The only word that comes to mind when trying to explain the last decade of Michigan basketball is agony. There was a good mix of flat out awful seasons mixed with those where we came just so close. I think Michigan basketball of late can be summed up neatly with the words of Heywood Broun: [...]
Michigan fought until the end but Blake Griffin and Oklahoma were just too much. Michigan hung tough in the first half despite Manny Harris picking up his second foul early and sitting for the last fifteen minutes. Michigan was able to stay close mostly thanks to an unlikely hero, Anthony Wright. Wright had 12 points [...]
Basics: Who: Michigan (21-13) vs. Oklahoma (28-5) Where: Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO When: Saturday, March 21st, 5:50 PM EST TV: CBS Spread: Oklahoma by 6.5 Preview: Stat Sheet, U-M KenPom Profile, Oklahoma KenPom Profile Radio: MGoBlue Michigan’s reward for beating Clemson is a date with the best player in the country, Blake Griffin. The [...]
I’m getting the preview wrapped up but for now here is some reading material. Added agony in defeat for Clemson’s Oglesby Reactions on the ejection — a pretty awful night all around for Mr. Oglesby. Harris pokes the eye of the Tigers ($) Michigan making itself at home in the NCAA Tournament after upending Clemson [...]
And One. (Photo Credit: Detroit News, David Guralnick) It wasn’t easy but it was definitely fun. This team wasn’t going to settle for their first tournament berth in eleven years, they wanted a win. Michigan looked rattled and intimidated early on; they struggled with the full court press and shot a couple air balls. Luckily [...]
Where’s Manny? Basics: Who: Michigan (20-13) vs. Clemson (23-8) Where: Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO When: Thursday, March 19th, 7:10 PM TV: CBS Spread: Clemson by 5 Preview: Stat Sheet, U-M KenPom Profile, Clemson KenPom Profile Radio: MGoBlue Throw out all the celebrations, it’s time to play ball. This is the big stage and there [...]
