Hoops Preview: Purdue
THE ESSENTIALS WHAT #27 Michigan (18-10, 8-7 B1G) vs #11 Purdue (23-5, 12-3) WHERE Crisler Center Ann Arbor, Michigan WHEN 4 pm ET, Saturday LINE Purdue -1 (KenPom) Michigan -1 (Vegas) TV ESPN2 PBP:...
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Derrick Walton has stepped up in the latter half of B1G play [Bryan Fuller]If you’re looking for Ace’s preview of tomorrow’s contest against Purdue, it’s linked here.As an addendum to that, here’s how...
View ArticlePurdue No More Bubble Muppets
I'm not quite sure what happened since my son was just born and I haven't slept in several days and was watching from a janky stream on a laptop in a hospital, so if I just totally hallucinated a...
View ArticleMichigan 82, Purdue 70
Derrick Walton capped his Crisler career with a vintage performance. [Bryan Fuller]"We're not done yet," said a triumphant Derrick Walton, addressing the Crisler Center crowd after a Senior Day victory...
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2/25/2017 – Michigan 82, Purdue 70 – 19-10, 9-7 Big TenGERMAN DURANT [Bryan Fuller]For months I'd chalked the Purdue game up as a loss. Michigan has certain deficiencies, you see, and Purdue has 7'2"...
View ArticleOne Frame At A Time: Purdue
Derrick Walton might be good, you guys.[Hit THE JUMP for the rest of the Purdue game in GIFs.]10. Sean Lonergan Will Never Hear The End Of ThisEven John Beilein—John Beilein!—said after the game that...
View ArticleMGoPodcast 8.16: Fair But Mean
Mmmm potential rebound [Bryan Fuller]Our recording got cut off before we did the intro and outro so David had to record those at home. We Couldn’t Have One Without the OtherWe get to make audio content...
View ArticleGoal-by-Goal Analysis: Ohio State, Part Two
[James Coller][Note: Yeah, the picture above is from the first time these teams played this season. It’s a good picture, man. It’s also a picture of Evan Allen, who had a great series. Also, the...
View ArticleTuesday Recruitin' Continues Assembling Infinite Lists Of Names
The Thompson-Robinson ConundrumMichigan's QB board consists of NV QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson, the end*. Thompson-Robinson has publicly stated that UCLA will be very hard to beat, and nobody believed...
View ArticleBasketbullets: Matchup Chess, The New Rotation, Wagner/Wilson Quote Bonanza
Stopping all of this has proven quite difficult. [All photos: Bryan Fuller]Generally, opposing coach press conferences after losses are brief and uninformative. After the Moe Wagner-Derrick Walton...
View ArticleHoops Preview: Northwestern
THE ESSENTIALS WHAT #27 Michigan (19-10, 9-7 B1G) at #37 Northwestern (20-9, 9-7) WHERE Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois WHEN 7 pm ET, Wednesday LINE Northwestern -1 (KenPom) Northwestern -1 (Vegas)...
View ArticleAnatomy of an Elite Offense
[Joseph Dressler]If you’re looking for Ace’s Northwestern Preview, it’s here.With Michigan’s weekend win over Purdue, the Wolverines probably sealed an NCAA Tournament bid – but more importantly, they...
View ArticleNorthwestern 67, Michigan 65
NORTHWESTERN HAIL MARY pic.twitter.com/w86hoHaldH— Kyle Boone (@kylebooneCBS) March 2, 2017A grudging but heartfelt congratulations to Northwestern for making the NCAA tournament. Dissecting this...
View ArticleUnverified Voracity Spoofs Emails
We could do this in the middle of Texas or at home. It's not hard to figure out how neutral site games are viable when home and homes sometimes aren't: For a regular season game......
View ArticleBasketbullets: Still-Not-A-Bubble Watch, The Last Two Plays
Chill.Five days ago. [Bryan Fuller]That wasn't a fun way to lose. I'll cede that point. The reaction to a one-point road loss, however painful it may have been, has still been borderline hysterical....
View ArticleWTKA Roundtable 3/2/2017: The Scars of ’73
It’s a long season [Joseph Dressler]Bruce Madej and Ira Weintraub are on hand as Sam is out.Things discussed:Has any announcer ever had a worse half than Stephen Bardo? End-of-game second-guessing....
View ArticleIs Michigan Oversigning? No.
my favorite part of this conversation is people looking at Brad Hawkins and Brad Hawkins in consecutive recruiting classes and identifying them as separate peopleMichigan's large recruiting classes the...
View ArticleBig Ten Tournament Seeding Scenarios
[Marc-Gregor Campredon]With one game left in the regular season, the Big Ten Tournament picture is becoming clearer – there are still a wide variety of potential outcomes, but most teams have a pretty...
View ArticleHoops Preview: Nebraska, Part Two
THE ESSENTIALS WHAT #27 Michigan (19-11, 9-8 B1G) at #94 Nebraska (12-17, 6-11) WHERE Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, Nebraska WHEN 8 pm ET, Sunday LINE Michigan -4 (KenPom) Michigan -5 (Vegas) TV BTN...
View ArticleMichigan 93, Nebraska 57
Michigan already knew their Big Ten Tournament fate heading into their game at Nebraska. The game still had stakes, however.One more victory and the Wolverines could feel secure about their NCAA...
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