MartintheMopMan

Every time I think this team has hit it's ceiling it keeps on busting through.  

And now the post-game...   https://btownbanners.com/topic/9171-indiana-michigan-post-game-thread

Wowzers. That team came to play.   And I don't know if you guys have heard about the "OG" fella' but... he's pretty good.

In an interview that's he said that's why he left.

OK guys, I'm here. What'd I miss?

I can tell it's really important to you to cultivate your "accurate harbinger of doom" moniker, so I'll just let you have it. I hope you keep finding the joy in our poor play though, it has to be at least as good for your heart health as honey-nut cheerios.

There were more picks for Wisconsin than any other team we've faced except Duke.

Ugh. I am tired of losing targets at the last minute to University of Indiana. They are just so darned efficient at poaching our guys!

I'm surprised you're willing to already count as a loss a game against a statistically similar team dealing with injury/depth issues. Especially, so confident in the loss as to be surprised other people might think we can win.    I guess other people must differ in the total lack of faith and believe in the team they support.

9 pm games are the best. I have my whack-a-wolverine shirt on under my work shirt and don't have to sneak out early to catch the tip. A nice, rational game time.

Michigan has one of the most interesting histories of a major state school. When schools say they're "the Harvard of the midwest" or anything like that, they're just fronting on Michigan's game.   JFK called himself "a graduate of the Michigan of the East, Harvard University" - 75 No, but I mean, we're cool too I guess - 81

Well, that makes sense.

Can't be a good sign the last post before like, today, was 8 months ago right?

Well, a cold streak is actually the only problem sitting on the bench can't cure. Making enough baskets to restore confidence in his shot is the cure.   Luckily for him, everyone seems to have forgotten the open 3 he missed at Wisconsin in the final minutes, so at least he isn't going to be reliving that on those open looks.

Boy, if we aren't a fanbase brimming with confidence then I don't know who is.

I dunno. I'm just reporting what CBS alerted me. They usually focus on coaches, but just AP sounds likely too. 167 polls is definitely not 8 years now that I took even a second to think about it, so you're almost certainly right.

Which is apparently 167 polls.   Wowzers.

Cool, makes the most sense that way, otherwise you're halfway there by halftime almost no matter (just on use-it-or-lose-its).

I think Brass Cannon was saying he believes Izzo would have found a way to correct the problem, not given up on him (correct me if I'm wrong BC).   Generally, I agree Troy's problem is coaching (which is why I continue to think he's a first round pick). Whether it's how he's being coached, what is being said, who is coaching him, I don't know.   Ultimately, you either choose to believe Troy is too low-IQ to ever learn or he's not being taught properly. I think the latter is more likely. I don't know why whatever current coaching is not working, but it obviously isn't. It's a shame too, he's dripping with raw athleticism and talent but it seems like he's going to be raw until he finds someone who connects with him in the right way to coach him up into the player he can be.

Clarification required:   Over/Under 3.5 timeouts used?   I should have asked this last time, but is the question asking timeouts used total or by Indiana?

Thanks Duke, meant to make one yesterday, spaced on it.   Prediction league: https://btownbanners.com/topic/9152-prediction-league-game-23-week-13-iu-vs-michigan-020216/#entry238590   Pick'ems: https://btownbanners.com/topic/9162-iubb-pickems-game-23-vs-michigan/#entry238903   The numbers:   [attachment=3332:9.PNG] [attachment=3331:8.PNG]   KenPom sees us losing by 3. The game is unwinnable if the team from @Wisco and v. Minnesota shows up. The game will be a blast if the team from the prior 3 games shows up.

I watched a good chunk of that game, definitely the best available. Plus, I really like the Cal Bears, they were helped along by my 49ers love and then their rugby team was very good during my rugby phase.     Game winning shot is interesting if you think about how sports takes words that mean one thing and modify it. By which I mean, a game winner is always a shot right at the end, final possession, takes you from behind to win. But like, Yogi's 2nd free throw against Wisconsin in Assembly Hall with 3 seconds left to put us up by 4 (making it so we didn't lose or go to OT on the final buzzer beater three) was technically the game winner too, but no one would say it like that.

Well, if you can get rid of 95% of your body weight you could be one of the Flags. 

Maryland players must get such a rush from tight games.   But, other than Maryland v. OSU, unless Oregon v. ASU goes completely off the rails tonight, this seems like a boring day of basketball for the top 25.

Definitely agree with your attitude and approach.   But, then we don't have anything to talk about and this is a message board so... let's get blue in the face!