MICHIGAN'S MEN'S BASKETBALL: 2015-2016

[hack]

Yeah.

[The Oracle]

Indiana -7.5 today everybody. Free money, your welcome. Thank me later!

[hack]

Michigan consistently doing just enough to be plausibly in the game, but it doesn't feel like they, as a group, have what it takes in this game.

[The Oracle]

Not enough stops in us.

[The Oracle]

Refs have been terrible all around today too. Spike getting 2 huge whistles the last 2 possessions. Not gonna apologize for it.

[hack]

No. The whistle on teh previous play was pretty generous to Indiana.

[The Oracle]

Hanging tough...just enough to lose another close one.

[hack]

Not enough stops in us.

Sigh. LOL @ ``into the teeth of the zone''. Our zone there didn't have any teeth at all. They just absolutely refuse to use the defense to create opportunities for themselves.

[Cody_Russell]

Great effort. Next year, Michigan will be in the NCAA Tourney with the way the roster will look.

[Kstat]

Indiana -7.5 today everybody. Free money, your welcome. Thank me later!

LOL

Next time you want to have an original opinion, let Hack do your thinking for you, like usual. Picking fights with me and parroting his ideas are the only two reasons you exist.

[hack]

Actually an impressive last possession -- got an open look. Not from a preferred shooter, but I'm not going to complain. At the start of the possession I was thinking back to about 2 minutes left against MSU when they had a terrible disjointed possession and then after that Izzo called a TO to set something up and succeeded. I didn't perceive this offense as able to recover from the first option being thwarted, but it did there. Anyhow, hopefully some day it might sink in that you have to play both ends.

[Kstat]

Another close loss to a team that should have throttled us by 10-15 points...

I'm so glad we have beilein instead of meathead. I know beilein won't waste talent like crean.

It's crazy how much of a disadvantage this team is at almost every game, and they're still competitive most of the time.

[Mackenzie]

I think this is in the wrong place but…nice video of McGary having a special night.

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/wolverines/2015/02/08/michigan-mitch-mcgary-thunder/23084573/

[iam416]

He was really good yesterday. Good for him. Rules and rules and such, but the NCAA nonsense that sent him to the NBA was stupid. I can see him developing into a solid starter in a few years. A lot of teams like "energy" guys at the 4 and McGary has some added offensive polish, IMO.

[hack]

McGary's a gamble on greatness. If he stays healthy, you have a very solid third big. If he stays healthy AND learns to play with his brain as well as his energy and skill, and pace himself, then you have even more than a solid player.

I don't know how it would have turned out here, but it just feels like he was born into the role of being ill-fated. Even if he were here this year, and what a difference that would have made, I'd still bet on an injury. At least we had him as a catalyst for a great run that resulted in something, unlike some others who just weren't gonna last for whatever reason. Overlooked secondary hero of the Kansas game.