MBB Snowflakes
December 4th, 2017 at 10:54 PM ^
December 4th, 2017 at 11:07 PM ^
It's not really a fact the JB teams play a lot better in Feb and March. You are using recency bias (i.e. last year) to support your claim.
December 4th, 2017 at 11:27 PM ^
December 5th, 2017 at 11:16 AM ^
Games played in November and December play a huge role in getting into the tournament(s) and associated seeding. These subsequently play a huge role in determining if we win a championship or make a tournament run. Why are you discounting November and December games?
December 4th, 2017 at 9:56 PM ^
My organized basketball career ended in the 5th grade so correct me if I'm missing something, but it looked like from the last 2 minutes of the first half through the first 8-10 minutes of the 2nd Diop-Tate was driving more or less at will, scoring or drawing fouls. We finally went into a zone that seemed to keep them from driving into paint. My question is what took so long to change up the defense -- at one point they were on a 20-0 run. In the last 10 minutes our defense was actually decent (it may have partially them getting colder) with our offense holding up back, but I wonder if we'd changed things up earlier if we could have held on.
December 4th, 2017 at 10:31 PM ^
December 5th, 2017 at 12:33 AM ^
December 5th, 2017 at 12:43 AM ^
December 5th, 2017 at 10:54 AM ^
The other thing you can do is play a PG who can distribute the ball well and get guys good looks. Jaaron had 3 assists in 7 minutes in the first half. He played 0 minutes in the 2nd half. Meanwhile, Z had 0 assists in 14 2nd half minutes. I wish I could understand Beilein's thinking there, or could see what he sees in practice, because I've watched a fair number of games this season and I don't see what Z brings to the table offensively (or defensively, for that matter. 1-2 steals per game doesn't offset his other defensive deficiencies.)
December 5th, 2017 at 6:05 AM ^
That was the worst half of basketball that I have ever witnessed.
You can blame Beilein all you want for in game coaching, but the talent level on this team is piss poor.
I've never seen so many players on the floor not wanting to take an open shot.
And for those of you hoping Charles Matthews is the savior, he's not.
The roster is littered with too many players that aren't really legitimate D1 players. Wagner & Matthews are - but both have sizable limitations.
There is not one player on this team that has a complete game.
Wow, was that bad.
December 5th, 2017 at 10:58 AM ^
we found out last night why he couldn't get PT at Kentucky. He has skills, but he needs to let the game come to him. He was either forcing things or not getting involved at all.
The problem with Beilein's offense is that they run their sets regardless of the defense. There is no way to exploit mismatches. I saw Mo being guarded by a little guard and they couldn't work the ball into him. OSU did not have a lot of size, but our offense is not designed for clear-outs to take advantage of mismatches.
December 5th, 2017 at 6:06 AM ^
If Robinson or Z are starting the game, then I am not watching. They are just not cut out for starters' roles, and JB should realize that.
December 5th, 2017 at 10:09 AM ^
We suffer from an insitutional 'lack of giving a shit'. Call it arrogance, if you will. I don't mind arrogance if you can back it up, but our athletic teams have no room to talk. None. Harbaugh included.
Trust me, MSU/OSU get a kick out of beating us. There are certain individuals whose performance is lacking among multiple athletic teams. It's up to the players/coaches to work with these individuals to make them stronger. Teams are only as strong as their weakest links.
What is best in life? Easy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzvFNLAnYNw'
These teams need to crush their enemies. Hear their lamentation. This is the mindset the coaches need to instill in these athletes. Building character is training harder than your oponnent, doing things the right way (not cheating), and executing under pressure. That's character development. It's that simple. We have the insitutional profile to recruit athletes with fire, but the fire in the teams I've watched the last year is lacking. They have the talent, they need the fire.