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Iowa and OSU are out for me. Just Florida State and Houston left.

MotorCityRadioFreak wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 22, 2021 9:48 pm

Iowa and OSU are out for me. Just Florida State and Houston left.

I had Illinois, Ohio State, and Iowa.

So much for the "Little" Big Ten being THE conference. All hail the mighty Pac 12!

MWmetalhead wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 22, 2021 9:40 pm

THANK GOODNESS the "old" Franz Wagner showed up for about the final ten minutes of the game!

Before Wagner started playing better, even Steve Lavin on the broadcast in the second half noted how lost he looked. At one point, he said something to the effect of "he's just standing there and contributing nothing; he needs to get more involved."

(Unrelated note - what a stupid move on the part of St. John's University to fire Mr. Lavin as their head coach about six years ago.)

That was Steve LAPPAS doing the broadcast....not Steve Lavin.

LSU has to be the stupidest team in the country. They really had control of the game and started throwing ridiculous passes and played with no discipline. I don't see FSU beating Michigan either, they are big but way too slow. As long as Bama doesn't go ice cold from the field, that's where Michigan's season ends. They are excellent defensively, well-coached, and can play in the half-court if they have too. I think that will be the one game the loss of Livers will really show itself.

Honeyman wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 23, 2021 9:46 am

MWmetalhead wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 22, 2021 9:40 pm

THANK GOODNESS the "old" Franz Wagner showed up for about the final ten minutes of the game!

Before Wagner started playing better, even Steve Lavin on the broadcast in the second half noted how lost he looked. At one point, he said something to the effect of "he's just standing there and contributing nothing; he needs to get more involved."

(Unrelated note - what a stupid move on the part of St. John's University to fire Mr. Lavin as their head coach about six years ago.)

That was Steve LAPPAS doing the broadcast....not Steve Lavin.

LSU has to be the stupidest team in the country. They really had control of the game and started throwing ridiculous passes and played with no discipline. I don't see FSU beating Michigan either, they are big but way too slow. As long as Bama doesn't go ice cold from the field, that's where Michigan's season ends. They are excellent defensively, well-coached, and can play in the half-court if they have too. I think that will be the one game the loss of Livers will really show itself.

Alternatively, if Brown can carry forward his performance from last night and Wagner's second half becomes the norm, this team could be tough to beat.

Matt wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 23, 2021 10:23 am

Honeyman wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 23, 2021 9:46 am

MWmetalhead wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 22, 2021 9:40 pm

THANK GOODNESS the "old" Franz Wagner showed up for about the final ten minutes of the game!

Before Wagner started playing better, even Steve Lavin on the broadcast in the second half noted how lost he looked. At one point, he said something to the effect of "he's just standing there and contributing nothing; he needs to get more involved."

(Unrelated note - what a stupid move on the part of St. John's University to fire Mr. Lavin as their head coach about six years ago.)

That was Steve LAPPAS doing the broadcast....not Steve Lavin.

LSU has to be the stupidest team in the country. They really had control of the game and started throwing ridiculous passes and played with no discipline. I don't see FSU beating Michigan either, they are big but way too slow. As long as Bama doesn't go ice cold from the field, that's where Michigan's season ends. They are excellent defensively, well-coached, and can play in the half-court if they have too. I think that will be the one game the loss of Livers will really show itself.

Alternatively, if Brown can carry forward his performance from last night and Wagner's second half becomes the norm, this team could be tough to beat.

Or they lose to Alabama. Unless we start to see consistency I’m not holding my breath on these guys.

Thanks for the info, Honeyman. My bad!

FSU looked great against Colorado last night. Will be a tough contest for Michigan.

Juwan Howard made some personnel and scheme adjustments that worked to Michigan's advantage. Michigan's shooting percentage in the second half was darn good. LSU had some good looks that didn't drop, and some of their key players started to tire.

Big win for the maize & blue!!!

FSU couldn't buy a shot in the second half. So many jump shots rattled out. Also saw multiple lay-ups roll off the rim.

Michigan played a very clean game. I think as a team they committed only 3 fouls the entire second half? Excellent stuff!

Ball distribution on the offensive end of the floor was rock solid for the Wolverines in the second half. They didn't play well in that regard in the last several minutes of the first half (*cough* Wagner *cough*). I'm sure Juwan Howard let them know about it in the locker room at the break. Wagner did play a very good game overall; I commend him for that. Johns stepped up big time yet again!

Wouldn't it be something if UCLA knocks off Bama? I think that game is winnable for UCLA.

UCLA wins in OT!!!

Said all along they were too good to have been a "first four" play-in team.

Alabama mounted a nice comeback in the 2H after trailing by about 10 at intermission, including a game tying three pointer as regulation time expired. UCLA dominated in OT, though.

Sure would be nice if Mike Smith could hit a damn free throw.

Would be even nicer if Michigan could stop giving Johnny Juzhang wide open shots. Someone is failing miserably at that defensive assignment. He is hitting everything.

Worst half of basketball by Michigan so far in this tournament. I am not feeling good at all about this game. On top of all the above, Michigan committed too many turnovers.

Not staying up late to watch the second half; I'll DVR it.

Go Gonzaga.

Too bad, so sad. Listen, besides the turnovers and not hitting their shots, I can't understand how UM couldn't exploit their size down low. The UCLAns defense was extraordinary!

Ja-Herp was completely out coached. Clearly, had the better team, and lost.

Honeyman wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 31, 2021 12:31 am

Ja-Herp was completely out coached. Clearly, had the better team, and lost.

This is a bad take. This team was picked to finish SEVENTH in the conference and was one FT make by Mike Smith at the end of the half and one missed layup away from the final four. How did the rape enabling midget's team do this year again?

What a gruesome way to lose! Horrible. At least it wasn't a buzzer beater.

Michigan made the necessary defensive adjustments for the most part. They were great at containing the Bruins down the stretch. Offensively, Michigan had chance after chance after chance to take the lead. The shot wasn't dropping for ANYONE. Eight missed field goals in a row to end the game.

Not a coaching issue when multiple players had high percentage shots that just wouldn't drop.

All that's left to say is - this Michigan team wouldn't have stood much of a chance against Gonzaga anyway. They weren't going to win a title this year. Not with Wagner's inconsistency, Smith suffering from poor shooting, and no Livers. Wagner was 1 of 10 from the field last night. Would've been a thing of beauty had his shot at the buzzer dropped.

Hard to beat anyone in the tournament if you shoot less than 40 percent from the field, commit turnovers, aren't draining threes, and aren't taking many trips to the free throw line.

Credit UCLA for the masterful job they did on Dickinson defensively and for their defensive intensity in general. Their hot shooter was the difference maker in this game.

Now, watch Gonzaga blow out the team that gave U-M, Bama and MSU fits!