Comments on: Game 25: Michigan State at Michigan Preview

By: PURDUE7

PURDUE7 — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:15:06 +0000

MSULAXATIVE
You really don’t think MSU plays physical basketball? How do they lead the country in rebounding every year? Must be all the 7 footers?
There is no doubt MSU runs/pushes the ball up the court……they always have since Jud was there. Playing physical/aggressive hoops is the only way to play. Unless you have a bunch of lottery picks like 20 years ago(MICHIGAN 1989) you have to win with D!

MICHIGAN lost because they have no 4. Novak tried his hardest but he could not handle Roe inside.
MICHIGAN will be favored to win the next 4 games. The PURDUE game will be interesting because neither team has more than one good post player.

By: Giddings

Giddings — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 06:02:37 +0000

The most likely scenario now that would get us in is to win our next 4 games (at NW, Minny, at Iowa, Purdue), then beat Iowa/Indiana in the first round of the BTT. It’s not totally farfetched, especially if Hummel doesn’t play when the Boilers come to town. If we fall in any of those games, I’m not so crazy about our NCAA hopes resting on stealing a victory at Wisconsin or at Minnesota.

If we only win 3 of our remaining 6, then we’ll almost certainly play in the 8/9 game of the BTT against Northwestern… with the winner taking on MSU. If we could somehow avenge tonight’s loss and advance to the semis, that would put us right at the cusp of the NCAAs. If we only win 2 of our remaining 6, we would have to at least get to the BTT finals and possibly win the whole thing to get in.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:28:37 +0000

this particular lineup was on the floor tonight,

Lee, Merritt, Shepard, Sims, and I believe Novak.

Sorry but that’s just foolish.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:12:14 +0000

if you are a great coach like people say he is then it should be effortless, whether they are winning or not becuase that has no effect on tom crean and indiana they are awful and are still obtaining big time recruits, same with minnesota, even though tubby has won a nat. champ, nonetheless beilein is considered as good of a coach as any……..so whats the problem?

i dont wanna hear that we have to win in order to get players cause i think thats nonsense, i think belien is a bad recruiter……..any coach thats nationally praised should be able to get just about any player with or without winning

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:06:27 +0000

i dont know who it was but i was arguing with somebody or many people about getting high caliber players and more than 1 every class and people were saying they were suprised…….i just was thinking and i began looking at tom crean and indiana….he has 3 top 100 and maybe a 4th coming in next season, and beilein is just as credible and proven coach as crean if not more, so why can crean pulls these players…..michigans history is just as good as indiana……im not buying that the facilities are the only reason players are going to schools like that over michigan…..i think beilein is just not that good of a recruiter for someone considered one of the best coaches in the game……..if tom crean and others can land several of the best players in the country year after year then beilein should be able to at Michigan without any problems, but yet we do not

By: RB

RB — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 04:46:10 +0000

Can Beilein mix in a set play every once in a while to get the offense going???

By: Go Blue

Go Blue — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 04:21:29 +0000

I am wondering if Novaks minutes should be cut back, we are not getting much of anything from him. He played 37 minutes and scored 4 points and grabbed 4 rebounds.

By: AG2

AG2 — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:56:22 +0000

Can Michigan win all 4 of our next 4 games? @ NW, Minnesota, @ Iowa, Purdue. Nothing says tourney team like a 4 game winning streak in late February.

By: Dylan

Dylan — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:50:21 +0000

I don’t think one game is going to determine a recruit’s fortune… Disappointing certainly though.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:46:33 +0000

id imagine that this game pretty much seals the fate of trey zeigler NOT coming to michigan ……..its unfortunate how things work out, but i guess you never know