Michigan v Michigan State Open Thread

The earliest teaching in basketball is stop the ball. Not a single Wolverine stopped the ball. Come on guys. 

That first steal by Houstan and Hunter was fools’ gold, because their guards are turning that pick and hedge into a lay-up line.

If we can force a halfcourt game we're better.  But possibly a big if.

Michigan needs 3s, said Mr. Obvious

Fo we maybe want to stop the only offense they have thus far (wide open 3s...Diabate had a hand in his face that time but jeez)

how is that a tie up. marble barely got a finger on it

Jones!

Helluva finish Jones!!!

Jones did a basketball thing!!

Jones, you beautiful SOB!

jones with the ymca play there

Nice work Jones!

great hustle in getting the steal for the tie up and now just a filthy steal for the and 1

zero need to overplay walker out there. he can't shoot for shit.

I like our board play

This team is looking very poised.

not a fan of the last 3 diabate shots. all away from the basket.

Diabate, you did not need to do that.

Feel like Diabate has the athleticism to rise up more there versus fade away...which does not help his already unorthodox shot.

Maybe not?

I don’t like Diabate fading away. I like him going towards the basket. 

Diabate has to learn the tao of passing it back out and reposting.  When he gets a post up it's almost always going up.

Diabate is what he is. His aggression usually works out great but sometimes it produces a bad shot. 

Some better defense here the last few possesions

I hate Izzo

I hate Izzo

How many times has Izzo actually cried during games?

terrible half at finishing near the rim today

FINISH you're 7feet tall.

Goddammit guys make fucking layups. 

Can’t make 3s, can’t make bunnies. Ugh. So many points left on the floor.

We are lucky to be down only 4.  Missing shots left and right while MSU is bombing threes.

It feels like we should be down 14.

Is every guy that goes to MSU the same exact person? So obnoxious. 

They’re shooting good… we are not. Still in it

Where’s the foul?? They show Izzo complaining so much he’s working the refs. Then no call on HD. 

These refs need to give Izzo a technical foul. Sick of his whining ass. 

Dominated the boards, won the turnover battle, and getting open looks.  

But they just aren't going in. 

It took 52% shooting to keep a 4-pt lead at the half, and Michigan is playing DUMB bball.  Stop the idiotic mistakes and quick 'its on me' shot selection, hit a few shots, and this can be a fairly easy win.  

MSU is shooting the lights out. Hopefully it evens out in the 2nd half.

I like their fight today. Dickinson has missed at least three easy shots today, he needs to clean that shit up for us to maintain a lead.

36% from the field, 12% from 3. Really hard to beat a good team shooting those numbers while they're shooting over 50% from both. Hopefully the shooting balances out in the second half, but knowing our terrible defense and our bad 3 point shooting, seems very unlikely. Although I'm sure the 2 point shooting will improve.

sparty 6-11 from 3. we are 1-8. we need to stay the course and keep pounding it down low. sparty can't keep up that pace from 3.

I mean, pretty good half all things considered.

Michigan not hitting 3s whereas MSU is at 50%... i don't think that is sustainable.

Houstan didn't look very good in the first - played hard, but not getting open looks so he is forcing things a bit.

Moussa has been excellent. Jones has been pretty good I think as well.

Michigan needs someone else to step up here - the TOs have kept Michigan in it.

Did anyone catch that fat MSU dork getting in the UM players' faces as they were running off the court?  What a loser.

A lot going on there in that half. Plenty of positives but our defense isn’t one of them. They are getting better shots than we are. We can’t stay in front of anybody.