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They are just playing out of their minds right now. Really, really good basketball team with strengths everywhere. Can play from the post, can shoot it well, great ball movement and unselfishness, outstanding effort and length on defense. Just total, complete team basketball.
This is as impressive of a stretch as I've seen from Michigan basketball in a while. In fact maybe ever. They've been totally dominant.
They just became the first NCAA team in history to beat three consecutive ranked teams by 19 or more in each game, btw.
The story of the game has to be the balanced scoring for Michigan. It wasn't just one guy. Mike Smith led Michigan scorers with 16 points, but Wagner had 15 and chipped in 10 rebounds, all on the defensive side. Livers had 13, Dickenson had 12. Chaundee Brown chipped in 7 off the bench. Eli Brooks had 5 points and 5 rebounds.
Michigan shot 4-4 from the charity stripe (didn't get to the line much!) and shot 51.6 from the field. They shot 56% from beyond the arc. That's not bad.
Next up is a return matchup with Minnesota in Bloomington.
Looking at the box score, it looks like what really hurt Wisconsin was their 3 point shooting. They took 28 shots from beyond the arc and only made 9.
Yeah don't get me wrong, because Michigan was fantastic defensively -- at times it looked like we were playing 6 on 5...but Wisconsin also missed a good share of open looks from three also.
Looks like either the zebras let both teams play, or both teams played very well as far as fouls are concerned. Michigan only had 9 total fouls for the entire game, and Wisconsin only had 6.
but Wisconsin also missed a good share of open looks from three also.
Yeah, I'm sure that percentage will be better when they have the return meeting in Madison, but I'm fine with them shooting poorly in Ann Arbor. Got to protect the home court. Something the football team seems to have abandoned.
Last edited by lineygoblue; January 12, 2021, 09:42 PM.
It’s crazy how much better the basketball program has been compared to football over the last decade. A seemingly ho-hum Tuesday night win for the bball team would translate to the best win of the Harbaugh era.
The defensive aggressiveness was outstanding tonight. I think we had 7 blocks in the first half. Wagner and Brown both created a lot of problems for Wisconsin.
It’s crazy how much better the basketball program has been compared to football over the last decade. A seemingly ho-hum Tuesday night win for the bball team would translate to the best win of the Harbaugh era.
The defensive aggressiveness was outstanding tonight. I think we had 7 blocks in the first half. Wagner and Brown both created a lot of problems for Wisconsin.
Michigan football pretty much died when Lloyd Carr retired ... around the same time John Beilein was hired. Beilein transformed Michigan basketball into greatness. Juwan is carrying the baton while putting his spin on it.
The M defense is what’s most impressive. Coach Yak’s defensive culture still lives on.
M is ranked #4 on Kenpom now. Iowa still ahead... it’s too bad Iowa and M don’t play until March 3rd.
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