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By: JRose

JRose — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 04:13:17 +0000

After a trip to te ER with my daughter I have realized things can be worse. Having said that, the boxscore is very ugly for a few guys. Just have to stay true to the Blue and support Coach B and the guys! Go Blue!

By: AG2

AG2 — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:21:14 +0000

As far as late signees down low, we really better hope that John Horford is still interested. We desperately, desperately need him.

I also think that Beilein needs to think twice about recruiting guys like McLimans. You really can’t afford to recruit a guy who redshirts. Has there ever been a guy who made a meaningful contribution after redshirting? I guess the guy I’m thinking of at the moment is Tom Herzog.

By: Kevin in GR

Kevin in GR — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:59:42 +0000

This team (and last year’s too) just seems to prefer being the underdog vs being the favorite. Last year, there wasn’t much expected………This year from the get go, a lot has been expected. Look at their big wins (OSU this year, Duke/UCLA/Purdue last year) and bad losses (PSU, Indiana, Alabama). They even played well vs UConn last year. Beilein talked about leadership and people needing to step up…..I didn’t think at the start of the year it would be as big of a factor as it has been. Also, just think back going into the year when we thought we had so much depth……Now it’s pretty much a 6-7 man rotation. Beilein even said he wanted it “down” to a 9 man rotation….I don’t think that’s a problem anymore!

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:02:11 +0000

Dave Brandon, find us a new coach.

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:39:33 +0000

On the positive side I’ve really seen great growth in Darius’ game recently. He is gaining confidence every game and is playing much more assertively and much better as a result. Wouldn’t be surprised to see him back in the starting line up before long.

Gotta stay positive and support Beilein and the team. There’s still time to make a tourney run. Gonna have to shore up the ball handling, play solid defense for 40 minutes and get more tenacious in the paint.

Beilein has made some mis-steps in the recruiting process. Things are awfully thin inside and with Peedi and Zach graduating, Jordan is going to be thrown into the fire without any interior help next year unless Beilein lands a transfer or a late signee. McLimans is a perimeter big as is Evan. Neither will help much inside imo.

By: Giddings

Giddings — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:31:18 +0000

Stu had 4 assists to 4 turnovers. LLP’s problem was his defense. Against a team like NW you can’t afford to go under screens, giving their shooters the brief window they need to knock down threes. Stu at least played great D, in my opinion at least – I don’t think I saw him go under any screens on the perimeter. The main culprits were LLP, Manny, and Vogrich.

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:26:26 +0000

I was so disappointed today in both Stu and LLP. Both handled the ball carelessly. I can’t look at the box score tonight, it is too frustrating, but I bet that Stu had at least 5 turnovers. Considering his usual great A/TO ratio, it was a very disappointing game from him. LLP also looked lost at times. I simply can’t figure out his inconsistency. Sims looks like he’s here for good, but we just didn’t feed him quite enough today. The zone was killing us the whole time. Too much dribbling right into a trap and then getting the ball tipped away in the second half. I don’t think you’ll ever see a Beilein team turn the ball over that much again in one game. I also thought that we held Shurna in check well for most of the game until he got open for a couple threes. And it is also clear that Darius Morris is finally improving quite quickly and is fast becoming our best man-to-man defender. I’d be really interested to see the +/- from today’s game. Certainly losses like this aren’t good for my blood pressure though.

By: Tweeter

Tweeter — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:20:04 +0000

AG2 I think Beilein has tried, and continues to try, to recruit size. Its just unfortunate that none of that size panned out for this year (Cronin, Morgan, McLimans). And as important as it is to have some size, it is still far more important to have skill. Obviously, you cannot run 5 six foot guards out there and expect to win, but you also dont need a 6’8, 6’10, 6’10 front court to win. Talent is and will always be the key.

Also, where is this decrease in portion of 3s coming from? Is that just based off last year and the first couple months of this year? I thought that the portion of threes attempted rose pretty much every year since the introduction of the the three point line. Then there was a slight drop last year with the instituting of the new line and another slight drop so far this year. But also, those two drops come after the highest point for a season in 08. So I think it is way to early to declare that suddenly the three point line is losing its effectiveness.

By: steve

steve — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:16:04 +0000

how many times do i have to say it…manny WILL be back for his senior year!!!!!! BALL DONT LIE!!!!!!!