Talking Basketball Saturday (and your beverage of choice)
Mates,
So lets talk some hoops. First, very nice win today, a number of Mgobloggers in attendance, had to be fun. Second, how could you not pull for Rutgers. Saw the highlight of that last second shot. Poor Rutgers, indeed. And just checked the box score, looks like Kentucky is murderizing Tennessee by 20 points. Would like to see that hold up, too.
Now for Michigan. We've got 5 games left in the regular season:
@ Minny 2/21
Home against sparty and Nebraska, 2/24, 2/28, respectively.
@ Maryland on 3/3
@ sparty 3/9.
So what's our record in these last 5 games? Even a pessimist would give the nod to at least 2 and probably 3 victories. Do we do better than that?
And what is in your cup this evening? Coffee, water, or something more?
Hope you are having an enjoyable holiday (for some) weekend. Did any of you go see Scanner Blue sing with that great ensemble? Would be awesome, I'm sure.
XM
February 16th, 2019 at 9:34 PM ^
If I'm Fran McCaffrey the first thing I did after the game is purchase PowerBall tickets for tonight's drawing. Just unreal.
Had a nice nip of Templeton rye with an ice cube and a splash of La Croix.
February 16th, 2019 at 9:38 PM ^
We battle thru, 4-1, maybe them all. It will be frustrating at times, but we do it.
Jackie O’s Mystic Mama IPA, an All Day IPA on deck.
Great win today. Also, fuck those refs from the Penn State game. Still salty. We played bad, still was bull shit.
February 17th, 2019 at 5:43 AM ^
I’m with you on the refs. Yes, we played poorly the game, but some of that could actually be because of the poor officiating. I coach basketball, and I can’t tell you how many times over the years my teams have lost games because of bad play, but where that play fed off of bad officiating. A poorly officiated game can throw an offense of player out of his tempo, and cause defenses to play tentatively to avoid fouls. Whereas in Football, bad officiating could impact the game one play at a time, and you can really discern the impact, in basketball, it’s more of an overall game impact. Can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen it as a coach, and it is frustrating as hell (which is why JB probably got tossed).
February 17th, 2019 at 10:51 AM ^
Agreed, and I'm not saying that refs completely determined the outcome of the game and not saying the outcome would've changed, but if the refs had gotten the Simpson illegal screen call correct and Beilein was never thrown out, that's a 5 point swing. Our smallest deficit in the second half was 4, meaning we would've had a lead at the end of the game
February 16th, 2019 at 9:41 PM ^
Minnesota kind of scares me. Their offense is basically wildly throwing themselves at the hoop and committing loads of offensive fouls that don't get called. There's also the home cooking issue, and Minnesota as gotten it against us real bad before.
Michigan did, however, just soundly beat a team that is far superior to the Gophers. I think we survive this one and go 4-1/3-2 over this stretch. Hopefully the offense starts coming along. We saw the potential this team can play to in the non-conference stretch.
Wild Turkey 101
February 17th, 2019 at 11:22 AM ^
I'm not too scared against Minnesota because I feel like we match up pretty well against them. As long we keep Murphy somewhat in check, we should be fine. I'm more worried about the road Maryland game
February 17th, 2019 at 5:20 PM ^
It's mostly the home cooking at the Barn that I'm most worried about. Michigan is vastly superior to Minnesota in both talent and coaching.
February 16th, 2019 at 9:42 PM ^
Bulletin “Bullet” bourbon and a cigar outside by the fire. Temperature dropped down into the 50’s here in Georgia!
4-1 and B1G Champs
February 16th, 2019 at 9:59 PM ^
into the 50's? has the national guard been called out?
below zero up north, but no wind, no clouds, very pretty and nearly a full moon.
February 16th, 2019 at 9:45 PM ^
Who is doing the on court interviews for this NBA all-star Saturday Night?
Most definitely easy on the eyes. And no, I’m not talking about Shaq.
February 16th, 2019 at 9:49 PM ^
Must win the next 3. Let the chips fall where they may on the last 2.
February 16th, 2019 at 9:52 PM ^
Weed is legal and I’m roasted right now watching highlights of our win today.
February 16th, 2019 at 10:03 PM ^
WD, that stuff will stunt your growth....
February 17th, 2019 at 1:06 AM ^
Looks like that super guide is going to be a little delayed....
February 17th, 2019 at 10:11 AM ^
Might be longer with a chapter on THC and one on a food menu with recipes to satiate the "munchies".
February 16th, 2019 at 9:58 PM ^
How far will Tennessee drop? Am I wrong or are they .500 against the top 25 for the season if they don't come back against Kentucky?
February 16th, 2019 at 10:01 PM ^
i don't know much about tennessee vs. the top 25, but i do believe we are 6-0 vs. ranked teams, so we've got that going for us.
February 17th, 2019 at 11:24 AM ^
We lost to Wisconsin and Iowa who are both ranked
February 17th, 2019 at 11:26 AM ^
Yes, you are correct about Tennessee being .500 against ranked teams. Wins over Gonzaga and Louisville with losses against Kentucky and Kansas. Tennessee dropped to 7 in KenPom after last night's loss
February 16th, 2019 at 10:01 PM ^
PSU notched up another loss, so that was cool. No love for Purdue, mind you.
February 16th, 2019 at 10:13 PM ^
We kind of need them to win though. Keep that loss in Quadrant 1.
February 16th, 2019 at 11:04 PM ^
Purdue has one tough game left at Minny. Five against The Professor and Mary Ann.
We have four tough games left and one against The Professor and Mary Ann.
It would have been a huge help for Mary Ann to have added Purdue as another notch on her lipstick case (in addition to Michigan).
We may have to win out to tie Purdue for the B1G regular season title. It's the B1G and you never know, but Purdue is favored in all of its remaining games by the ESPN matchup predictor.
I checked ESPN near halftime and PSU was down only a point 31-30. I checked again early in the second half and Purdue had built a comfortable lead in short order. It seems like they cruised the rest of the way.
February 16th, 2019 at 10:04 PM ^
2-3. We just aren't a very good road team. We beat Minny on a last second shot at home
February 16th, 2019 at 10:04 PM ^
This last stretch is going to be brutal.
Minnesota at the Barn is never easy. They play physical basketball and will get a lot of calls. We barely beat them in Crisler. I am preparing for a loss.
Sparty at home. This is a toss up. They are talented and so are we. They have been waiting to play us again after losing the last three. This is a must win for us.
Nebraska at home should be a win.
Maryland on the road is a toss up. We’ve not played well on the road so even if we are the better team, you can’t count on us winning.
Sparty on the road. I’m never optimistic about playing in Breslin. We are capable of winning but I’m not counting on it. The 2012-13 NC team went there and lost by 20+.
Overall I can see us going anywhere from 2-3 to 4-1. This team needs to learn to play well on the road ASAP.
February 16th, 2019 at 11:10 PM ^
"The 2012-13 NC team"
The block was clean and Pitino was not.
February 16th, 2019 at 10:04 PM ^
Didn’t catch any of the game today. Been at the funeral home all day.
Shooting Jameson like it’s water is the drink of the night.
Go blue! Keep it rolling!
February 16th, 2019 at 10:08 PM ^
NBA needs to get rid of the dunk contest and expand the 3 pt contest. This is bad, real bad
February 16th, 2019 at 10:16 PM ^
Not drinking tonight.
But I'm going to need something tomorrow after watching my daughter's volleyball team at a President's Day tournament.
They're so bad, they've got to be tanking for a high draft pick.
February 16th, 2019 at 10:29 PM ^
Old Forester 1897 Bottled in Bond, chilled neat
Four Roses Single Barrel next
February 17th, 2019 at 12:00 AM ^
Those are some solid selections
February 16th, 2019 at 10:29 PM ^
water and watching x-files on amazon. some indica too.
puppy is keeping me busy. Merlin got his 8 weeks shots today and gained a 1.5 pounds in a week.
think all the games are winnable even without home court advantage.
probably end up going 3-2 splitting with sparty and a tight loss at maryland.
February 16th, 2019 at 10:45 PM ^
Would really enjoy more pics of Merlin as he grows this year. Thanks for sharing. Had my first bottle of KBBA, very good. Thanks East Quad!!! Need to step up our road game. GO BLUE ?
February 17th, 2019 at 5:21 AM ^
Glad you enjoyed the Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale. Go Blue!
February 16th, 2019 at 10:41 PM ^
Post concert All Day IPA. I was pretty emotional during the final few chords. I at least want two home victories to keep our record perfect at Crisler.
February 16th, 2019 at 10:45 PM ^
is there a stream or a link or something from today's gig? why so emotional?
February 16th, 2019 at 11:23 PM ^
1. We've been practicing this off and on since September and get to perform it once. 2. The piece was written over 50 years ago but this is the first performance by UMS so it's likely I'll never sing it again. 3. The poetry of Wilfred Owen got to me,"Oh, Death was never enemy of ours! We laughed at him, we leagued with him, old chum. No soldier's paid to kick against his powers...He wars on Death--for life: not men--for flags." He died a week before the armistice to end WW1. So ...a tear or two was shed during the applause.
February 17th, 2019 at 7:09 AM ^
i bet that was tremendous. if there's a way to get a link or stream or something like that, could you please share it?
February 16th, 2019 at 10:45 PM ^
Yamazaki 12, Bruichladdich, Nikka Miyagikyo NAS
February 17th, 2019 at 7:07 AM ^
i have no idea what you've written here, but can you at least tell us if you're okay? i sense there is a code in all of those letters, some kind of signal. maybe a hillbilly ritualistic song. something....
February 17th, 2019 at 9:41 AM ^
Just drinking a bit with the brothers in law. Who would have thought putting moonshine in wooden barrels for a long time would make it taste better?
February 17th, 2019 at 10:15 AM ^
You mean like whiskey?
User name checks out.
February 17th, 2019 at 1:46 PM ^
user name is checking out with power - stills, casks, and hillbillies go together like sparty, couches, and flames.
February 17th, 2019 at 10:21 AM ^
Google indicates Yamazaki is a single malt Japanese whiskey. Others are also whiskeys.
Except NAS. Couldn't find that one.
Maybe they're drinking at a Naval Air Station.
February 17th, 2019 at 11:32 AM ^
It was a no age statement whisky. A lot of distillers are running out of age statement whisky, particularly suntory and nikka in Japan. They've discontinued a lot of them which is sad because they're noticeably smoother and more complex.
February 17th, 2019 at 5:00 PM ^
Now I know more about whiskey than I needed.
February 16th, 2019 at 11:52 PM ^
3-2, finishing at 15-5 and 26-5. We should beat the Huskers at home. We likely split at MN and at MD, and likely split the two Sparty games. If we can somehow do one game better than that and finish at 16-4, we should at least tie for the regular season BIG title. I think Purdue will trip up somewhere.
February 16th, 2019 at 11:52 PM ^
of course sparty gets rutgers at home than 3 days off before they play us. we go on the road to minny with only two days off before sparty. not a huge deal but a definite advantage. sparty can basically spend 4-5 days preparing for us leading up to the game.
February 17th, 2019 at 10:16 AM ^
Rutgers is going to crush Sparty.
February 17th, 2019 at 12:27 AM ^
Had Bells Cherry Stout followed by a Keewenaw Dark IPA.
I'll go 4-1 because I'm an optimist. I think we drop a game at sparty, but I think that's our best matchup if teske is out of foul trouble.
February 17th, 2019 at 8:35 AM ^