B1G Tournament Day 3 Open Thread (Day Games)

Submitted by fishgoblue1 on March 15th, 2019 at 12:34 PM

OSU or MSU  not sure who I want to win. 

MNWolverine2

March 15th, 2019 at 1:39 PM ^

I keep feel like MSU is playing over their head, but I've come to realize this team is just good.  They consistently shoot the ball extremely well on offense.  They just shot 62% in the first half against OSU; I"m not sure if Michigan has shot 60% in a half all season. 

Izzo has finally adapted to modern basketball and have an outstanding PG who gets open looks for 40% 3 point shooters.  Not sure how you slow down this offense except for having an elite level athlete, large PG.  A 6'4 athletic PG could give Winston issues (or Matthews maybe if we get another shot?)

KBLOW

March 15th, 2019 at 1:54 PM ^

I feel like I saw Mcquaid grab and hug Wesson. If ref calls a foul then there's no elbow. That said, don't throw the dang elbow.

footballguy

March 15th, 2019 at 1:55 PM ^

Literally all you have to do is guard Loyer. That's it. He can't get a shot off if you're on him.

But leave him wide open 4 times, and he'll hit the shot every time

ijohnb

March 15th, 2019 at 2:05 PM ^

I don't understand why Winston can just throw himself into a defender without any plan or rhyme or reason and it not be a player control foul.  He had no intent whatsoever on the play.  Just drove toward the defender and jumped into him.

Edit - And how is that not over the back on Tillman???  Michigan would get called for that 100 out of 100 times.

B-Nut-GoBlue

March 15th, 2019 at 2:25 PM ^

It's what's so infuriating about watching them ans why I legitimately hate them....the unfair advantage they've had for years, built into their "style" of play.  They're allowed to do so much and a team like us just can't.  Winston is a great player but all the shit he gets away with is sickening.

ijohnb

March 15th, 2019 at 2:46 PM ^

I think it was even more clear today just watching them play a game that I did not really care about.  The fix is in for MSU right now.  I am not sure exactly why or how long it will last, but nobody will be able to beat them if they get the calls they are getting right now.  Teams simply cannot overcome that.  I actually don't want Michigan to play them again at this point if that is going to be the deal.  It is a guaranteed loss.  If we end up playing them and it is still occurring the only way we could win the game is for Beilein to explode on the refs early and get a T and hope to God they would then feel pressure to call the game evenly. 

BoHarb

March 15th, 2019 at 4:12 PM ^

I wonder how much msu athletics pays to bribe the refs. It is a consensus opinion here that msu has a special advantage over other ncaa teams (I mean we all know the only reason we lost to them was corrupt referees).  Why isnt there an NCAA investigation into that program for obvious bribery or extortion, or us Izzo that powerful??

xtramelanin

March 15th, 2019 at 2:10 PM ^

seeing 4 fouls on the corpulent, floppy wesson kid?  over 10 minutes left and down by 8?  put a fork in ohio, they're done.