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By: raiderfan

raiderfan — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 03:01:13 +0000

I think JB is going to bring great things in the future but tonight he flat out coached us out of the tournament. Yes, the officiating was horrible but that has to be expetced on the road. You have to put your personal stuff aside and put your best five on the floor. This was the biggest game in the last ten years, or at least the most important, and our best point guard didn’t play a second and our best player didn’t see the court in overtime. I honestly just don’t get it.

By: JRose5

JRose5 — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:55:04 +0000

Go Blue…perfectly said! What the hell! Nice play call to end reg; And did Grady not earn play time? CJ and Merritt were terrible on D. At one point I remember CJ going under a screen and then not hustling back while Kelley drove for a lay-up and don’t get me started on Merrit…wow! Coach really lost a lot of my respect tonight! If the players were coached well enough they would have known how to handle the end of the game situation…a drive with 4 seconds left would have been great. And Manny not playin, what kinda point are you tryin to make…all in all, a very poor job of coaching! The defensive intensity was lacking all night…the team just wasn’t prepared from a coaching stand point!

By: Go Blue

Go Blue — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:17:52 +0000

I hope Beilein is happy. Go CJ and Merritt yeahhh!!!!!!!!!!!!! We are the greatest cause we play great defense. Iowa shot wide open shot after shot in front of Merritt today, the Iowa point guard jake did whatever he wanted on Lee the whole game long. I do not ever want to hear about this GREAT defense ever again. Did Grady play? Why????? Grady is our most athletic player and were playing a very unathletic team??? We called a timeout with 22 seconds to go and I would assume Beilein told them to pass the ball around the perimeter and jack a forced 3? Nice coaching today, especially the brilliant move to not play your best player in overtime in the biggest game of the season???? Let the excuses for coach begin!

By: Keith Davis

Keith Davis — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:14:43 +0000

File this game under “C” for “crap”. How do you not beat an Iowa team who is 1. terrible, and 2. playing without 3 key contributers? Yes, I know Tate played a couple of minutes…

I love Manny, but I’m so sick of the pouting “why didn’t I get that call” @$#&.

Dear Manny, you haven’t been getting those calls at all during the Big Ten season. Suck it up.

How many shots can we miss 2ft from the basket? CJ Lee, do you just practice defensive slides and going over screens? Do you skip the layup line? Thanks for being a non-factor.

Congratulations on making Jake Kelly, a YMCA All-Star at best, look like the Big Ten Player of the Year.

Sorry for ranting. Most of this (okay, all of this) is probably uncalled for. I don’t handle losses very well.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:50:15 +0000

Looks like MSU might be able to do favor for us.

By: IX

IX — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:36:18 +0000

jmblue,

the reason i say 20 is because that will basically put us in the tournament. 2 more wins will guarantee us at least .500 in the conference, and that could end up being enough. However, i feel much more comfortable with 20. If we can pull 20 before the BTT i think we’re a lock unless we had to face someone like IU or Iowa and lost since we don’t have a bad loss yet. .500 in conference is very important and might be just enough to get us in, but I’d feel really safe with 20 wins.

By: Giddings

Giddings — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:24:32 +0000

If Maryland’s taking anyone’s spot right now, it’s gotta be Virginia Tech’s – not ours.

By: Mith

Mith — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:22:56 +0000

@Dylan,

Yeah, that’s not a big deal then. I don’t think anyone expects them to get in anymore at 8-10 in conference. So the 2 wins thing is a given(that they need them, not that they’ll get them). I’ve figured they probably need 1 in the BTT too, since a loss there would probably be against a weaker club and potentially leave a bad final impression.

By: Michigan Student

Michigan Student — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 20:59:49 +0000

Hey I’m home for spring break and don’t get BTN. Anyone know if the game is being streamed anywhere online? thanks.