MBB vs. MSU Game Open Thread
OK, we're almost an hour away from the biggest game in John Beilein's Michigan career, which makes it just about the biggest in recent Michigan Basketball history. For some of you, you might not have been alive long enough to remember anything bigger. If we lose, we can probably pinpoint bigger games, but if we win, and can follow it up with a Tourney appearance (showing going isn't just a fluke), turning a corner (if not actually catching up) against MSU, which can only help on the recruiting trail, and to basically not have all the positive momentum derail, there's no way to overstate how big that would be. Which makes this afternoon BIG. If ever we needed basketball to GO BLUE, it's today. Let's do it.
I like that he keeps calling Hardaway Rice, but come on man.
YMCA!!!!
to see Timmay looking aight after that elbow from Mr. Dirty
They must have used up an entire CD of Jock Jamz in that break alone.
"Thiiiis is hooooowww we doooo i-iit"!!!!!!
Dear God, YMCA needs to be banned from sports arenas
do they keep calling JR "Rice"? Morons.
Glen Rice is gonna give us a huge advantage. I've put a phone call into Tim Brando to put in Cazzie, Phil Hubbard (pre-knee injury), Roy Tarpley, Rickey Green, and Webber, Howard, and Rose. Maybe Mike McGee if they want a gunner.
Great work Darius...take it to the rack son
Wanted the "and 1".
there is no way either sparty can defend darius down low. keep going there.
who is rice? announcer keeps saying rice instead of tim hardaway jr?
nevermind
A sophomore now at Georgia Tech.
One point of optimism: neither of our two best players are playing well in the 1st half and we are up by 10...hopefully we get this thing fully rolling in the 2nd half
So far pretty good FT shooting
GREAT defense guys
What great D!!!!
mike valenti is planning what to do with his monday since he's not going to work.
Where is this game from Evan coming from?!?!
them m*therf*ckers out of the gym boyz!!!!
Michigan's D is intense this game...
THERE WE GO!!!!!
Let's put them away now
Fast break wizard!
"...did the 'Smot' thing!"
sigh.
...did the SMOT thing?
"Smotrycz does the 'smot' thing"
love it
Smaht Smotrycz is now a meme.
Good to see #13 finally finishing a little bit
Niceeeee pic
Very impressed with the defensive intensity. TH Jr needs to get involved a little more in the second half.
Completely unnecessary 3 right there...
Please kill me.
Don't leave him open.
Do not leave Appling that open!
Yet another 3 from beyond NBA range... WTF?
14 point Michigan lead cut down to 8...
Come on boys take the big lead in to the half
WHAT IS THAT FROM DARIUS?!
Come on boys take the big lead in to the half
morris
Terrible shot. And now MSU hits two threes in a row.
Well Damn
Figrues that Summers would start hitting his shots........
At least half time keeps him from getting hot....i hope
A half away from the tournament....
SHOOTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
considering morgan played about 5 min and hardaway hasn't done anything. i like our chances.
That was a terrible way to close the half. I'm about done with the 3 point offense.