Restoring that Fab 5 feeling with Juwan - The 2019-2020 Michigan Basketball Thread

[NigerianDonDada]

Just lost to Minnesota at their place which I expected. Big 10 is this season. Nobody can win a away game. MSU just got blown out by 30 to Purdue. Whoever wins the conference is going to have at least 6-8+ losses. Even Rutgers and Penn State are good this season. Basically got to hold serve at home and try to steal some road games.

 

[Whips-n-Chains]

Just lost to Minnesota at their place which I expected. Big 10 is this season. Nobody can win a away game. MSU just got blown out by 30 to Purdue. Whoever wins the conference is going to have at least 6-8+ losses. Even Rutgers and Penn State are good this season. Basically got to hold serve at home and try to still some road games.

MSU still has at least one more of those losses on the horizon too...We lose at least 2 inexcusable games on the road in the B1G and usually one at home. Will prolly lose @MI, @Illinois, @MD finish the B1G with 4 loses.

And when we lose like that it's not even like they try...the team gives up within the first 8 mins and ends up getting blasted by 30 (see Duke earlier this year).

 

[NigerianDonDada]

How Teske is 7'2 and constantly gets abused in the post every game is Oturu dropped 30+ on him. Also Castleton and Nunez are straight Everytime Castleton gets touched in the post he either fumbles the ball and get knocks off balance. Nunez is just worst court awareness I have ever seen a Michigan player ever have. Both of them aren't Big 10 players. Need to get their transfers papers ready. No wonder Beliein left he knew this team wasn't talented to compete. This has to be the less talented Michigan team in a decade in terms of natural athletes. Even the shooters are


Going to need Livers to come back soon

 

[heart]

Eli Brooks has been struggling over the past few weeks. Going to need DDJ to take some more of his mins.

Today was probably the most frustrating game in the young Jawan Howard era, it was a very winnable game, #25 for Minnesota was killing teske and Howard refused to double him.

DDJ, is better than brooks in every aspect, why DDJ is not starting is beyond me, DDJ is also a better offensive player than Simpson. Simpson is good at what he does but other than that sky hook, he has nothing offensively, we got spoiled with Burke & DJ.

Big 10 is absolutely loaded. But Michigan needs better continuity on offense. We have to go to iowa which may be a loss and then PSU and Illinois. With this stretch without livers, it may get to a point to where we may have to run the table in the tourney just get a bid in the big tourney. This sucks!

 

[NigerianDonDada]

Today was probably the most frustrating game in the young Jawan Howard era, it was a very winnable game, #25 for Minnesota was killing teske and Howard refused to double him.

DDJ, is better than brooks in every aspect, why DDJ is not starting is beyond me, DDJ is also a better offensive player than Simpson. Simpson is good at what he does but other than that sky hook, he has nothing offensively, we got spoiled with Burke & DJ.

Big 10 is absolutely loaded. But Michigan needs better continuity on offense. We have to go to iowa which may be a loss and then PSU and Illinois. With this stretch without livers, it may get to a point to where we may have to run the table in the tourney just get a bid in the big tourney. This sucks!

I think 9 or 10 wins this season in the Big 10 is good for us to get in the Tourney. Ohio State's Big 10 record was 8-12 last season and they got in at -large. With Simpson I can't really get mad because him and DDJ are the only players on the offense than can break their man off the dribble. Without Zavier this team is done. He's averaging damn near 9 assists a game just trying to makes plays for his teammates. I got us losing the Iowa game. The PSU, ILL, Nebraska and Rutgers games are must win games in my opinion. 3 of the 4 of them are at home.

 

[NigerianDonDada]

Looks like another road loss

 

[Karume]

Iowa runs Michigan ask @Karume

 

[Gotright]

DDJ 10pts 4ast 4 rebs. Only play 19 minutes smh

 

[Trav]

@Regular_P 2 game slide. Y'all must be really gettin' in form for the 4th

 

[Regular_P]

@Regular_P 2 game slide. Y'all must be really gettin' in form for the 4th

It's called the rope-a-dope.

 

[smitty22]

It's called the rope-a-dope.

You was saying something about the N I T a week ago

 

[Whips-n-Chains]

B1G still comes thru EL


It’s gonna get real interesting bc I see MSU losing 3 upcoming games...@IL @MI and @WI @MD and even @MN are all very difficult games...

I don’t think one team wins the conference outright

 

[NigerianDonDada]

 

[MercuryHayes]

Next season can’t come soon enough.. this transition year hurts

 

[NigerianDonDada]

This team without Livers in just


Edit: 3rd straight loss. Don't see this team winning another game without Livers coming back. Austin Davis out here getting a lot of PT because Castleton has been the last few games. All I want this season is a tourney bid. Team looks like a MAC team from a athletic standpoint. Can shoot (5/27 for 3 tonight....had some good looks too) Only some much Howard can do with this roster No wonder Beilein left Beilein knew it was over when Iggy, Poole and Matthews declared early for the NBA draft.