White Collar Team vs Nebraska Open Thread
Michigan -- and its 348th ranked 3-point defense (I wish I was kidding) -- will tip off against Nebraska in about 45 minutes. The bad news: This is likely another curb stomping by an average opponent. The good news, if you're the betting type: Nebraska is amazingly +9, so if you like free money today is a win. Go Patriots!
January 14th, 2017 at 1:24 PM ^
we finna get shucked
January 14th, 2017 at 1:47 PM ^
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January 14th, 2017 at 1:25 PM ^
has Michigan right where they want them..They lost their best player so thats when Michigan will just lay down...per usual..
January 14th, 2017 at 1:28 PM ^
January 14th, 2017 at 1:45 PM ^
I got downvoted to hell earlier this year when I said I have no interest in this team. Times have changed.
January 14th, 2017 at 2:20 PM ^
January 14th, 2017 at 4:55 PM ^
Good win!
January 14th, 2017 at 4:55 PM ^
Good win!
January 14th, 2017 at 1:31 PM ^
January 14th, 2017 at 1:37 PM ^
I do support the team, and I'll root for them to win as always. I can also be realistic about the state of the program and the team this year. Can you tell me where I belittled the players at all? I just expect them to lose today, that's all. I'm sure they work very hard, given their athletic and physical limitations. The problem is the coach.
January 14th, 2017 at 1:37 PM ^
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January 14th, 2017 at 1:43 PM ^
what's interesting is that the offense is still really pretty good.
the problem is obviously defense. either Donlon isn't what we thought he was as a coach, the players don't have the mentality to play defense, or they just aren't physically/athletically capable of what it takes.
I think it's a little bit of all 3 factors for this group. it's RichRod-ian.
January 14th, 2017 at 1:51 PM ^
Donlon had some really good defenses at Wright State. Beilein has always had terrible defenses at Michigan. I'm gonna assume this team's defensive problems aren't on Donlon.
January 14th, 2017 at 1:56 PM ^
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January 14th, 2017 at 3:23 PM ^
its on coaching and players. beilein obviously targets O first when recruiting and it shows.
certain programs build their culture around toughness, D and just getting after it for 40 mins - wisc and msu are big ten examples, big east squads like nova, uconn, butler, etc, acc team like uva - those squads may not have the best athletes but they always seem to find guys capable of defending in their system, grinding out wins and usually capable of getting more buckets than opponent. and when they find themselves with experienced rosters or nba talent, they usually make a run. they recruit to fairly specific culture and know how they want to play.
beilein can design all the O sets he wants and field crazy efficient Os but itll always be tough when your guys either dont have the ability or desire to consistently get stops and compete
January 14th, 2017 at 2:04 PM ^
Talent is not at all everything, especially in college.
If they were simply lacking talent but visibly showed that they had passion, that they were giving their absolute all out as often as humanly possible, hustling all the time, playing as hard as possible on defense all the time, if they were boxing out & fighting for rebounds, if they played smart enough to compensate for lack of talent as much as possible and got better and better and out witted people, out worked people, and left their blood and guts and hearts on the court, then that would be a team to love and get excited about and cheer your ass off for!
This is a team & coach to love, still cheer for, but be frustrated as fuck with, and getting tired of since it's become S.O.M., M's version of a phrase I hate, and only just discovered because I've never been a Lions fan and haven't paid any attention to the NFL at all most of the time in the last forever, & even less than that to the Lions.
January 14th, 2017 at 1:47 PM ^
January 14th, 2017 at 1:52 PM ^
100% agree.
January 14th, 2017 at 2:03 PM ^
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January 14th, 2017 at 1:50 PM ^
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January 14th, 2017 at 2:02 PM ^
Empty arena
January 14th, 2017 at 2:01 PM ^
Does anyone have a live stream not from btn.com?
January 14th, 2017 at 2:01 PM ^
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January 14th, 2017 at 2:03 PM ^
Michigan is the only B1G team that Nebraska has never beaten since joining the conference. If they can't get over that hump today, they should be embarrassed.
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January 14th, 2017 at 2:04 PM ^
January 14th, 2017 at 2:09 PM ^
You're watching with a cautious enthusiasm unknown to mankind!
January 14th, 2017 at 2:15 PM ^
I have more of a cautious optimism, but held the enthusiasm, held the lettuce. Special efforts won't upset us!
Listless efforts won't impress us.
January 14th, 2017 at 2:11 PM ^
Michigan -- and its 348th ranked 3-point defenseThis actually might be cause for hope, paradoxical as it sounds, as there is a lot of debate over whether 3-point defense is a real thing.
January 14th, 2017 at 2:18 PM ^
I actually agree with you here. KenPom and other basketball analytics people think 3-point defense is mostly random, and that makes sense to me. But we do give up wide open looks basically all the time. I think we have been unlucky -- B1G teams are shooting 57% against us from 3 in B1G play, which can't continue -- but bad defense plays a role as well. Virginia will never be 348th in 3-point defense, for example.
January 14th, 2017 at 2:23 PM ^
We do give up a lot of good looks, so it's at least partly on us. But it's irritating when a guy like Nickens for Maryland goes 4-4 after never shooting like that all season.
January 14th, 2017 at 2:12 PM ^
Ain't no shame.
January 14th, 2017 at 2:16 PM ^
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January 14th, 2017 at 3:10 PM ^
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January 14th, 2017 at 2:18 PM ^
I think 90% of your sure-y-ness is 41% wrongy.
January 14th, 2017 at 2:25 PM ^
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January 14th, 2017 at 2:27 PM ^
#coaching
January 14th, 2017 at 2:44 PM ^
#lostintranslation
January 14th, 2017 at 2:28 PM ^
Apparently Robinson forgot to sign the lease first.