the game... is it just me or can the State defense pretty much place their hands on any offensive player at anytime? I get it... we got our asses kicked. Watching at the game and seeing the plays develop away from the ball I am amazed at how much contact there is against MSU and when MSU had the ball how we tried to move our feet. It was like watching basketball on one end and something entirely different on the other.
I cannot stress enough that we still would not have won but damn... that is some physical basketball and I can't figure out how and why it is allowed. I mean hell, even on inbounds plays Mitch a few times was literally pushing two defenders that were making contact with him and holding him. Strange game and honestly it looked like the toughest stretch on the schedule finally caught up to a young team that had no gas in the tank.