MBB v Minnesota Open Thread
Just pulled my seat up to the bar.
Go Blue.
January 17th, 2013 at 9:15 PM ^
If I were Tubby Smith tomorrow's practice would be running five miles and then shooting free throws for three straight hours.
January 17th, 2013 at 9:30 PM ^
January 17th, 2013 at 9:45 PM ^
If you were Tubby Smith, you'd have a sweet ass mustache.
January 17th, 2013 at 9:16 PM ^
This Minn. team is tough. M survied an absolute battle and the game was never inside of 7. This team is really good.
January 17th, 2013 at 9:16 PM ^
January 17th, 2013 at 9:16 PM ^
Good, tough road win. Great to bounce back after the loss to OSU.
January 17th, 2013 at 9:16 PM ^
January 17th, 2013 at 9:16 PM ^
For curious minds, the fouls at the end of the game read:
MICHIGAN: 19
MINNESOTA: 21
January 17th, 2013 at 9:18 PM ^
How many of those were Minnesota fouling at the end though?
January 17th, 2013 at 9:19 PM ^
I think 4.
I'm not sure what we did... we seemed to foul them a bit at the end too, so it's maybe not quite as impressive as it seems, but I just remember possession after possession where everybody fouled.
January 17th, 2013 at 9:16 PM ^
83 - 75 the forces of heaven is your final from "The Barn."
January 17th, 2013 at 9:17 PM ^
As Johnny Drama would pronounce....VICTORRRYYYYYYYY
January 17th, 2013 at 9:17 PM ^
January 17th, 2013 at 9:18 PM ^
January 17th, 2013 at 9:18 PM ^
I was so close to guessing the score and winning stuff with 84 - 76. Nevertheless, I'm glad Michigan got the win.
January 17th, 2013 at 9:21 PM ^
My 81-77 is better....the total score is right with mine!
January 17th, 2013 at 9:18 PM ^
this is hands down the best Minn team in 30 years and we beat them by 8 at the barn. never within 7 in the 2nd half.
January 17th, 2013 at 9:19 PM ^
After a tough loss on Sunday....We march into Gopher Land and completely out-class them on their home floor in a must-win for them. Impressive to say the least. I really expect us to run the table until the Indiana game. That game at Assembly Hall will be absolutely monstrous...but then again every game is huge in this conference. Great coaching job by Belien tonight and terrific performances by Spike Caris and McGary off of the bench. That type of bench production in a hostile road environment speaks volumes as to the ceiling of this club. Michigan could legitimately win another Big Ten title and ....gasp....a National Title. Haven't been able to say that since the early 90's and it feels great!
January 17th, 2013 at 10:30 PM ^
they look like crap tonight but they will be ready for us in their house...
I don't think our team can afford to overlook anyone... even though we can play with anyone...
jdon
January 17th, 2013 at 9:19 PM ^
Great way to bounce back with a win on the road. Go Blue!
January 17th, 2013 at 9:19 PM ^
January 17th, 2013 at 9:21 PM ^
January 17th, 2013 at 9:21 PM ^
January 17th, 2013 at 9:21 PM ^
That was fun! I kept waiting for Minnesota to go on a huge run. I did not expect our transition game to be that dominant tonight. Little sloppy at the end but they held on.
This was pretty huge not just because the Gophers were so highly ranked but because they don't make the return trip to Crisler this year.
Pretty amazing how we couldn't win at the barn for 16 years, even against shitty Gopher teams, and now we've won 4 in a row there.
January 17th, 2013 at 9:24 PM ^
As far as I remember, that was our 4th straight win at The Barn.
edit: beaten to the punch
January 17th, 2013 at 9:23 PM ^
we played solid on the road at a top ten teams home court.
This win was sooooo important
January 17th, 2013 at 9:23 PM ^
Minny will win many games this year, and any win against the top half of the conference is a good one. Kiddies were much better this evening than at OSU, so chalk one up for "gaiing from experience." Also matched them fairly well physically, and they are likely as tough as anyone in the country in that regard. Would like a close-out when they started to press, but I guess that's one of the bennies of getting up by 15+.
January 17th, 2013 at 9:23 PM ^
Huge, huge win. Games like these, when contenders win on each others' courts, are what will decide the conference title. Now we've gotten two of the toughest road trips out of the way already.
January 17th, 2013 at 9:26 PM ^
The 360!
January 17th, 2013 at 9:30 PM ^
Then again, I probably could have just waited until the SC top ten.
January 17th, 2013 at 9:33 PM ^
January 17th, 2013 at 9:29 PM ^