Michigan Hoops Open Thread - on the Road vs. PSU

this team is a fucking embarrassment.  

This has to be the worst Michigan bench so the early Beilein years. They consistently give you absolutely nothing. Scary to think that next year we'll be relying on another group of freshmen coming off the bench who mostly can't shoot either. 

Also can Houstan stop disappearing for multiple games in a row? It's crazy to be borderline useless in most games still.

A lot of issues with this team but the number one issue is Juwan Howard, his coaching, recruiting, roster management has been horrendous for this year.

His PG recruiting is very questionable, WTF is he doing?

I appreciate those who remain committed to believing in Juwan. I am not there. This team is poorly coached, plays dumb and the coaches keep with terrible rotations.

When your star 3 point shooter repeatedly misses the rim and throws up numerous bricks and your defense is awful and you have no other shooters, you are just simply a poor bball team.  They show signs every once in a while and then they look so bad.

I dunno about you guys but I'd rather not be ranked or highly regarded preseason and prove it on the court that we're good, instead of all the hype of being good and shitting the bed. 

Just my 2 cents. 

I guess I’ll continue watching The Book of Boba Fett.

I guess "Covid year" cuts both ways

Brooks’s regression this season has been sad to see.

Eli Brooks regression this year is a serious head scratcher as well. 

Got back into this game. Should have gone zone sooner.

THAT is how you close the half on the road!!!

Nice Johns! Still rooting for him - hope he can close out his senior year on a positive note

Shooting is beginning to even out. 
let’s go! 

Defensive switch up very late but very necessary 

Hey, we are a basketball school…….a women’s basketball school.

Could be tied if the Houstan shoot is ruled a 3.

To be down by one at the half is a shock.  For a while it looked like we'd be down by 20.

I feel really bad for Hunter, because he's quietly elevated his play on basically every level. Man is really let down by the rest of his squad. They struggle to get him the ball and can't seem to make things happen when they double him. He came back to school to be a contender, and the rest of the team isn't fulfilling their share.

That being said, this game is still very do-able. Since taking Bufkin off, Penn St haven't been able to pick on one guy for free points every possession. I like Bufkin offensively, but that was a brutal stretch.

How the hell is this a one point game.

Great way to close out the half. 

LFG 

We closed out the first half really well but boy our play leaves a lot to be desired 

Juwan needs to clean up his lineups. I wouldn’t want to see Kobe at all the rest of this game. John’s has shown he may be having one of those Johns games / he should get some more playing time. And I still want to see Jace - curious why he doesn’t play a lot.

Glad we clawed back into the game but thoroughly disappointed by our defense and lack of being able to keep dudes in front of us. 

This team right now can’t compete without Jones/Brooks in backcourt. Not sure how Zeb didn’t work with this team, but not having another guard option that isn’t a true freshman really hurts. Frankie and Kobe really struggling. Still not sure how Jace doesn’t get minutes with the edge he brings with toughness and D.

Missed the rest of half after the under 4 timeout (I was not sad to have to walk away)...and...what the fuck happened?! A tease?

I don't know what the staff can do but the defense has to start defending at least something.  Shut the interior down or shut the 3balls down.

Nice finish to the half.  Shoot a bit better second half, play some defense,  win the game.

If you don’t see how this can be a one point game, I don’t know.   PSU had a run of 5-7 consecutive challenged shots go in.   UM missed a number of wide open shots.   Water found its level.   

Looks like they ruled Houstan's shot was a three...game is tied at the half!

Second half is a whole new ballgame.

Let's Go Blue!

Are they going to review Houstan’s 3?!?   Clearly behind the line.  
 

Also, 2 big hacks by Harrar on that last one.   Should have been an and-1 for the lead

Jones is an awful PG, he dribbles too much without having the necessary handle. He plays alright sometimes but man, he's just not good enough. Our backup PG.....is Collins, SMH. 

Eli has definitely regressed for some odd reason.

Houstan pretty much sucks, sorry if that hurts anyone's feelings. 

Diabate is raw, plain and simple.

Jace needs to play way more. He hustles. 

Kobe needs to get in the weight room, he's just too skinny and gets pushed around.

I'm of the mind that Juwan gets one more year but if this shit continues, he needs to go, last year is looking like a fluke at this point. 

I'd rather have a coach like Beilein any day, I don't care for overrated "#1" recruiting classes.