MBB: M vs PSU 7:00 ESPN Open Thread
» After going 2-0 in early Big Ten play, Michigan restarts the conference season by hosting Penn State in the seventh straight sellout at Crisler Center.
» Thursday's game is the first of two match-ups with the Nittany Lions in the regular season. U-M heads to PSU on Tuesday, Feb. 12.
» U-M (13-0) is one of four undefeated teams left in the nation. It is the third-best start to a season in program history.
» The Wolverines, winners of 27 of their last 28 games overall, hold a 27-1 record in their last 28 games at Crisler Center.
NEXT GAME
Thursday, Jan. 3 -- vs. Penn State (Crisler Center), 7 p.m.
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Sold Out Crisler. Go Blue!!
January 3rd, 2019 at 7:55 PM ^
Offense is obviously not going *great* but good to see the D ramped up as they get back into B1G play.
January 3rd, 2019 at 7:59 PM ^
5 points in the last 8 minutes?
Yikes
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:00 PM ^
i think this fairly describes tonight's shooting performance by both teams...
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:09 PM ^
swirlies?
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:08 PM ^
Good energy still out of the half...paying off.
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:08 PM ^
Poole is such a wicked athlete. He's so chill that you don't realize it.
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:09 PM ^
3 steals already this half leading to easy transition points. a good cure for poor shooting.
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:11 PM ^
It's nice how they can flip a switch on defense and get instant separation.
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:12 PM ^
Everybody happy now? ;)
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:12 PM ^
Are we up in score? I saw the string of steals but that graphic is still blinding me.
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:12 PM ^
I want want to buy a body-cam
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:14 PM ^
If I got one, it would just show the screen you're looking at.
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:13 PM ^
Teske with some nice plays. Him and Matthews are the wildcards. If they play well UM is real tough. I feel like Poole, Iggy, Z, Brooks sort of give you what they do. Teske/Matthews have really Good in them. Unfortunately they got junk too.
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:24 PM ^
Nothing wrong with having junk.
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:31 PM ^
I'd put Iggy in the same category as Teske and Matthews. He's had some games where he's been a net negative for us, while other games he is simply sensational. High standard deviation.
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:21 PM ^
So nice to have a guy like Iggy to crash the glass, even on offense at times
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:23 PM ^
Z with a 3
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:24 PM ^
simpson needed that 3 bad
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:24 PM ^
IGGY!
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:26 PM ^
Dakich "doesn't get getting tired."
I'd like to see his old ass run the court...
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:27 PM ^
Dude is annoying as hell, but he did lock down MJ. He must have had some sort of stamina
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:28 PM ^
dean smith is the only one to lock down MJ. an oldie but a goodie.
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:27 PM ^
The ESPN ads are like 4:00 AM infomercial ads. No beer? No cars?
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:27 PM ^
Dakich is an odd bird. He says a lot of random and dumb things.
Hopegully we can get this to 20+. Get some of the freshman some minutes. Livers out, we got a 6 man lineup right now. Gotta try to find a guy or two you can trust for some minutes.
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:30 PM ^
80% of the time I really like Dakich. He's kinda like a comedian that bombs some of his lines.
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:32 PM ^
problem is, he gets off on a tangent (bad joke) and doesn't let it go. like "tired" tonite. still talking about it 10 min later.
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:27 PM ^
A defense that adjusts to the opposition offense ... an offense that adjusts to the opposition defense in real time throughout the game. Go figure. Tempo change, manball, zone, , shoot the 3... whatever the situation dictates. No stubbornness not to adjust at any time let alone doing zero at halftime. No overseas trips this year for the football team. Learn something in your own backyard.
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:28 PM ^
Just when I was feeling as worried about this team as I have all season. . . they lower the boom from every spot on the court. That's a Beilein offense.
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:36 PM ^
And then that offense disappears again and all the worries come right back.
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:29 PM ^
Penn State allowing us to get in transition...bad idea
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:29 PM ^
Fuck that bank my godddd
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:29 PM ^
I was ready to write something snarky about Matthews . . . and then he did that.
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:30 PM ^
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:31 PM ^
These refs are dog shit.
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:37 PM ^
You’re being too kind to dog shit. This is why it’s brutal to watch college hoops. Refs decide to keep it close and make one sided horse shit call after one sided horse shit call. Just puke worthy performance by them.
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:31 PM ^
Iggy is a monster
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:32 PM ^
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:34 PM ^
Too many layups given up .
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:35 PM ^
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:35 PM ^
This team is too inconsistent all of a sudden to win anything big.
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:35 PM ^
Once again, Michigan can't put a worse team away and allows them to go on a run to make it a game again. Ugh.
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:35 PM ^
The ref towards the bottom of the TV screen is fucking killing us
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:37 PM ^
Can you say 1 nice thing about Michigan?
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:35 PM ^
It's a game again, fucking dammit.
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:35 PM ^
Beilein & Co. are playing possum like urban in these drudgery games.
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:36 PM ^
Nothing kills momentum quicker than an austin Davis appearance ?
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:36 PM ^
UGH!!!!!!!!!
Had a 17 point lead at the 10 minute mark...
2.5 minutes later it's down to 8
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:36 PM ^
You would think #2 team and at home you would get more calls. Dang, lots of crap going PSU way.
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:36 PM ^
Austin Davis is a zero on offense and really just ok and not an upgrade on Livers on defense. Think we need Brandon Johns to be able to give us some minutes at the 5 this year if we truly want to win a championship.
This offense just becomes stagnant too easily.
January 3rd, 2019 at 8:38 PM ^
Some of the worst officiating you'll see all season. Just pathetic.