Michigan vs Illinois (Rivalry Game Open Thread) 12pm on BTN
January 6th, 2018 at 12:48 PM ^
What a DUMB, LAZY foul!!!
January 6th, 2018 at 12:48 PM ^
Great ball movement
January 6th, 2018 at 12:48 PM ^
get the fuck out
January 6th, 2018 at 12:48 PM ^
Weird time for Beilein to randomly try to get Simmons going.
The poor defense is frustrating.
January 6th, 2018 at 12:49 PM ^
Yeah. Weird. It aint gonna happen fer Jaaron
January 6th, 2018 at 12:48 PM ^
This Crispin guy sucks hard.
January 6th, 2018 at 12:51 PM ^
“It’s been a good half of basketball.”
Perhaps he’s terrible because he’s actually watching the game that he’s making up in his own imagination.
January 6th, 2018 at 12:48 PM ^
Simmons not making a good case for playing time.
January 6th, 2018 at 12:49 PM ^
The difference between Simpson and Z is stark.
January 6th, 2018 at 12:50 PM ^
They are the same person?
January 6th, 2018 at 12:51 PM ^
do tell
January 6th, 2018 at 12:49 PM ^
Simmons just caused Wagners 2nd foul. This has been bad basketball with Simmons in. The free throws he got was pretty much a bail out foul as he wasn;t doing shit with that drive
January 6th, 2018 at 12:49 PM ^
Pathetic. Get the lead and momentum and then proceed to crumble. Simmons needs to never see the court again.
January 6th, 2018 at 12:49 PM ^
My steam is really behind
January 6th, 2018 at 12:49 PM ^
Good thing Illini are bad bc this could’ve been ugly. Still is but...
January 6th, 2018 at 12:49 PM ^
Simmons doesn't need to play anymore.
January 6th, 2018 at 12:49 PM ^
...are very concerning.
Maybe it's because the whole starting lineup is always on the bench with 2 fouls
January 6th, 2018 at 12:49 PM ^
Why do we do this to ourselves. Lineup
January 6th, 2018 at 12:49 PM ^
For as bad as they've looked this half outside of a 3-4 minute stretch, being down 3-6 at half is not awful.
January 6th, 2018 at 12:49 PM ^
what a horrible half. good thing illinois can't shoot for shit.
January 6th, 2018 at 12:54 PM ^
...they are shooting 50%
January 6th, 2018 at 12:50 PM ^
A few more times.
January 6th, 2018 at 12:50 PM ^
Sloppy to end the half
January 6th, 2018 at 12:51 PM ^
I'll take that halftime score.
January 6th, 2018 at 12:51 PM ^
Ugly. Which it usually is when yer best player is saddled early with two shit calls
January 6th, 2018 at 12:51 PM ^
Only down 3 is a good thing.
January 6th, 2018 at 12:51 PM ^
and only 8 assists is not MIch basketball.Early foul on Matthews and playing multiple guys like Simmons & Watson = disjointed 1st half...Only down 3 ,will end up winning.
January 6th, 2018 at 12:51 PM ^
but we managed to get back into the game...Simmons needs to sit , Wagner just doesnt have it anymore..Livers and Poole need MORE playing time..Without Matthews we struggle
January 6th, 2018 at 12:51 PM ^
Alright, Matthews and Livers show in the second half
January 6th, 2018 at 12:59 PM ^
Sprinkle in some Poole and I’m all with it.
January 6th, 2018 at 12:52 PM ^
I’ll never question Brooks’ PT again.
January 6th, 2018 at 12:53 PM ^
Lol glad we are all on the same page again
January 6th, 2018 at 1:12 PM ^
Me too.
January 6th, 2018 at 12:52 PM ^
shooting 38%...
Matthews played about 30 seconds...
I guess we're fortunate to only be down by 3
January 6th, 2018 at 12:52 PM ^
Not a good half of ball. Beilein should take this as the point in the season when he stops playing non-contributors.
Officiating was abysmal all half
January 6th, 2018 at 12:52 PM ^
isn't ready to run JB's offense. That's clear.
I think he'll get it by the B1G tourney (though it's a stupid week early). And I like the deep bench so far this season.
January 6th, 2018 at 12:52 PM ^
Feel bad for Simmons, thought he would be the starter this year, but it's not happening. Staple him to the bench please.
January 6th, 2018 at 12:54 PM ^
to expect any player, especially PG, to pick up JB's offense in the first year. We should regard as halfway through a season as exceptional.
January 6th, 2018 at 12:57 PM ^
No excuse because his mistakes aren’t scheme-driven. He just tries to force things too much possibly because he thinks that’s the best way to impress the coaches and earn more clock.
January 6th, 2018 at 1:12 PM ^
yet a freshmen brooks has started most of the games
January 6th, 2018 at 12:52 PM ^
we weathered the storm and hopefully we'll come out and play better in the 2nd half.
No more Simmons unless we're way up or way down, play Livers way more and I hope Matthews and MO contribute something in the 2nd half
January 6th, 2018 at 12:56 PM ^
but smart passes / dribble-drives gave him the looks.
January 6th, 2018 at 1:13 PM ^
but robinson probably doesn't make those
January 6th, 2018 at 12:52 PM ^
BY a WIDE margin
January 6th, 2018 at 12:55 PM ^
Maybe Simmons is a guy that plays better with more PT as the game goes on. However, we are too stacked at the guard position to let him stink it up like that and keep him in there.
January 6th, 2018 at 12:57 PM ^
He was only in to eat minutes and take us to halftime.
January 6th, 2018 at 12:55 PM ^
Stop going to people who never play like watson and simmons.
January 6th, 2018 at 12:55 PM ^
Mo played some pretty terrible and lazy ball in the first half. I honestly think he was thrown off his game by the early fouls and having to sit, but let's see how they come out in the second half.
Side note: wouldn't mind seeing Beilein go Bobby Knight on these refs if shit continues
January 6th, 2018 at 12:56 PM ^
Is a really poor defender.