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December 3rd, 2013 at 11:49 PM ^
December 3rd, 2013 at 11:36 PM ^
We've become too dependent on Stauskas' threes. Everyone else was afraid to take one when he was shut down.
December 3rd, 2013 at 11:43 PM ^
1. I've often thought that other coaches (like Coach K) are way overrated and Beilein should be mentioned in that realm. Today, I had to eat my words. Coach K was a mile ahead of Beilein all night. Every time we switched to 1-3-1, Duke got an open three-pointer. When Spike Albrecht was in the game, they ran him through screens or simply abused him with Cook. When Morgan was in the game, Duke crashed the glass and went hard to the paint and bullied him in the paint on offense. Not to rip on Beilein, but this is why Coach K is the winningest coach of all time.
2. Morgan is not a B1G-caliber rotation player. Last year he might have been because of his ability to draw charges, but under the new rules he can't even do that. McGary and Horford both bring better length, athleticism, offensive ability, touch...Morgan is this year's Vogrich.
3. Walton made some awful passes but I was really impressed with him. Besides LeVert, he was the only player that found a way to make things happen off the dribble. I think Beilein should have played him more. Also, when he was in the game it felt like he was at least able to gamely defend Cook, unlike Albrecht who was a revolving door.
4. The team was mentally somewhere else. Maybe the calls in the beginning got to them, maybe they didn't react to the crowd well...but mental errors and focus were clearly issues. I don't want to make excuses because Duke deserved to win, but it's a disturbing trend.
5. If an NBA team is paying me millions of dollars to be its general manager, I'm not picking Glenn Robinson III before the late second round. His jump shot is good, not great, and he has a terrible habit of passing up open three's for contested mid-range jumpers. So far, he is Michigan's most disappointing player.
6. Irvin should have seen more time.
Overall, the team is still learning and growing. I, for one, did not expect Michigan to beat Duke on the road (though I expected a slightly closer game). After two years of going undefeated at home until the last game, expect Arizona to change that trend with a double-digit win. Hopefully, we will see Michigan put up more of a fight, but the minute we have to defend Tarczewski with Morgan the game will be over.
December 4th, 2013 at 2:39 AM ^
Pretty much sucks. We'll be forced to go a lot of 2 bigs in that game, but Tarczewski is about the player I'm 5th most worried about.
December 4th, 2013 at 8:46 AM ^
December 4th, 2013 at 9:23 AM ^
Unfortunately I don't think GRIII has any great leaps of improvement left. Time to move Lavert or Irvin ahead of him in the rotation. On this years team the chances of victory are going to be too small for the invisible man to play meaningful minutes.
December 3rd, 2013 at 11:44 PM ^
December 3rd, 2013 at 11:49 PM ^
For all the shit we give GRIII, he actually did a good job making Parker work for his points. If Smot had to guard him, Parker would have had 40
December 3rd, 2013 at 11:46 PM ^
December 3rd, 2013 at 11:47 PM ^
Just like Denard.
Those were some special players.
Next up . . .we're going to miss Gallon big time next year.
December 3rd, 2013 at 11:51 PM ^
December 3rd, 2013 at 11:54 PM ^
December 4th, 2013 at 12:38 AM ^
December 3rd, 2013 at 11:56 PM ^
Can somebody wake me up when Michigan beats a good team in any major sport?
December 4th, 2013 at 12:03 AM ^
December 4th, 2013 at 8:03 AM ^
December 3rd, 2013 at 11:58 PM ^
Hey, at least free-throw shooting looked solid. 16-19, and Stauskas had missed two of those. That'll be important in physical B1G play.
December 4th, 2013 at 12:06 AM ^
December 4th, 2013 at 12:18 AM ^
Too many minutes for Spike tonight, especialyl considering he was not up to the defensive task of slowing down Cook
December 4th, 2013 at 2:18 AM ^
December 4th, 2013 at 2:32 AM ^
Basketball is not football. It's like a 30 game season and you will have plenty of highs and lows. They are young, injured, and have lost to a few good teams. Last year we had a stretch of 3 losses in 4 games I believe, and got blown out at MSU.
Nobody knows how good they will be or how far they will go in the B1G or tournament...but you can't read much into the team after 8 games. Get a grip people.
December 4th, 2013 at 2:45 AM ^
December 4th, 2013 at 9:37 AM ^