Michigan vs. Syracuse NCAA Tournament Game 5 Open Thread
Can our young men keep it together for another 20 minutes.
Need to keep cleaning up on the glass!!
Who else wants to sign up for the Beilein half court clinic?
"Indiana had small guards, this is completely different". --while UM had Burke and Spike in the game
So far, so good.
And a shout out to our fans at the game. They sound great.
Double on this, great job Blue
Concur. Awesome how many fans are in ATL!
Go clock go!
Good to see the team has settled into a nice groove. They're being patient, eating up some clock and still getting points. Has to be throwing Syracuse into a funk.
Spike fucking Albrecht.
20 minutes away from playing for it all.
...so you can see "The McGary / Robinson Effect" in offensive rebounding:
FG% | 3FG% | FT% | Eff. FG% | Off. Reb. % | |
MICHIGAN | 44.83% | 35.29% | 57.14% | 55.17% | 41.18% |
SYRACUSE | 40.74% | 28.57% | 33.33% | 44.44% | 18.75% |
Mitch McGary and THJ have four assists each and the awesome stat of the half - 16 of those 36 points are off the bench. Great all around effort here!
Free throws!!
Mitch and RG3 continuing to own the glass like they have in the first half is key.
He may be the beneficiary of stellar passing, but the kid just does not miss down low. Elite finisher
We're up by this much without Burke our nik really contributing offensively. If they step up their second half I think we can pull this baby out
someone unexpected has stepped up. Today so far it's been Spike and Caris making some big plays for us. If we can get those guys on track Syracuse will cave and begin to cry.
Yeah I'm going to go ahead and put about $800 zillion dollars on Mayweather over that dude
Maybe cuse can get some M game film in the locker room at half?
Play Defense. Rebound.
Cuse is gonna get uncomfortable of they have to extend the zone or come out of it. We burn clock and score a few buckets and we play Monday.
LET EM HANG! GO BLUE!
Need to give credit to our efforts on D.
It's clear that we will not be completely shut down by the zone. This puts a lot of pressure on their O, which they are not used to dealing with.
Would love to see michigan run a double high post, with the pick set to side of key. With double high post one picks and follows allowing Burke a kick to corner , free throw line or a kick back to the original screen man
Gotta keep it going. Syracuse is going to come out with some adjustments.
They aren't going to abandon the 2-3, it's all they do. It's what they count on; if the 2-3 fails, Syracuse fails, they aren't going to out offense us all of the sudden.
Hopefully.
If we can keep up this defense in the second half, we win. Go Blue!!
Why do I do this to myself?
It's fandom. I just accept it and understand others have the disease. I'm still just as nervous as when the ball tipped
I'm calming down a lot. The team is playing more and more like the team we've all been hoping to see all year. Now I'll get antsy during the 2nd half guaranteed. But these guys are playing so well right now. Optimism fellas!!!!
pacing the living room. Family in bed, so I have to shout quietly.
Kenny with the burn!
Beautiful basketball being played. We look fantastic, and that's with Trey and Nik being stone cold. Let's keep our composure and stay patient offensively, and we should be playing on Monday.
Who's this we you're speaking of? Do you play for them? You probably don't even go to Michigan.
/sparty'd
Eat it Doug!
Gottlieb is dying inside being forced to talk positively about Michigan.
Who's RG3?
Did Charles go to the dentist?
Obvs, but keep playing D and hitting 3's and we got this.
lol all of the talking heads are in a daze due to the vaunted zone failing.
It's failed 25% (30-9) of the year for Syracuse. I was thinking the same thing, why is this shocking?
Gottlieb: No plan b, boohoo my peepee
But if not, if we keep hitting shots, they're going to get tired running in their zone at our shooters who get the ball from our passes, and wear out in the last 5-10 minutes.
You don't get to the championship game 3 times and not have a plan B!
We need strong defense in second half. No points in the paint. Make them hit jump shots.
make them miss jump shots
I think you have to give them credit. Michigan has hit some great deep shots. Would love to see the ball get into McGary more so he can find the open man. If blue can get it in there consistently it's over
The Orangemen will have adjustments to their zone defense before they come back out. Bank on ! it if they don't coach B will have
It's for moments like this, when "winning the right way" has meaning, that makes puting up with the shananigens at OSU, ALA, Yes That Miami, etc. more bearable.
Regardless of the outcome tonight, I'm proud to be a Michigan fan and a Michigan Man.
Go Blue!!
Posted earlier... Our fans are so loud in ATL! Great work people!!!
I'm more nervous with a lead than trailing.
"Not our night" vs. "Don't blow this."
Totally warranted feelings
They're going to make one run. If we hold through we win as they will be gassed.
Could half-time last any longer????? Why yes, I am impatient.