MICHIGAN-WISCONSIN GAME OPEN THREAD
M-Wolverine seems to have dropped the ball (teasing) so here is the open thread for today's game. Talk amongst ourselves. And give regular score updates if you all will, for us chumps at work that are relying on this threads for following the game.
This game is hideous
I don't know why people aren't happier about this game. For the first time in a while, we're actually playing some good defense. We've gotten open shots, and they aren't falling, and this is ugly, but I actually feel better about this game than most of other ones lately. Shots falling, as long as they're open, should regress back up to our average as the game goes on.
Maybe it's because Wisconsin is shooting 15% from the field and we're up by 4 points? Maybe it's because we can't make ANYTHING?
All season we've been crying for us to finally figure it out on D. Well, this game, we're not letting free shooters open, we aren't letting people blow by us, we're rebounding, we're contesting shots...everything you and everyone else has been complaining we don't do. But we've commited some unusual TOs, missed our FTs, and haven't been hitting our open shots. There's plenty to work on. But we've been actually getting open shots. It's not like Burke or Hardaway has just been hero-balling to poor possestions. Personally, I'll take the defensive improvement. I expect the open shots to start falling, and commit less turnovers. The regression to our usual mean that happens most every game. I'll take the positive defensive effort and be happy about that right now.
What the fuck are we doing?
This is the worst thing Ive ever watch wow. can I stop watching?
That Sam Dekker's talents are really wasted in Madison?
Stuck at work watching sports ticker updates, is it seriously only 18-10 right before half?
this game is making me miss the Detroit Shock
10 point lead quickly disappearing.
if they continue to let wisconsin hang around this will not end well for michigan
This is just unbelievably gross. Would someone please hit a damn shot!
And there we go, team needs to drive inside more.
Yeah because the refs will call foul when they knock us down in the lane.
Can they call a fucking foul. Jesus Christ.
Btw I think we should realize they arent calling any fouls this game so we should stop flying into the lane expecting fouls. geez.
Yep five times. Refs aren't going to reward us for wildly flailing into the lane.
If Michigan weren't playing, I'd go do something else.
Thank God that half is over. How Wisconsin shot 12% and is only down by 3 is far, far beyond me.
fucking pathetic first half
That was of the worst 20 minutes I have ever seen us play.
well crap.. we should be up by more than 3. not good
i hate everything about wisconsin basketball
And neither will we probably
Fuckin Brust....dude just chucks shit up and it goes in...luckiest player in college basketball!
it's nice to be leading instead of playing from behind for once.
That wasn't "good Wisconsin defense" at all, that was all terrible shot selection and turnovers. Good Lord.
That last 3 could be a dagger. Wisky is not going to continue to miss shots. Everyone saw we outplayed them - and only up 3 at half. When you have a chance to put a team away, and you don't - bad things happen.
Excuse me, Wisconsin shot 17% and is down by 3.
Look how big Jalen's tie knot is.
...we're getting killed in 3 pt'ers and free throws.
That was so painful to watch. Ugh.