Michigan B-ball discussion thread
November 29th, 2017 at 8:40 AM ^
I would like to see us Assist and 3-Pt NC to death. To win, we will need to hit our shots. We can't have any long, scoreless gaps. We'll be badly outrebounded, so we need to be on target. If so, anything can happen. I heard something about NC shooting a record low against Sparty. We can't hope to defend that well, so we'll have to wear them out and outscore them.
So far, the B1G is getting their collective asses handed to them in the B1G-ACC Challenge. Tonight's matchups don't look much better.
November 29th, 2017 at 8:44 AM ^
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November 29th, 2017 at 8:47 AM ^
November 29th, 2017 at 8:48 AM ^
November 29th, 2017 at 9:29 AM ^
They also play a disgustingly ugly brand of basketball. They are the anti-Michigan/Beilien. I'm always bummed about these games because it always still feels like pre-season and Michigan can never really hang with programs like this at the beginning of the year. Beilein's teams are built for March. But I would love to see them play their butts off and stick it to UNC tonight.
Steal one tonight from a wounded Heels squad, because the schedule gets very rough over the next few weeks. GO BLUE!
November 29th, 2017 at 11:15 AM ^
and out of sorts a bit right now. If anything, I would say they're more built for March than we are. This is gonna be tough but it's winnable. Have to hit shots and play good defense.
November 29th, 2017 at 10:34 AM ^
Yeah, I'm sure you're just a guy with high moral expectations and this intense hatred has *nothing* to do with your NC State fandom. Definitely an ethics thing.
Side note: Pack Pride is the one forum I've seen that compares at all to the RCMB.
November 29th, 2017 at 10:54 AM ^
November 29th, 2017 at 11:12 AM ^
"Hate them both. Go Wolfpack!"
-You, literally one day ago.
November 29th, 2017 at 12:01 PM ^
November 29th, 2017 at 2:20 PM ^
If you're going to jump to fighting because of something over the internet you need to take a chill pill or 10.
November 29th, 2017 at 7:05 PM ^
November 29th, 2017 at 8:47 AM ^
This is a good write up of what to expect tonight. We need to knock down our three pointers they give us and stop their transition offense as much as possible.
November 29th, 2017 at 8:48 AM ^
Problem is, we desperately need a win because our OOC schedule is awful. Don't know which AD is responsible for it, but it's stupid scheduling. What little opportunity we had for good RPI wins was sent down the drain with the loss to LSU.
November 29th, 2017 at 8:50 AM ^
November 29th, 2017 at 11:51 AM ^
Are you supposed to be a schtick of Tucker's Money Talks character?
November 29th, 2017 at 8:52 AM ^
November 29th, 2017 at 8:57 AM ^
November 29th, 2017 at 9:31 AM ^
November 29th, 2017 at 9:16 AM ^
Awful is strong. UNC and Texas on the road, plus VCU in Maui and UCLA at home is a solid group of non-conference games. As long as we win one or two of the UNC/Texas/UCLA trio, we'll be fine.
November 29th, 2017 at 10:10 AM ^
Those are good opponents, and you need a few of those on the schedule, but you want to mix those in with wins that are 80%+ likely but against teams who won't drag your RPI down. So get UCLA/Texas/UNC, and mix that in with say a MAC or Mountain West team that is consistently decent in their conference. Games like UC Riverside are bad for your RPI and don't do anything for your resume.
November 29th, 2017 at 10:01 AM ^
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November 29th, 2017 at 9:00 AM ^
November 29th, 2017 at 9:20 AM ^
Sunday night. Back at the friendly confines on National Championship honor night, I'm sure the Tar Heels will be in different form. Carolina loves to run and gun. This will be a test of character and early season precision for Beilein's boys. Hopefully, we play some defense and make a few shots.
November 29th, 2017 at 8:56 AM ^
November 29th, 2017 at 9:01 AM ^
November 29th, 2017 at 1:45 PM ^
with their size which is something we don't have especially since JB refuses to put Teske and Mo on the floor at the same time. Even then we don't have the bigs State does.
Big 10 is currently down 6-1 in the challenge and will be the laughing stock of college basketball if this continues. That alone will cost some seed spots coming tournament time. Throw in seven OOC games against the bottom 125 in RPI and a D2 school and we will struggle to get a decent seed unless we get some upset wins against very good teams. We've struggled with garbage so far lets see how the boys do against the first good team they have played so far.
November 29th, 2017 at 8:56 AM ^
And I'm just not impressed whatsoever. Luke Maye is pretty good, and they have good pieces, but I dunno, they haven't moved the needle. Opportunity for a big W.
November 29th, 2017 at 12:29 PM ^
their best player this year was their 9th (!!!) man last year. Joel Berry is ok, and I'm sure the young talent will get better and better but this is a team that can be had right now.
November 29th, 2017 at 8:57 AM ^
Just, please, not in the face...
Over - under on how many times we'll get to see Weber's time out replayed? I'm not looking forward to that...
November 29th, 2017 at 8:59 AM ^
November 29th, 2017 at 9:02 AM ^
November 29th, 2017 at 9:46 AM ^
Northwestern had a particularly rough loss. They better get it together soon, or their "best team in the history of the program" won't even make the tourney.
November 29th, 2017 at 9:14 AM ^
There is no way UNC shoots as badly tonight as they did vs Sparty the other night...I hope we weather the storm and play a steady first half.
It was their worst shooting performance in school history. 1/18 from 3 and 24.6% overall.
November 29th, 2017 at 9:31 AM ^
LSU was a reality check, but there's been development since then. So maybe?
I haven't seen Carolina this year, but this kind of feels like a game in which Teske could make a difference. They will be focused on Mo.
Eli Brooks will start? Is that right? I like what I've seen from him -- there's a tenacity there. He's not ready, but you never know on a big stage like UNC. The future could be now, at least for one night.
Charles I. Matthews will get enough rebounds to keep us in it.
November 29th, 2017 at 9:20 AM ^
November 29th, 2017 at 10:17 AM ^
Everyone has to have the game of their lives to stand a chance.
November 29th, 2017 at 1:40 PM ^
I think we'll need him to ascend to ANIMAL status tonight
November 29th, 2017 at 9:28 AM ^
and then becoming the shooting option late. With Matthews, Wagner and Robinson, Michigan needs one more gunner to keep this interesting. Actually, Carolina is a team that loves to get to the rim and contest shots, so Wagner could do some damage outside.
Of course, caveats for poor shooting percentages at a foreign hostile environment always apply. Carolina will be looking to make an example out of Michigan tonight after getting torched by MSU.
November 29th, 2017 at 9:32 AM ^
Is the Dean Dome that hostile of an environment? Obviously Carolina wins the majority of their games there but I don't think it's an atmosphere like Rupp, Cameron, Breslin, or the Phog. The sheer size of the place (20,000+) means that most of the crowd is far away from the court.
November 29th, 2017 at 10:15 AM ^
Very loud for Duke/Top 10 games, decently loud for close games vs major conference teams, very quiet for blowout type games.
November 29th, 2017 at 11:56 AM ^
Comment applies to every college basketball facility in America. :) But really I am looking forward to first game at the Dean Dome tonight.
November 29th, 2017 at 9:31 AM ^
November 29th, 2017 at 11:40 AM ^
You are describing the majority of college basketball programs.
November 29th, 2017 at 9:32 AM ^
This would be a fantastic night for one of the point guards to have a breakout game. That position concerns me more than anything right now.
November 29th, 2017 at 9:48 AM ^
the kind of scorer that Matthews has a chance to be, in additional to other offensive minded players like MAAR, Robinson, and Mo, I don't think this team needs from the PG what other good Beilein teams have needed from that position. From what I have seen so far, I would play Simpson the majority of the minutes. I know that he is very limited offensively, but he really quick and can get by defenders to draw the defense to him and then kick out. He is also really pesky defensively and we tend to get more transition opportunities with him on the floor. I don't not like Brooks but I have not seen anything out of him yet that is worth sacricifing Simpson's development. I think he does a lot of things well and would like to see where he can take his game.
November 29th, 2017 at 10:35 AM ^