MBB Purdue snowflakes

Submitted by ThadMattasagoblin on

We got the win but played very sloppily. If we play like that against Wisconsin/MSU etc. we won't come out with the W.

SF Wolverine

January 30th, 2014 at 11:52 PM ^

the letdown is inevitable.  Good we had it against Purdue, at home.  But yes, if this is more than a one-off it will turn into losses, and we will not have to wait until Wicsy/MSU to see them.  We play at the Great House of Swallowed Whistles (unless the home team has the ball) on Sunday.  Can't give up 15+ possessions down there and expect to come  away with the win.

Bright side -- LeVert continues to grow, and will hopefully get some emphasis on not turning it over quite so much.  Walton does as well - both of them seem to have a great deal of untapped upside.

 

 

MH20

January 31st, 2014 at 8:48 AM ^

I was screaming at the TV for the refs to call fouls during those last few sequences, of which they only called one, that bullshit shove of Nik by the kid with the Rip Hamilton mask.  They should have called at least two more.

Purdue sucks and their coach is a douche.

andrewG

January 30th, 2014 at 11:58 PM ^

Can't really fault the team for a bit of a letdown after that stretch. As long as the letdown still results in a win, not a problem. I expect we'll see a much crisper performance on Sunday morning.

GoBlueRandy

January 31st, 2014 at 12:01 AM ^

Wins are wins at this point. Tough one Sunday although KenPom gives us a 70% chance to win so hopefully that holds true. I'm never confident heading into Assembly Hall.

Wolverine Devotee

January 31st, 2014 at 12:05 AM ^

sparty routed them there and NORTHWESTERN went in there and won.

I'm not saying it's gonna be easy by any stretch, but this year's trip there isn't nearly as daunting as the last 2 have been.

I want that win Sunday so bad just to shut that shit eater crean up.

Also: nice game tonight, indiana LOL

buddhafrog

January 31st, 2014 at 12:02 AM ^

the game never felt in doubt at all, we kept it out of reach and were steady enough to make it not competitive.  Good enough; I'll take it.

I expect we'll have better focus and consistency at IU.

TheNema

January 31st, 2014 at 12:22 AM ^

If we start having games where Robinson and LeVert are both "on," goodnight nurse. I think there is a level of excellence we expect from Stauskas and I think Walton is starting to become similarly dependable.

 

Eastside Maize

January 31st, 2014 at 12:24 AM ^

Assembly Hall reminds me of the old Boston Garden. You always know some BS homecooking is gonna take place. I still think we go in there and get the W. I hope to see us play some 1-3-1 on Sunday.

denardogasm

January 31st, 2014 at 12:40 AM ^

I'm not even a little bit worried about the sloppiness.  The last week and a half should prove that tonight was the exception rather than the rule with this team, and Levert and Walton's play went to another level (minus the turnovers).  Walton in particular has gotten noticeably better every game this season.  Also our defense looked the best I've seen it I think.  We are in good shape.

Prince Lover

January 31st, 2014 at 1:28 AM ^

I'm saying I didn't watch the the game. I was playing poker and we had the game on the radio. I listened as best I could but not 100%, and the one thing I heard often was all the easy baskets Purdue had. They did point out that Purdue's overall fg% was bad, but they did talk about all the points in the paint. Do you think it wasn't a big deal due to let-down-ness or did it look like a problem on d?

TheGeneral

January 31st, 2014 at 12:44 AM ^

I love Coach B. Everything he does seems right. LeVert is loose with the ball but they keep using him because we need a secondary creator. Work the kinks out before the intensity ramps up. Love it..

Also love how he used this game to work on a few other defenses. It's no wonder his teams get better and better as the season progresses. We have our base and little by little we work on other facets. I can only imagine what he would do with a talented senior laden team. Doubt we'll see that because the players are too good to stay that long but it's nice to imagine.

denardogasm

January 31st, 2014 at 1:02 AM ^

Won't see a senior laden team, but there will be a lot more experience next year with Levert, McGary, and Albrecht coming back from that class along with GRIII if he does the smart thing (wouldn't bet on it in this age but let's hope).  Then Walton and especially Irvin will be vastly improved, and we have Horford coming back as the senior getting big time minutes.  I'd be looking forward to it if I wasn't hoping for the season of Stauskas to last forever.  Beilein will go down as one of the all time great coaches at Michigan when it's all said and done.

ClearEyesFullHart

January 31st, 2014 at 12:49 AM ^

The Pistons Flight Crew missed an inordinate amount of dunks at halftime. And we threw the ball to the other team a lot. But we hit a lot of shots. Hence the win.

San Diego Mick

January 31st, 2014 at 12:55 AM ^

Purdue always gives us a hard time and we're coming off a tough stretch to boot.

Levert and Walton keep getting better, Nik is, well....Nik, Morgan/Horford keep playing at a very dependable level.

GRIII needs to get back to playing the way he was before these last 2 games, I have faith in him, he steps up a lot when we need him to.

The coaches are top notch, we're in good hands, if we can go a minimum 6-4 before the BTT and end up going at least 22-8 after the regular season, I would have to imagine that would put us as the 1st or 2nd seed, great position to be in.

Just think how good we would be had McGary been playing all along and healthy.

ThadMattasagoblin

January 31st, 2014 at 2:28 AM ^

McGary could also come back and increase his draft stock very easily with a veteran team surrounding him. It depends on how much he just wants to get to the NBA right now vs. being a lottery pick.

Spunky

January 31st, 2014 at 3:35 AM ^

The guy next to me had on enough awful cologne for 2-3 dudes. Naturally, he spent most of the game yelling about how a particular player stinks and should be benched for making so many mistakes.

TheBlueAbides

January 31st, 2014 at 5:13 AM ^

I'm glad we used a sloppy performance against a lesser team, I am a strong advocate for every conference game is a championship game, because as this leave is proven, it's true... But this team played down to it's competition (which is easy to do) and came away with a solid win.

MaximusBlue

January 31st, 2014 at 7:42 AM ^

This team is gelling beautifully. Can't believe how we're growing and maturing as the season goes on. Just a completely unselfish team. You seriously have 4 or 5 players who can get you 20. I hope Beilein and this staff go nowhere forever!