Michigan defeats Wisconsin Bugmen 61-52, Posbang
February 9th, 2019 at 3:13 PM ^
I loved the 1990s NBA on NBC music. So classy.
February 9th, 2019 at 3:37 PM ^
I was half expecting Marv Albert to exclaim “Yes!” after the Matthews 3 and for Mike Fratello to breathlessly telestrate all the Simpson-to-Teske pick-n-rolls.
February 10th, 2019 at 10:40 PM ^
Mike Fratello, the "czar" of the telestrator!!
February 9th, 2019 at 2:06 PM ^
Teske just put on one of the top single game performances of the JB era.
February 9th, 2019 at 2:08 PM ^
Yes. JT handled his business against Happ in the 2nd half, and outplayed Happ down the stretch imo.
February 9th, 2019 at 2:08 PM ^
Had himself a day on both ends
February 9th, 2019 at 2:14 PM ^
I was driving during part of the first half, the Wisconsin announcers were talking about how Teske was struggling with Happ. They also griped that he flopped to draw a foul, which was super-rich.
Almost invariably, when someone says Teske is struggling on defense in the post, Teske winds up being dominant over the course of the game.
If we could hit open 3s this would have been (more of) a blowout.
On the upside of the shooting: It’s pretty clear that Michigan has an extra defensive gear for these big games. Absolutely suffocating at times.
February 9th, 2019 at 3:16 PM ^
February 9th, 2019 at 4:25 PM ^
A lot of people say really dumb things in the open threads.
I chalk it up to getting caught up in the moment until the negativity becomes suffocating - then I'm out.
Teske was clearly playing to stay out of foul trouble in the first half; that cost us the game against Iowa. He was fantastic in the second half, and a fucking monster down the stretch!
February 9th, 2019 at 5:30 PM ^
northernmich is cut off from the rest of Michigan
February 9th, 2019 at 2:06 PM ^
HUGE WIN TODAY!!!! Like our moxie down the stretch ?
February 9th, 2019 at 2:07 PM ^
You just know we're going to see those fuckers again in the B1G tournament too!
February 9th, 2019 at 2:07 PM ^
yessir!
February 9th, 2019 at 2:07 PM ^
Here’s to the beautiful clip they kept showing of Davison nearly in tears over his blocking foul.
February 9th, 2019 at 3:43 PM ^
February 9th, 2019 at 2:07 PM ^
Matthews was a killer today. And fuck Wisconsin
February 9th, 2019 at 2:08 PM ^
Whoa! That was survival of the fittest, win or go home tournament basketball.
February 9th, 2019 at 2:08 PM ^
Matthews should eat a sub while watching Muppets tonight. Teske can join him.
Actually I don't really care. They can all eat subs. Just those two should get premium sandwiches while the others eat meatball subs... or something.
February 9th, 2019 at 2:34 PM ^
Fuck you for thinking meatballs aren’t premium.
February 9th, 2019 at 3:22 PM ^
It was crazy!
February 9th, 2019 at 2:08 PM ^
Iggy was not good today.
February 9th, 2019 at 2:13 PM ^
Tough day for him. Livers was great when he came in, though. Tough on defense and I don't think he missed a shot.
February 9th, 2019 at 2:44 PM ^
Livers is probably the best 3 point shooter on this squad and certainly has more disciplined shot selection there than a few other guys. Would love to see him getting a few more shots.
February 9th, 2019 at 2:58 PM ^
Totally agree. I think Livers has a lot more potential than what we've seen. A product of sitting behind Teske and Iggy...but I really like Livers game. My only qualm is he is a bit foul prone.
February 9th, 2019 at 5:07 PM ^
IMO Livers only problem is he's not assertive enough (well that and an amazing ability to miss dunks).
He's a really good player; if he were more aggressive on offense he could be great.
Valuable, versatile piece on this team, for sure.
February 9th, 2019 at 3:25 PM ^
Yeah, he had a tough day. But he played pretty good D and it's not like he was taking awful shots. He's streaky and those type of guys usually don't go off on a streak by not shooting.
Remember, Matthews had only 2 points at halftime today.
February 9th, 2019 at 2:08 PM ^
Fuck them and their ugly ass basketball.
February 9th, 2019 at 2:09 PM ^
Great game! A little nervous but the end was awesome. Mathews, welcome back!
February 9th, 2019 at 2:09 PM ^
Damn, Matthew's was dialed in. Showed a lot of focus in the second half. Go Blue!
February 9th, 2019 at 2:10 PM ^
I'll say it again:
C H A R L E S !!!!!
February 9th, 2019 at 2:12 PM ^
Yup. Charles was awesome the second half and closed the deal for Michigan today against a very good Wisconsin team who played and shot well today.
February 9th, 2019 at 2:10 PM ^
Awesome JT interview. "Keep that motor running".
February 9th, 2019 at 2:11 PM ^
February 10th, 2019 at 12:38 PM ^
Yup--after that Livers slam I yelled "Fuck Wisconsin!" Since I was my living room and live in Vermont that would've been weird for my neighbors to overhear. Fuck them too!
February 9th, 2019 at 2:11 PM ^
Let's murderwolf some child molester enablers next, 49-85 Michigan vs PSU. Make it happen Matthews/Teske/Poole/Z/Braz/Livers/Johns. (Covert shot at lil bro also)
February 9th, 2019 at 8:08 PM ^
It isn't covert if you point it out.
February 9th, 2019 at 2:11 PM ^
That was a true "elbows and assholes" win.
Way to GoBlue!
February 9th, 2019 at 2:12 PM ^
Drove a stake through the heart of the vampire that is Wisconsin basketball. Of course we couldn't buy an open 3 while they hit a bunch of contested shots, but we outworked them in the end. GO BLUE!
February 9th, 2019 at 2:12 PM ^
Was that Charles Matthews on the floor in the 2nd Half - because it looked like we had Michael Jordan donning the Maize n Blue! I mean - goddamn!!!
Great game - big win!!! Go Blue!
February 9th, 2019 at 2:32 PM ^
Hmm, there might be something to this, I mean Matthews is from Chicago after all.
February 9th, 2019 at 2:12 PM ^
C O M P O S U R E
February 9th, 2019 at 2:13 PM ^
Love this team. 0-10 from 3 in the 2nd half? No problem, just outwork them on defense and the boards. Can win games in so many different ways.
February 9th, 2019 at 2:13 PM ^
Happ is overrated. Teske is underrated.
It’s a good thing Matthews didn’t listen to me and focus on D and rebounds. Another Beilein masterpiece. He figures out the match-ups and takes advantage. Iggy struggles against Happ, OK, have Matthews abuse Flopsconsin’s unathletic wing defenders.
Is it wrong that I want Muppets for this game because I hate Wisconin basketball?
February 9th, 2019 at 2:23 PM ^
Is it wrong of me that I don't want to see muppets until we put 80 on MSU?
February 9th, 2019 at 2:41 PM ^
Yes, it's ok to have fun and enjoy sports
February 9th, 2019 at 2:44 PM ^
Happ is a good college player. Crazy how he can be so tough and not make a shot farther than 5 ft. From basket. Great with both hands and his footwork is solid for a big. Yes, he gets gobs of calls, but that isn’t his fault. Dude is a tough matchup. Teske is a great defender and got owned 1st half. Props to Teske for bouncing back and controlling 2nd half.
February 9th, 2019 at 2:13 PM ^
Observations on the game:
- After the mess of a first 10 or so minutes, the officials were decent in the rest of the game I thought. Both teams got away with a lot which is why the score was in the 50s.
- Happ getting his 3rd foul and sitting out most of the second half was huge. Wisconsin fans should be screaming about the auto-bench lasting way too long. He came back in late and didn't have another foul. Michigan never trailed in the second half.
February 9th, 2019 at 2:18 PM ^
Part of the reason Happ sat so long is that the game went like 4 or 5 minutes without a stoppage midway through the half, that stretch where we couldn’t pull away because Wisconsin kept making key shots.
Happ really had a hard time as the focal point of the offense once he came back in, too. Reuvers can (and did) hit from distance, he’s going to be a problem next year.