Michigan vs. Wisconsin B-Ball Snowflakes and Post Game Open Thread
Wisconsin I and Indiana II were disappointing ENDINGS. This was flat out a disappointing EFFORT.
(Slight Mod Edit - condensing snowflakes to one thread. This thread had more replies and discussion, but M-Wolverine won the "thread title" contest. LSA)
When did we start sucking at shooting?
When we got afraid to land without turning an ankle. When you're more concerned about landing than shooting, you're fucked.
Wisconsin is a dirty team and for the first time in a very long time, I will be rooting against a Big Ten team in the first round of the tournament.
this team has been pretty bad at layups and free throws for awhile.
since our offense became "trey burke shoots jumpers from 12-18 ft and that's it"
We'll be a 3 seed, lose in the round of 32.
...only two more games in those hideous adidas Zubaz.
That's a good thing, right?
No, Michigan losing is never a good thing.
Addendum:
Perhaps we won't lose in the round of 32, that may have been slightly knee-jerk, but it does appear we are fatally and fundamentally flawed on defense. We're frequently outrebounded as well. When our shooting tanks (a la the first half and first 5 minutes of the 2nd half today), we're pretty much dead in the water. In a single-elimination format the likelihood of us putting together 3-4 straight wins when we haven't even had 3 consecutive wins since mid-January is not high, especially given that each game will be against increasingly tough competition.
Depending on the matchups, I think we bow out at the round of 32 or in the Sweet 16.
I'm upset about that, but at least I get to be upset about potentially making only the Sweet 16. It's not exactly like Michigan has been a basketball juggernaut for awhile, so keeping things in perspective does help a tad. It is maddening to see our lack of improvement, and in fact, worsening in terms of our defense the past two months. There seems to be a multitude of factors -- increased opponent difficulty in the Big Ten, fatigue by our extremely young team, etc. Remember, at any time we can have 3-4 true freshmen on the floor, freshmen who did not play in a conference like the Big Ten last year and who did not play as long of a season.
I have better things to do in a day than spend effort watching us miss free throws.
I'll catch NCAA tournament on the nightly news. These guys are mediocre and I just don't have time to blow.
Don't ever come back.
but apparantly you have time to comment on a blog about how little time you have
Spoken like a true fan.
But you took the time and effort to let us know? Yeah, okay. Cya.
Don't let the door hit you on the way out.
No, LET the door him, really hard...
I'm sure the team will be very disappointed to hear that you have better things to do with your time.
amen. preaching to the choir.
Dont let the door hit your vageen on the way out
When someone says he or she is "done," just leave it alone. There is no need for 11 people to respond with pointless insults.
Beilein is the RR of basketball. All flashy 3 pointers, no defense, no rebounding, and no toughness. Recruiting has saved him and made the program appear better than it is, but his philosophy is flawed.
I had higher hopes for this team, but you can see the huge opportunity for improvement from the frosh next year both in defense (GR3 and Nik) and physical development (laVert and MM- he's a natural beast but look at his muscle tone compared to GR3)
It's just too bad Trey won't be here next year.
They don't seem to know what it takes to win tough games this time of year. Bad effort in all aspects of the game. Maybe that's the price in having too many freshmen and sophomores.
This.
Downvoted by homers because homers are stupid.
You mean Calipari; the guy who is struggling to even make the tourney this year. We've got a good young team, but don't kid yoursel f into thinking we have anywhere near the talent of last years Kentucky team.
I read comments like these and can't help but to wonder; What the fuck is wrong with people?
Yeah, Beilein's a crappy coach! That's the ticket!
Michigan was such an awesome basketball program before he got here. If only Brian Ellerbe were still around...
Really we can't be critical of a coach? Let blindly defend our coaches and never question them. No. This is for you.
Nope. You can't ever be critical of coaches. They are infallible. That's exactly what I'm saying. I'm so glad I found someone who understands me!
Let's get married.
Hey just giving you a taste of your own medicine. 97.5% of your comments on here are overly snarky and pretentious.
Well, when there are people on here who are as irrational as you're being, it's hard not to be snarky sometimes...
*All the time.
You do NOT disrespect the Magnus
if you're gonna be snarky, you have to be good at it. calling someone retarded isn't cute or funny. at least magnus puts effort into his snark.
you must be new here?
rob6reid, we do not hurl personal insults at those trying to contribute rationally to the discussion, or indeed, any fellow MGoBlogger whatsoever. If you cannot argue your point, do not resort to calling people "retards".
For this and the rest of this tirade - current points minus their square. Length of sentence to be determined.
Well, that was an Ellerbe-like effort today.
He gets outcoached routinely by coaches with less talent. Facts are friendly. He has my support. We shall see if he takes this to the next level ... but not improving throughout the year. Unacceptable.
...Kentucky had the first two picks in the NBA draft. Is Anthony Davis playing for Michigan this year?! Did I miss that?!
That team had two top 5 picks on its roster. And look at Kentucky this year. Fire Calipari.
EDIT: I am also Erik_in_Dayton
We have ourselves another Wolverineinabag/RDT!!!!!!
You caught us...and by "us" I mean "me"...and by "me" I mean "the voices."
in the NBA draft on the team had nothing to do with it.
http://boston.sbnation.com/boston-celtics/2012/6/29/3125280/nba-draft-2…
The same coach has a team of freshmen on the tourney bubble this year.
Just so you know.
No, it's the price of having a staff that hasn't shown much of an ability to coach defense.