Comments on: Game 23: Penn State at Michigan Post Game

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

Game 26: Michigan at Northwestern Post Game | UM Hoops.com — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:17:16 +0000

[...] open look from three that would have tied the game because he didn’t fight through a screen (this is a theme). Would I like to see Grady play a little bit? Sure, but I don’t think Beilein is going to [...]

By: JimC

JimC — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 01:35:28 +0000

LLP – I’m getting downright angry at this guy – he does Nothing on offense lately. And Novak’s shooting has disappeared.
Other than that, everyone played great. Terrific intensity in the 2nd half.

…sorry I’m late Dylan, I flew to Fort Myers today, and 2 of my 3 flights were delayed. :)

By: ling pen

ling pen — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:23:05 +0000

We own penn state

By: Walt

Walt — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:57:06 +0000

Dylan, didn’t Beilein mean ‘play 4 guards AT THE SAME TIME’? Everybody is announced as a guard but Gibson/Sims.

Yesterday was JB’s birthday, which also happens to be the same as my birthday. So it was great to receive the 20 point victory gift — plus they played Happy Birthday when the game was over. That made it extra-special sweet for me!

By: Avery Queen

Avery Queen — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:45:03 +0000

If I’m Calhoun I press. So if I’m Beilein I’m now forced to play Grady for better or worse. Either way it will be a thabeet down unless we absolutely rain 3s.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:44:07 +0000

This may be my inner-coach coming through, but…

Am I the only one who looks at the UConn game as simply a learning game/scrimmage? If I’m coaching, I know we’ve got State coming up. That’s the game that matters. The UConn game is meaningless. Personally, I use the UConn game to get Zack Gibson, Jevohn Shephard, and LLP some extended minutes. See what they can do and prepare them for the upcoming week.

Specifically, use this game to allow Zack to get some experience guarding a big (Thabeet) so when he goes up against one of Wisconsin’s interchangeable 6’10 white guys he can do so with confidence.

Get Shep some minutes and see if you can integrate him into the offense. If Shep can be adequete at the offensive end, having his rebounding out there is a big help.

And use this game as LLP’s last chance to earn some PT. As it is right now, there’s no way he should start, or even play, against State. It’s too important of a game to not have the players that are playing the best on the floor (as opposed to the players with the most talent on the floor).

Side note: CJ Lee = win. CJ not only is a lock down defender, but with him on the court the amount of stupid threes we take drops dramatically. Also, he’s shooting the highest percentage from trey land on the team. He should be starting and getting the bulk of the PG minutes.

By: Michigan vs. Penn St. Round 2: Recap | Varsity Blue

Michigan vs. Penn St. Round 2: Recap | Varsity Blue — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:00:00 +0000

[...] If you want a full recap of the game that’s not obscured by some post work revelry, I suggest you head over to UMHoops and check out Dylan’s always excellent recaps. [...]

By: Indiana Game Preview | Spartans Weblog

Indiana Game Preview | Spartans Weblog — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 13:33:05 +0000

[...] Game 23: Penn State at Michigan Post Game Manny Harris and Co. on the rebound going into next Tuesday’s game? [...]

By: MaizeNBlue2

MaizeNBlue2 — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:11:48 +0000

I didn’t get to see the first half, but my thoughts on the Grady situation: I don’t know what’s going through his head, honestly. You know they’ve been telling him all week that he has to get over the screens and has to pick it up defensively. At the time, I didn’t know he’d been on the bench the whole game, but when he went under that screen, the first thing I said was “He’s going to be on the bench when they come back from the TO.”

I do agree that it’s mostly mental. He’s got the athleticism, obviously. He just has to gain that mindset that he’s going to defend. I almost look to C.J. to try and install that in him. I agree that he’s definitely the glue that holds the team together. I really think he ought to talk with him about it outside of practice and see what the results are. Because, obviously, Grady’s going to have to defend next year, or he won’t see the court.

I don’t know how much of a defender Darius Morris is, but he’ll eat those PG minutes if Grady doesn’t get it together. Let’s face it, Grady could be a major factor if he’d learn to defend. His decision making is light years ahead of last year, and he’s a press-breaking machine. We just need him to learn to defend.

As far as the game, the defense really set the tone in the second half. C.J. was amazing on Battle. You could see that Talor was clearly frustrated in the second half. Great game plan, great win.

I know it’s going to be rough with the 7-footer (Thabeet) at UConn, and I know I’m probably in the minority on this, but I believe we can hang with them. If we shoot well, we can be right in it in the end. This is definitely the kind of game we thrive on, even our own fans are wondering if we can keep it within 20. He’s to hoping for a shocker tomorrow. Go Blue!

By: Mith

Mith — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:23:54 +0000

Nice win, I enjoyed it. That’s been a rarity lately! I think UConn probably blows them out by 20, but maybe the boys surprise me and hang in for a close game. The key game now is MSU. We need to take 1 or 2 of the “probably lose” games on our schedule, and this is one of those(along with Purdue, @Wisconsin, @Minnesota). A win over Sparty resets us at 6-6 and I feel confident they can scratch out 3 wins over the remaining 6.