Michigan Basketball vs. Kansas NCAA Tournament Game 3 Open Thread
Hardaway going to the line for a one and one...
Edit: No, we're down 11 but Tim made one so we're down 10. Only 10.
Why take out Morgan????
Everything that Michigan had a problem doing this year such as defense, rebounding, and boxing out has all coming back tonight.
we just need like 6 stops and 8 makes in a row...
I think we should take Robinson out ... Get Morgan for D
Fuck
Well. Mitch has played withey even or better and we're still down 10. Screw the experts.
Totally agree. My biggest issues tonight:
Gr3
Free throws
Thjr
Even adequate performances would have been enough prolly.
Killed us with his defense. Neutralized Burke single handedly
All offseason. Free throw fucking drills
Stop missing the 1 and 1s!!
Why is there a commercial after every fucking whistle!?!?!?
It is not our night. We have to work so hard for every rebound, every loose ball. We're not "getting the bounces" so to speak. Throw in our 46% free throw shooting, and that's a big part of it. Things are coming easy for Kansas, and difficult for Michigan. I'm not sure what the assignable causes are, but that's my observation.
This game is frustrating. Losing when we play below our potential is difficult to take. I'm sorry but Kansas is not better than us we just are playing bad.
This team have up four minutes ago in the game. You look at their mannerisms between plays and they are defeated.
- You allow 20 layups/tips/dunks in a game.
- You're a shooting team and you go 6/13 from the line.
...with a 6-8 guy in your face helps.
This game is playing out about as well as Michigan could hope for. Just losing all the 50-50 plays and can't hit the shots they have made all year.
4:00 to turn it around
It been a great season. We just ran into a better team. No shame in that. Trey has given us everything he has, but unfortunately for us, Tourney's just arent his thing...
This buick encore commercial makes me want to buy a dinosaur.
People are going to look back and think Kansas shot the lights out. No, we just gave them layups and put backs.
But we could be in this thing. That's what is so frustrating.
If we make some free throws, if we play a bigger lineup, we're right there. In fact, I think we're winning.
GRIII is a very good player, but he's just outsized in this game.
A bigger lineup wasn't going to fix anything. It was going to clog the paint for Burke and THjr and pretty much play into what Kansas wants you to do. You're not replacing GR3 with Shaq, you're replacing him with Morgan... and Morgan's not going to be able to keep up with Kansas' 4 or move him out of the paint.
Could you just give Coach B the benefit of the doubt? If he thought that there was anything he could do that would improve our chances of winning, trust me, he'd be doing it. He cares more about that W than you do.
Free throws have been a major problem since mid-February. I don't know what happened.
From the line
well that was a weak press
Can McGary be the best big in the conference next year?
8 missed FTs
45 seconds of game time, commercial. For fucks sake.
Does Mitch have brothers?
Why is McGary the only one that you never have to question his desire.
McGary has outplayed withey, and it's not even close.
Mitch!! Now please make a couple of 3s
Morgan and LeVert for GRIII and Stauskas.
We didn't then, but we have to now...
We get a stop and a 3 and it's a one possession game.
The weak press frustrates me. All it does is take more time off the clock. If you're not going to commit to the press, don't do it, let the defense get set and let Kansas get the ball back. We may need those 4 seconds later.
Man, this is worse than playoff hockey
GRIII has been invisible. Hardaway and Burke slept through the first half. Next year we got to find the heart to compete every game.
Don't stop believin'.
Okay, now it's over.
Of our team!
I'm really excited for mitch's future. I'm excited to see what he can do next year
McGary will be our leader next year, no matter who comes back.
Jerry's World!!!
This year.
next yeat as they polish his game.
8 free throws missed and 3 more potential free throws not taken because of missed front ends of 1-1s. Despite being we would still be in this game if we didn't tighten up and be woeful at the line.
Is a great fit with these guys. He's great but some of our guys just get passive in the last 10 min of evey game.
8pts with 7 missed FTS
Don't tease, Michigan. :(
They just keep gridning
with all that "NBA" talent we came four wins short of a title. Not bad. When is the Spring Game? Potential is one thing ... execution is another. This is an experience and defense issue. Just too many mistakes at critical times. If someone leaves for the NBA, that s ion them.