An article on Burke,
http://www.annarbor.com/sports/um-basketball/michigan-basketball-lands-2011-point-guard-trey-burke-out-of-columbus-ohio/

Like the following quote from his high school coach.

“Nowhere was it more evident, Satch Sullinger said, than against No. 1 Findlay Prep. Northland beat Findlay, 53-52. Burke had 10 points and held Texas-bound point guard Cory Joseph, the Rivals.com No. 8 player for 2010, to eight points and two assists.”

Big Ten schedule is due out today… Here’s what we’ve got for the schedule thus far:

http://www.umhoops.com/future-schedule/

Do you think we will see less of the role/walk-on players today? Thats a real good lineup we are facing. I’m hoping we see Tim H. shoot better versus Shan Foster

No… I think Beilein will continue to play with the lineups.

Funny that Ron Lewis and Justin Cage are on the same team… Lewis’ claim to fame of course is the big 3 that he hit to send that tourney game to OT against Cage’s Xavier team.

Holy Gus Johnson!

I used to think Gus Johnson was overrated. Now that he does all the MMA broadcasts for CBS I really can’t stand the guy.

I’m looking for a nice game today from Metrics. Would like to see him making a bit of an impact like THJ is doing…

Early lead for Michigan…
RT @Michigan_mbball: Scoring update: Michigan 14, Mons 8 wit 5:47 in 1st Q

Sounds like Novak has already nailed two threes.

RT @andrewbeilein: Morris SPLITS two defenders on a fast break and gets to the basket. 17-8 Michigan

RT @andrewbeilein Morris SPLITS two defenders on a fast break and gets to the basket. 17-8 Michigan

LOL. I’ll leave it to you, Dylan.

RT @andrewbeilein: McLimans with a deep 3 ball from Hardaway. 22-8

RT @Michigan_mbball: 1st Quarter complete, the score is Michigan 25, Mons 11

Wat? 22-8?

Andy Beilein seems to think this team is a little worse… Compared them to a d-league team. Although it’s worth noting that the 2nd and 4th quarters have been our downfall.

Thanks for the great website and all these udates. Tho i’ve seldom posted here, I’ve gone from visiting once-a week to once a day to now several times a day (especially with live Euro updates). Peace and much gratitude!

RT @Michigan_mbball: Scoring update: Michigan 35 Mons 17

Bizarre. Marcus Hatten was a star in college–20 ppg, 1st-team All-Big East. And we’re up 14?

i know this trip is about improving and growing as a team, but it’s gonna feel damn good for them to get a W if they get it.

RT @Michigan_mbball: Scoring update: Michigan 49, Mons 29

Hi from Belgium,

Mons is as good as Oostende and way better than Gent. So there is an other explication probably. Either Michigan is playing way way better or Mons isn’t playing with their best players.

RT @Michigan_mbball: HALFTIME! Michigan 50, Mons 31. I’m going to try to find a stat sheet now, wish me luck!

RT @Michigan_mbball: Scoring for Michigan: Vogrich w/ 14, Hardaway, Novak, Smot, McLimans w/ 5

Who’s this Vogrich guy?? :) Sounds like he’s balling today!

RT @andrewbeilein: Michigan currently 7/13 from 3, 66.7% from the field. 20 pts in paint, 13 off turnovers, and 15 on fast breaks

So there you go, when the 3s are falling, we are a dramatically better team.

With that in mind, Dylan, do you think Beilein will make a conscious effort to play the best shooters over guys who bring more of other things to the table?

are we really gonna depend on the deep ball again. win if they fall, lose if they don’t? its not how you win consistantly.
we should be using these practice games to learn how to get inside…not stand around the edge throwing it up with a prayer….

FAIL

Vogrich: You can’t stop him; you can only hope to contain him.

Sounds like we are pretty diverse today honestly… Fast break points. Only 21/50 first half points off threes. 20 points in the paint. Etc.

Dylan, Thanks over and over, but how am I suppose to get stuff done when I keep running back to this site. Hope the boys stay focused the second half.

As AG2 said, this team is dramatically better when 3s are dropping. This is why Beilein’s team is always dangerous.

Lead is down to 7.

Thanks for the updates Dylan! PS: Gus Johnson is amazing btw…not sure why someone would think otherwise.

RT @Michigan_mbball: With just the fourth quarter remaining, Michigan leads the professional team Mons 64-55

Seems to me the difference in this game has been defense just as much as shooting. They only gave up 31 in the first half and would have been competitive even if they shot as poorly as last game. However, they gave up 24 in the 3rd and now Mons is coming back.

RT @andrewbeilein: Darius gets to the basket for two straight buckets…68-55

RT @Michigan_mbball: Scoring update: Michigan 73, Mons 62 with 5:30 to go.

That’s the kind of plays you want to see from your PG late in the game. Clutch! Go Blue!

RT @andrewbeilein: After a Mons three, the lead is down to 6. Comic relief: Same guy who drained 3 just airballed his next one. Whew.

Hold on guys.

I’m now as into this game as a real game… doesn’t count in the record books but would be a nice confidence builder (should be whether we win or not assuming Mons has their regulars in–they must hate losing to a bunch of teenagers!). Go blue–hold on, but celebrate regardless.

RT @andrewbeilein: VOGRICH=CLUTCH 3 to make it 9, then Mons And-1 makes it 6 with 2 min

4pt game RT @andrewbeilein: 44 seconds remaining. Michigan ball. 15 seconds on shot clock

Sounds like TH Jr had a big backdoor dunk (assisted by Morgan) that put Michigan ahead.

From Beilein:
On floor for Michigan. Morris, Novak, THJR, Vogrich, Morgan. Now Smot subbed for Morgan. Novak free throws make it 8 with 16 sec.

RT @Michigan_mbball: Final: Michigan 80, Belgian professional team Mons 74! Stay tuned for stats

Great job guys!!! Go Blue!

I would like some footage of this backdoor dunk by THJR….. Can you get on that Dylan? lol NICE WIN BOYS!!!!!

Yay!

The boys must feel good to end the trip with a win.

yeaaaa..good momentum shift..its gon help goin into da season

This will give them something positive to build on. Three doses of “reality check” capped off by a high-level performance. With this team being so young, they need to learn (among a lot of other things) how to win games together … how to get a lead, hang on to it, keep beating back the rallies until the final horn sounds. Well done, Blue!

RT @Michigan_mbball: Scoring leaders: Vogrich w/ 22, Hardaway Jr. with 14, Novak w/ 9, Morris w/ 8, Smotrycz w/ 7

RT @Michigan_mbball: Vogrich with 7 rebounds, Morgan w/ 6, Hardaway Jr. w/ 5

vogrich with 22 ……..that is awesome

just wanted to say the site has really improved since a year ago, especially with all of the overseas-coverage. keep up the good work.

Vogrich 22 and 7! Wow!

Happy for Vogrich. A lot of people on other sites been calling him a wasted scholarship and a disappointment after one season.

really great game from your team!
first half your guys seemed to be unstoppable behind the 3pt line.

really enjoyed watching this game,
it was our first game after a week of physical training so pretty happy to see the team playing like this

THJ was a pleasure to watch

have a good season y’all :)

I havent been a Vogrich fan, but hopefully he is starting to get some confidence. If he can be a lights out 3-point shooter for us, that would be a huge boost to the team. THJR sounds like he’s the real deal!

Wow…I’m impressed. Matt Vogrich really stepped up today which is an encouraging sign, and Hardaway Jr. and Smotrycz continue to show promise. This win with the commitment of Trey Burke give me some hope, GO BLUE!!!!

Hardaway seems like a beast! How did we get him, really! Can you imagine him and Pointer(hopefully) on the floor together. How electric would that be?

Sounds like Vogrich played out of his mind. Hopefully he can keep it up and prove it wasn’t a fluke.

everybody trashes vogrich and im still puzzled by it……..maybe he isnt the greatest defender but the kid was a top 100 player…..he doesnt need to prove anything this kid can play….the end..idk how many times i have read people ruining this kid when he played about 20 mins last year obviously not enough to make any judgments about him…….he was brought in as a shooter (some considered him the best shooter in that class) and obvioulsy anybody that that wathced him last year for those few brief mins that has any basketball knowledge whatsoever could see he has potential……….if novak can defend the 2 and 3 this kid can eventually………..obviously is a better shooter than most everybody on the team and more explosive than most im sure…………he is finally getting a chance to show his skills off, maybe he just needed another year

-today was the first of many days like this for vogrich guaranteed

I want to see Vogrich get time at the 2-spot. I worry about Douglas and his consistency. I’d like to see the coaching staff comfortable playing Vogrich significant minutes at the 2 so that Douglas doesn’t have to be relied on so much and can moonlight also as the back-up PG as needed.

Hardaway seems like he’s going to get lots of minutes at the 3, Novak will find time at the 2-3-4 as the situation dictates, Morris has the 1 spot locked down, so it comes down to the bigs.

I love that we have four (maybe 5) guys competing for those spots. I’m not sure if anything was sorted out in the rotation between Blake, Jon, Evan, and Jordan. That will be the most interesting thing that we’ll learn as the season approaches.

Excellent win today! I’m eating belgian waffles for breakfast tomorrow.

Had some people here saying Vogrich couldn’t rebound, right? Breakout game for the kid, hope he can carry it into the season.

Some talent emerging on this trip–has been a success, I’d say! These guys will remember it the rest of their lives.

Nice game, fellas! Another big game out of THJr…

Over the past week I’ve gone from viewing the upcoming season as one that I was going to have to endure as a fan, to now looking forward to it. Not that I think were making the tournament, but this is a team. Good leadership, youthfulness, and talent. They should be fun to follow.

Like everybody else, I’m glad to see Vogrich have a great game. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves, it was only one game.

I just hope we don’t fling the three around this year like it seemed we did last year. Does anyone know how many threes we averaged last year.

1 thing that was apparent from the tweets was that michigan was at least utilizing the back door rather frequently and was successful for the most part ……….hopefully it is more diversified and its not just 3 after 3 after 3…..its a lot more fun when there is variety and hopefully there will be a nice balance