MU/Michigan Game Thread

[CountryRoads]

Just flushing this one and chalking it up to one bad game. We're a lot better this year.

[The_Ghost_of_Wojo]

I want to say we'll be better shooting across the season than this, but the trend of the last few years is that we probably won't be THAT much better. Defense clearly took a step back once they hit that slump at the start of the second half. Probably couldn't have gone much worse.

Despite all that, there were some things to like. Clark wasn't as bad as some of the comments are gonna make him out to be. Egbuonu looked good. Porter in charge of the offense was really effective. Stevens looked great. In the first half I thought the defense was much improved from where we were against good competition last year. But boy o boy the shooting...

[Markusquette]

It's almost like beating Mercyhurst and Detroit Mercy by 90 points combined or whatever doesn't mean anything

[muhoopsfan6@yahoo.com]

This wasn't much fun to watch

[Vander Blue Man Group]

Not particularly concerned right now.  Good chance our 3 best players had their worst games of the year in the same game.

Some of you need diapers.

[Warrior of Law]

The regression of players has been a constant for the Shaka era. NJ and Parham are not the first players to get worse over time.

[SoCalEagle]

89% from the free throw line. But, as we all know, free throws no matta.

[Newsdreams]

Can't shoot.  Getting high instead of watching this

Just got up from 30 bongs I see it wasn't good, but excellent FT shooting!

[SoCalEagle]

Not particularly concerned right now.  Good chance our 3 best players had their worst games of the year in the same game.

Some of you need diapers.

I know you're right. Just doesn't feel that way right now.

[tower912]

I really admired how Michigan's bigs sprinted to the rim in transition.  How the Michigan guards recognized the mismatches and threw 50 foot lobs to the rim. 

[rocky_warrior]

Not particularly concerned right now.  Good chance our 3 best players had their worst games of the year in the same game.

I am concerned about Nigel.  WTF is going on with him.  It was easy to say he was deferring against the cupcakes, but maybe that wasn't completely it...

[SoCalEagle]

Tyler getting an extended run for the Knicks tonight. Is Brunson out?

[Stretchdeltsig]

What a terrible game. Yuk.we look like a bunch of 8th graders trying to compete.

[ATL MU Warrior]

I am concerned about Nigel.  WTF is going on with him.  It was easy to say he was deferring against the cupcakes, but maybe that wasn't completely it...

Same.

[SoCalEagle]

We'll get better.

[Zog from Margo]

I really admired how Michigan's bigs sprinted to the rim in transition.  How the Michigan guards recognized the mismatches and threw 50 foot lobs to the rim.

I agree but goes both ways. MU's bigs didn't hustle back. D was poor for MU.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

The regression of players has been a constant for the Shaka era. NJ and Parham are not the first players to get worse over time.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

I am concerned about Nigel.  WTF is going on with him.  It was easy to say he was deferring against the cupcakes, but maybe that wasn't completely it...

Maybe it's just me but I'm not going to overreact about a poor game from last season's BE freshman of the year and pre-season 1st team selection. 

[tower912]

I agree but goes both ways. MU's bigs didn't hustle back. D was poor for MU.

I never said otherwise.  Related, MU's wings didn't find shooters in transition.  MU's transition defense was poor.

[ATL MU Warrior]

Maybe it's just me but I'm not going to overreact about a poor game from last season's BE freshman of the year and pre-season 1st team selection. 

Well, it's three poor games, but other than that, yeah.

[warriors141]

Not particularly concerned right now.  Good chance our 3 best players had their worst games of the year in the same game.

Some of you need diapers.

I wouldn't be concerned if this team had proven winners from last year.

Unfortunately last year was a colossal failure and the first real test this year was also an F

[Daniel]

Our starters will play better.   Steven's was fun to watch and Porter a wonderful surprise against a good team.  21 points from a bench player.  Nice.  Owens 2 for 4. 

Fru, James and Parham had bad games offensively.  And combined they had 3 rebounds.    This will get better.   
Go Marquette

[rocky_warrior]

Maybe it's just me but I'm not going to overreact about a poor game from last season's BE freshman of the year and pre-season 1st team selection. 

I don't think I'm overreacting either.  He's now had games of 8, 5, and 0 points.  And only about 20min/game. 

[Vander Blue Man Group]

What should be our 3 best players were terrible. It's not complicated. 

If you think this isn't going to be an outlier, pack it in. 

Common sense says it will be.

[Pakuni]

Might have had a chance if this team's hatred for making layups hadn't resurfaces.