Michigan at Wisconsin Basketball Open Thread 1:00pm on CBS
Go Blue.
EDIT: I WAS OVERLY COMPLIMENTARY OF WISCONSIN BECAUSE YOU DO NOT TEMPT THE CBB GODS WHEN PLAYING AT THE TROLL CENTER. BEILEIN HAS WON HIS LAST 3 GAME AGAINST THE BADGERS.
February 11th, 2018 at 3:06 PM ^
2 FTs by Poole
February 11th, 2018 at 3:06 PM ^
February 11th, 2018 at 3:06 PM ^
February 11th, 2018 at 3:06 PM ^
February 11th, 2018 at 3:07 PM ^
February 11th, 2018 at 3:07 PM ^
February 11th, 2018 at 3:07 PM ^
February 11th, 2018 at 3:07 PM ^
Any win up there is a good thing. I'll take it.
February 11th, 2018 at 3:10 PM ^
February 11th, 2018 at 3:20 PM ^
February 11th, 2018 at 3:14 PM ^
Go Blue!!!
Good comeback, for all the up & down -- we still ended ahead.
Let's keep working on consistency & a dedication to excellence no matter what our opponent is doing.
In the meantime -- nice turn-around of a historical trend. We needed this.
Took care of some old business. Now,
Onwards!
February 11th, 2018 at 3:15 PM ^
February 11th, 2018 at 3:15 PM ^
Wisconsin is not good, but it's still a tough environment on the road.
Go Blue! Keep it up!
February 11th, 2018 at 3:17 PM ^
February 11th, 2018 at 3:49 PM ^
MAAR can handle it just fine.
February 11th, 2018 at 3:17 PM ^
February 11th, 2018 at 3:19 PM ^
But I would not base that on today's game. Happ is a monster 1 v 1.
February 11th, 2018 at 3:22 PM ^
February 11th, 2018 at 3:20 PM ^
February 11th, 2018 at 3:22 PM ^
They gave up 22 in the first half. So it's a wash.
February 11th, 2018 at 3:24 PM ^
February 11th, 2018 at 3:28 PM ^
whining about a 10 point win in the Kohl Center... now that's unacceptable
February 11th, 2018 at 3:29 PM ^
I hate wins too!
February 11th, 2018 at 4:08 PM ^
February 11th, 2018 at 3:24 PM ^
February 11th, 2018 at 4:20 PM ^
Or did someone just come to the door while you were typing?
February 11th, 2018 at 5:00 PM ^
Looke like somebody got caught in the act. ;)
Visiting mgoblog is a shameful, shameful thing. I hope your SO understands...
February 11th, 2018 at 5:12 PM ^
I think I was going to say wins in Madison in any sport are dear.
February 11th, 2018 at 3:30 PM ^
February 11th, 2018 at 3:37 PM ^
Not great, but not terrible. Subbing out Z for Poole really helped at the end. We'll probably see more of that going forward.
I felt that Robinson played pretty well in Livers' absence. We missed Livers' defense, but Robinson did his thing, drained some threes, and managed to get to the line. Not a bad outing from him by any means.
February 11th, 2018 at 3:48 PM ^
And the starters shot 79% from the line, with only Simpson missing more than 1. And while I think Poole showed some positive signs at the point, he was also a bit reckless on defense and fouled on the 3 attempt late. Simpson's main weakness is at the line, but he does bring enough to the team that the calls for him to be replaced by Poole seem a bit premature.
February 11th, 2018 at 3:49 PM ^
Simpson and Watson shot 2-6; the rest of the team 16-18.
February 11th, 2018 at 4:16 PM ^
Impressive effort by rest of team. Will need that ft shooting down the stretch.
February 11th, 2018 at 3:37 PM ^
Duncan Robinson was a weapon today. He also played passable defense. He had to log big minutes in Livers absence, and he was very effective today. Livers is important to this team playing at a higher level, so to win this game without him today was that much more impressive.
February 11th, 2018 at 3:39 PM ^
I am curious who will play those minutes in the next game. It is constantly evolving, and neither one has been effective of late. It was great to see Simmons make a 3, and he also increased his intensity on D. That carry TO, though, was pretty bad. I hope he can emerge and show some of his talent in these last few weeks. He has a lot of talent, and he could prove important in the tournament to spell Simpson if things go well.
February 11th, 2018 at 3:40 PM ^
Simpson and Matthews' ability to make/miss free-throws is going to be a key factor into 'how far' this team can go in the tourney
February 11th, 2018 at 3:44 PM ^
I think the Poole, Robinson, MAAR backcourt that we saw today will be in there when we need to hold onto a lead. Can always sub after free throws if situation changes and D is more paramount.