Post Game: Wow. Depressing. Not much to say besides Minnesota came into our house with their students (who outnumbered ours probably) and kicked our butts. The game wasn’t really ever close. Manny is getting frusturated to the brink of disaster I think which is a scary thought. Minnesota shot 59% for the game which makes anyone sick to their stomach especially when compared to Michigan’s 36%.
As I expected Grady got the start but only managed 2 points, 2 turn overs and 2 assists. Manny got his 19 points but at the cost of 2 assists to only 5 turn overs. The fact that we were out rebounded only 35-33 (and Michigan had 15 offensive rebounds to Minnesotas 9) is shocking to me because it seemed like again Minnesota got every 50-50 ball. Not to mention both teams had the same number of turnovers (17) and you wonder how the game was such a blow out. Michigan simply can’t score the ball and can’t keep opponents from getting (and making) open shots.
Don’t really know where we go from here… It’s not going to get any better.
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Carmel keeps rolling behind Stuart Douglass and company and retains their undefeated record. John Beilein was in the house to check him out Saturday.
University of Michigan coach John Beilein was in attendance Saturday to see Douglass, a future Wolverine, in a regular-season high school game for the first time. Douglass and Beilein spoke briefly after the game as Beilein had to get on a plane to return to Michigan. The Wolverines played Sunday at in-state rival Michigan State.
“He just said, ‘Good game,’ and I said, ‘Thanks for coming,’ ” Douglass said. “It was cool, him and his two sons were here. It was nice.”
Check out these Ebuka highlights off Youtube (questionable competition I would say)
UPDATE: It’s posted here that Beilein is going to check out 09 guard Darius Morris. I would assume he would stop by to check out Fuller and Morris.
As mentioned here, Aaron Fuller is a new recruit on the Michigan hot board. Fuller is a 6-7 wing from out west whom Michigan is expected to check out.
Fuller, who has Michigan interested in him and will be in town Wednesday to watch him play, had 28 points and 12 rebounds. But Fuller said this wasn’t about him vs. Rohde. “This was about everybody, not just me,” said Fuller, who made 12 of 19 shots and played tough defense in ending a four-game win streak by Pinnacle (16-5).
Fuller seems to be more of a true wing at 6-7, maybe he could also play the 4? I wouldn’t mind adding him or Ebuka or both. We need ballers. I’ll try and dig up some more info on Fuller later today.
Post Game: We are what we thought we were. That’s the kind of loss I expected yesterday and it sure came. We got hot for about 5 minutes in the first half and hit those threes but other than that the shooting and defense was terrible. One aspect we have improved on is rebounding. Only got out rebounded by one (36-35) at MSU who is a very good rebounding team is impressive. Gibson probably had the best game for Michigan and he needs to keep getting better. DeShawn sums up the mental state of this team best I think:
“It’s been a long year and we have a ton of losses,” Sims said. “You learn something out of each loss and we are going to get all the losing out of the way now, because we’re going to be a special team one day.”
Pre-Game: I am going to say that I expect the same things I expected in the Wisconsin game this week. I am not convinced that the Wisconsin game wasn’t a fluke. Hopefully the game today is more like this than this. I think its safe to say that MSU will come to play tonight and try to blow Michigan out of the water with the big name recruits in the house.
Manny is going to have to come to play thats for sure, and I think he will. This is his first taste of the rivalry and I think he’s ready.
“I hear a lot of stories about the Izzone and how crazy it is, but I just look at it as an opportunity and fun,” Harris said before the Wolverines practiced Friday at Crisler Arena. “We haven’t really had a chance to shut a student section up at the end of a game, but we have a perfect opportunity to go there, win and leave them with some sad faces.”
The kid I worry about that we need tonight is DeShawn Sims. He is probably a little down after a 4-19 shooting effort at Wisconsin. He also struggled in other big time road games such as Georgetown. A good effort from Peedi and Manny is necessary to stay in this one.
Be sure to check out the Detroit News Big Ten Blog for some drama that only a Michigan versus Michigan State game could bring.
Some articles of note:
UMHoops Prediction: MSU 70 – Michigan 50 (Maybe its good luck to predict blow outs)
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