Michigan goes down

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Back to back games of Michigan looking average.

Hmm if only there was a poster who said Michigan was going to face adversity and fail to live up to their early performance??

Oh yeah. It’s me the resident punching bag of this site.

I wonder how I knew it….MAGIC!
 

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Back to back games of Michigan looking average.

Hmm if only there was a poster who said Michigan was going to face adversity and fail to live up to their early performance??

Oh yeah. It’s me the resident punching bag of this site.

I wonder how I knew it….MAGIC!
Not sure if you watched the game, but they didn't look average. Wisconsin couldn't miss for the first ten minutes of the 2nd half. Michigan had a couple breakdowns defensively, but Wisconsin was just hitting shots:

19:32
Aleksas Bieliauskas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Andrew Rohde assists)
19:01
Nolan Winter makes 23-foot three point jumper (John Blackwell assists)
18:28
Aleksas Bieliauskas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nick Boyd assists)
17:49
Aleksas Bieliauskas makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nick Boyd assists)
17:01
Aleksas Bieliauskas makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nick Boyd assists)
15:40
Nick Boyd makes 29-foot three point jumper (John Blackwell assists)
15:11
Braeden Carrington makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nick Boyd assists)
14:07
Nolan Winter makes 29-foot three point jumper (Braeden Carrington assists)
 
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Not sure if you watched the game, but they didn't look average. Wisconsin couldn't miss for the first ten minutes of the 2nd half. Michigan had a couple breakdowns defensively, but Wisconsin were just hitting shots:

19:32
Aleksas Bieliauskas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Andrew Rohde assists)
19:01
Nolan Winter makes 23-foot three point jumper (John Blackwell assists)
18:28
Aleksas Bieliauskas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nick Boyd assists)
17:49
Aleksas Bieliauskas makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nick Boyd assists)
17:01
Aleksas Bieliauskas makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nick Boyd assists)
15:40
Nick Boyd makes 29-foot three point jumper (John Blackwell assists)
15:11
Braeden Carrington makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nick Boyd assists)
14:07
Nolan Winter makes 29-foot three point jumper (Braeden Carrington assists)
I didn’t watch the game, too pissed at CBB to watch atm. But you make your own luck defensively. They wouldn’t be getting the looks to make those 24-26 footers against Michigan two weeks ago.
 
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Honestly surprised the 3 remaining pumpers didn’t use this as a reason to justify keeping Pope for a third year yet.
 
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Back to back games of Michigan looking average.

Hmm if only there was a poster who said Michigan was going to face adversity and fail to live up to their early performance??

Oh yeah. It’s me the resident punching bag of this site.

I wonder how I knew it….MAGIC!
Just a lucky guess!!

😁

Kidding. You know ball. And you study the game.

I did watch a good bit of that game. I did not watch their previous game. So I don’t know if they were “average” in that game.

They didn’t look average today. Michigan played pretty well. I thought when they reclaimed the lead they would win. Wisc just played better. That was a high level game.

One thing certainly stands out when you watch those other leagues. SEC officials are the worst officials in the game.

Michigan still looks like the title favorite to me.
 
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Just a lucky guess!!

😁

Kidding. You know ball. And you study the game.

I did watch a good bit of that game. I did not watch their previous game. So I don’t know if they were “average” in that game.

They didn’t look average today. Michigan played pretty well. I thought when they reclaimed the lead they would win. Wisc just played better. That was a high level game.

One thing certainly stands out when you watch those other leagues. SEC officials are the worst officials in the game.

Michigan still looks like the title favorite to me.
If I were a betting man (I’m not), I’d bet my house they won’t win it. And frankly, they probably won’t even make the Final Four.

Iowa State, Duke, UConn, Arizona.

I’d actually be fine with Michigan winning, since it favors Kentucky in my blue blood tracker, but I just don’t think it will happen.
 
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Crazy how things can change so quickly. Wisconsin tried to choke it away late, with misses on two front ends of one and one’s. However, they played great defense late, and forced Michigan into tough looks.

Honestly, Michigan should have lost to Penn St a few days ago.
 

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If I were a betting man (I’m not), I’d bet my house they won’t win it. And frankly, they probably won’t even make the Final Four.

Iowa State, Duke, UConn, Arizona.

I’d actually be fine with Michigan winning, since it favors Kentucky in my blue blood tracker, but I just don’t think it will happen.
I wouldn’t bet against the field either.

They are damn good.

In a 1 and done tourney it’s hard to bet on anyone to make the FF even.
 
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I wouldn’t bet against the field either.

They are damn good.

In a 1 and done tourney it’s hard to bet on anyone to make the FF even.
If they won, it would be very exciting. It would mean we could start looking for some brand new trends. Kind of like when Kentucky won the title in 2012, changed the CBB landscape for awhile.
 

*Fox2Monk*

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Back to back games of Michigan looking average.

Hmm if only there was a poster who said Michigan was going to face adversity and fail to live up to their early performance??

Oh yeah. It’s me the resident punching bag of this site.

I wonder how I knew it….MAGIC!
Every team does that but they are still going be a tough out come March.
 

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Not sure if you watched the game, but they didn't look average. Wisconsin couldn't miss for the first ten minutes of the 2nd half. Michigan had a couple breakdowns defensively, but Wisconsin was just hitting shots:

19:32
Aleksas Bieliauskas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Andrew Rohde assists)
19:01
Nolan Winter makes 23-foot three point jumper (John Blackwell assists)
18:28
Aleksas Bieliauskas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nick Boyd assists)
17:49
Aleksas Bieliauskas makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nick Boyd assists)
17:01
Aleksas Bieliauskas makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nick Boyd assists)
15:40
Nick Boyd makes 29-foot three point jumper (John Blackwell assists)
15:11
Braeden Carrington makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nick Boyd assists)
14:07
Nolan Winter makes 29-foot three point jumper (Braeden Carrington assists)
Can we recruit Nick Boyd?
 

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I definitely don’t. I’m aware the Hubble is a massive telescope. Is he saying the guys should be focused? I’m probably overthinking it.
Yes, you get it well enough! There's a ton of optics and automated systems to correct said optics (to make sure objects of interest are always in proper focus) on the fly that take incredible amounts of variables into account and adjust these HUGE things on the fly. Basically it's "focus" at an Einstein level of rigor. Incredible stuff, really.
 
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Yes, you get it well enough! There's a ton of optics and automated systems to correct said optics (to make sure objects of interest are always in proper focus) on the fly that take incredible amounts of variables into account and adjust these HUGE things on the fly. Basically it's "focus" at an Einstein level of rigor. Incredible stuff, really.
Me reading that: Word, word, word. Oh okay.. if I put that together those are sentences made up of words. My reading comprehension just leveled up 😂
 
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