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By: Game 26: Michigan at Northwestern Preview | UM Hoops.com

Game 26: Michigan at Northwestern Preview | UM Hoops.com — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:10:17 +0000

[...] Northwestern’s statistical profile is not much different than it was before. They shoot the ball well (especially from long range) while dominating the turnover battle. Luckily they can’t get to the free throw line or pull down rebounds. You can also count on a slow game because both Michigan and Northwestern love to slow the game down; the first match-up was only a 57 possession game. For more of an in depth look at their statistical profile and personnel, check out my preview of the first game. [...]

By: Frank

Frank — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:13:52 +0000

New ESPN tournament projections have Michigan as a 12. They are one of the last four teams in.

By: JimC

JimC — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:55:01 +0000

Whack-a-Mullens. Sounds good to me.

Clearly, the strategy from the first OSU game was a failure, because Mullens shot 78% and scored 15 points in 26 minutes.

By: Kenny

Kenny — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 06:03:22 +0000

rlc, interesting idea of whacking mullen, I don’t think that Beilein will take any winning strategy out of the table. Shepherd could give him a fit, he can play tough.

By: rlc

rlc — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 01:54:55 +0000

re: OSU – Clark Kellogg was saying that Mullens was having trouble scoring against defenders who matched (or came close to) his size, like Tisdale and Suton – so I guess there’s zero relevance to how he’ll play against us.

But watching him heave up chunks of masonry from the line (while waiting for Izzo to send in Herzog, Naymick and the manager to commit more fouls) made me wonder about whether Beilein would try the Whack-a-Mullens strategy. Frank suggests Wright and Shepherd, but I bet Puls could check in, commit a foul, and check back out without injuring himself or turning the ball over. Since one of the things Beilein’s system does is minimize fouls committed, I suppose he wouldn’t like the idea…

By: Giddings

Giddings — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 01:54:00 +0000

If I were OSU I would be devastated if I lost back-to-back home games to the Michigan schools. I think it’s safe to say that we’ll get their best shot.

By: Dylan

Dylan — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:45:21 +0000

Did NW’s win at MSU make them more or less likely to beat us? I don’t think you can really make a guess from their last game… OSU has lost two in a row so they will be looking to bounce back… then again they have lost 2 in a row so they aren’t playing very good basketball.

By: Frank

Frank — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:41:50 +0000

Does OSU’s loss at home to MSU make them more or less likely to beat us Wednesday?

By: Dylan

Dylan — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 23:52:49 +0000

Don’t NEED a win this week. It would be very nice though… We would be sitting in much much better shape if we had managed to beat Wisconsin or OSU on our home floor… A win this week would make up for that… Right now #5 on your list looks very tough and the rest are no walk in the park.

By: Giddings

Giddings — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 23:42:02 +0000

Not sure that we “need” at least a split this week. Let’s take a step back – I think most people agree that we need to go 9-9 in the Big Ten to feel pretty good about our chances to make the Dance. Where do the 5 wins come from?

1 – PSU (home)
2 – Northwestern (road)
3 – Minnesota (home)
4 – Iowa (road)
5 – Purdue or MSU at home OR Minnesota on the raod

I think this is a pretty realistic way to get to 9-9 without winning either road game this week.