March 17th, 2022 at 12:22 PM ^
so far, not good. we've got the bad diabate and houston missed his first shot. doesn't help that their shooters are cooking.
March 17th, 2022 at 12:26 PM ^
Missed first 3, but his first shot was the putback that was good.
Going to be tough if they shoot like this though. I think this may be a game for T Will to come in and do some work. Maybe even Johns
March 17th, 2022 at 12:32 PM ^
yeah I was gonna post to the roundtable thread not to get cocky/complacent; can't take anything for granted.
we have the least wins of anyone in the bracket; arguably one of the best teams, tho, when we stay focussed and disciplined to keep with the flow of the game, w/ precision & accuracy--
Go Blue!! you can totally do this
March 17th, 2022 at 12:22 PM ^
Gotta defend the 3pt line against these guys. Michigan with a good size advantage. Colorado St. with the shooting from distance advantage so far.
March 17th, 2022 at 12:24 PM ^
Omg get the fuck out with calling that shit on Moussa when the last Dreb we had had a fuck ton more contact.
March 17th, 2022 at 12:24 PM ^
CSU shooting it early.
March 17th, 2022 at 12:24 PM ^
So far the smaller lineup is killing the bigger one. Hunter is terrible at defending the perimeter and he’s not giving enough on offense to make up for it. Diabate is even worse.
March 17th, 2022 at 12:24 PM ^
Moussa has to simmer down. 3 pt O and D looking very 2022 Mich basketball so far.
March 17th, 2022 at 12:25 PM ^
what a shock. CSU is shooting 133% from 3.
we just can't buy a break, can we?
March 17th, 2022 at 12:42 PM ^
How about just play defense and the breaks will come. Most of those 3 were getting a lot of space.
March 17th, 2022 at 12:25 PM ^
CSU is on fire. Looks like we'll have to outscore them if we can't cool them off.
March 17th, 2022 at 12:25 PM ^
jeez. 4 3's already? cant we defend outside? theyre not a big team, so no reason to pack the lane. im watching on the interwebs (gamecast). but every time i look up. another 3! geez. i hope they get over their excitement and csu settles down a bit.
March 17th, 2022 at 12:25 PM ^
Another game, another opponent unconscious from 3.
March 17th, 2022 at 12:32 PM ^
Happens when the team you root for is terrible at defending the perimeter. Michigan is very disorganized on defense, and there’s been a lot of space for shooters.
March 17th, 2022 at 12:25 PM ^
Our size advantage is insane. Gotta push it and not allow them time to set and pack it in.
We just look bad on D. Confused, lazy, not communicating.
March 17th, 2022 at 12:26 PM ^
Defense hasn’t been too bad, but they gotta stop switching Brooks and Houstan onto Roddy. Not much you can do if guys are going to drill three straight triples over Dickinson.
March 17th, 2022 at 12:26 PM ^
It would help if Frankie was any kind of outside threat.
March 17th, 2022 at 12:28 PM ^
It would help if ANY of our guys were an outside threat (as Caleb misses yet another 3)
March 17th, 2022 at 12:27 PM ^
Oh great, Colorado St. shooting lights out from Lake Michigan and our typical poor shooting returns
March 17th, 2022 at 12:28 PM ^
while we're here.. i clicked box score and isaiah barnes name popped up. isnt he one of the froshies? has he played at all? is he just not ready? forgot completely about him. not saying that he should play today - just wondering where he's been
March 17th, 2022 at 12:34 PM ^
Guess it was decided early on he would be redshirted.
We have 6 guys who were scholarship who we can’t go to at all this game (7 if you include Jace).
Zeb (gone), Jones (injured), Barnes (RS-not ready), Tschetter (RS-not ready), Nunez (unplayable), Jace (minimal use if at all)
March 17th, 2022 at 12:28 PM ^
Come on, Houstan. We need you.
March 17th, 2022 at 12:28 PM ^
Giving up Oreb to boot. Fucking terrible.
This is a losing effort
March 17th, 2022 at 12:29 PM ^
seen this game before. M dysfunctional the moment, no 3s, turnovers, letting OREBs against a team half your size. this could get ugly without your senior PG.
March 17th, 2022 at 12:29 PM ^
I "enjoy" how csu keeps getting their own offensive rebounds..good times.
March 17th, 2022 at 12:29 PM ^
GRAB THE FUCKING BALL
March 17th, 2022 at 12:30 PM ^
Every weird ass rebound is going to them.
March 17th, 2022 at 12:30 PM ^
Bad Houstan
March 17th, 2022 at 12:30 PM ^
Unfortunately, the team is playing like it did most of the season. Not a good start.
March 17th, 2022 at 12:31 PM ^
funny how that works, huh.
March 17th, 2022 at 12:34 PM ^
But, but, but in the intro the announcers said Howard thinks the team is ready to take the next step!
March 17th, 2022 at 12:30 PM ^
another turnover. yeesh. they should feed hunter until we open up shots. i know we dont hit many, but thats gota be the strategy if he's out there.
Good god, does Csu just shoot 3's only?!
March 17th, 2022 at 12:31 PM ^
I can’t watch Houstan anymore.
March 17th, 2022 at 12:31 PM ^
Being out-rebounded...CSU has FIVE offensive rebounds
Beyond ridiculous!
March 17th, 2022 at 12:31 PM ^
Wish we had one guy that balls like Roddy on the regular.
March 17th, 2022 at 12:31 PM ^
Starting 3 freshmen and a sophomore is showing at the moment. Johns and Brooks need to settle them down
March 17th, 2022 at 12:34 PM ^
Johns has never been able to settle himself down - I don’t think there’s much of a chance for him to settle others.
March 17th, 2022 at 12:41 PM ^
I agree. I think Houstan will bail us out eventually!!!
March 17th, 2022 at 12:32 PM ^
I think we got this. Relax!
March 17th, 2022 at 12:32 PM ^
2 baskets then back to commercial. Gonna be a long march with the same 5 commercials.
March 17th, 2022 at 12:32 PM ^
It would be cool to hit 3s since I doubt we can actually play defense at a decent level the whole game.
We really need to dominate the glass this game. They are so undersized.
March 17th, 2022 at 12:33 PM ^
Now that the Rams have cooled off from 3, we may be able to take control of the game.
March 17th, 2022 at 12:33 PM ^
GO BLUE and GO KOBE!!!
March 17th, 2022 at 12:33 PM ^
FFS, Diabate and Houstan brought their shit for brains game today.
We need to make them take crappy looking 3's and we should be able to win this game but we're not rebounding or handling the ball well at all.
March 17th, 2022 at 12:33 PM ^
5 offensive rebounds and 4 made 3’s while we are 0 for 4 from 3. Just like old times
March 17th, 2022 at 12:33 PM ^
I'm late.
March 17th, 2022 at 12:34 PM ^
Hands on this team sometimes is questionable
March 17th, 2022 at 12:34 PM ^
So much stupid shit still...in March
That's on Juwan.
March 17th, 2022 at 12:34 PM ^
Initial thoughts so far:
1. Our defensive rebounding is pathetic. So many DRebs for CSU.
2. We don't have a go to guy anything close to Roddy. Every good team has a go to guy. We don't.
3. Houston is still lost. He really could have benefitted from a year in which he only played limited bench minutes. Tons of freshmen are just not ready, and many end up having awesome careers, but he really needs to develop his game before next season.
March 17th, 2022 at 12:36 PM ^
Hunter Dickinson is a good go to guy.