Game 21: Michigan vs. Rutgers Open Thread

That was great…the guy wasnt even talking about that, but at least JH saw Johns having some problems taking it to the rim at times…but Johns had a great game

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Juwan not knowing what the RAC is on that interview was hilarious.

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I would love to know what the difference in shot volume was in the final 8ish minutes. Rutgers was getting every offensive rebound and Michigan had multiple silly turnovers. That was so damn stressful.

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If it aint rough, it aint right…or somthn…

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(The RAC)

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Welp, there ya have it.

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Least risky prediction ever: Xavier Simpson will be a head college basketball coach in the next 15 years. He already sounds exactly like a coach.

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Professor X telling it like it is

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ESPN’s box score for the game isn’t working. I suspect it’s because their offensive rebound counter doesn’t go high enough.

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This team sure likes to make it interesting. Good win against a solid team. First time I saw Rutgers for a full Game all year. I see why they’re a top 25 Squad currently.

Franz redeems himself late. I love that the kid wants to be like the guy to stymie runs and make big plays but he definitely leaves you clutching your chest and reminds you a few times a game he’s a freshman.

Still wish this team would play headier b-ball and stop making such silly turnovers and wasted possessions.

Huge win nonetheless. If livers could get healthy fast we might be on to something again.

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Attack one of my takes man, with some facts. I’ll take that.

Thank you for clarifying that. I thought I was losing it or there was a bad lag with the tv feed. Scared me

The turnovers are a product of this team not having a go to guy in crunch time thus resulting in forced TOs.

Even with the increased turnovers, Michigan is 19th in the nation at giving away the rock. Not too far removed from Beilein’s squads. Some of these threads, especially on MGoBlog, make you think Juwan has no idea what he’s doing. The hysteria is ridiculous.

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The refs allowed this one to be very very physical. I do like that normally but it was definitely A style that was in their favor today as they were very handsey and really bull rushing the rim.

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First game I can recall Howard going with such a short rotation. Only 20 bench minutes.

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Rutgers ended up with 36 more shot attempts (while Michigan had 24 FTA to 5 for Rutgers).

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Thanks, and looks like it was a difference of about 17 in FGA in those last 8 minutes too.

Just purchased tickets for the game at Rutgers online. Should be a fun evening.

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Was rebounding due to length or just bad bounces?

Think a lot of the sloppiness can be chalked up to fatigue. Teske is the only one that got any rest the whole half