Michigan Game Recap (2/10/09)
kj on Feb 11th 2009
The Spartans battle past the Wolverines 54-42 in a 55-possession game. StatSheet box score.
This is not the bar graph we were expecting:
Stats by StatSheet.com
They turned the ball over more than we did. And we barely outrebounded them.
In the end, it came down to creating scoring opportunities. We converted 2 more field goals and 9 more [...]
MSU-Michigan Open Thread
kj on Feb 10th 2009
I want YOU to make good use of the open thread.
My finely-honed blogger instincts tell me tonight’s game has more potential for emotion/disagreement in the open thread than has existed for previous games.
Since I won’t be around to supervise, I would ask everyone involved to abide by two simple rules:
1. No profanity. (The man in [...]
Michigan Game Preview: Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Edition
kj on Feb 9th 2009
7:00 Tuesday. Crisler Arena. ESPN.
A lot of ground has all ready been covered in the Q&As posted here and on Dylan’s site. So I am going to take a different approach to this game preview. And by “different,” I mean “less time/effort-intensive on my part.” I’ve posted the tempo-free data for the two teams below [...]
Blogging with the Enemy
kj on Feb 9th 2009
I don’t usually do round tables or Q&As with other bloggers due to the extra time involved. But regular readers know that Dylan of UMHoops and I have a special relationship, akin to that between the U.S. and Great Britain. That is, despite a long, and often hostile, relationship between our respective sides, we’ve formed [...]
Wolverines Down Devils
kj on Dec 6th 2008
Michigan upset #4 Duke 81-73 in a 70-possession game this afternoon.
Watching the Wolverines play with confidence and composure against a top ten team for 40 minutes was, I have to say, a bit of a surreal experience. This is a landmark game in the John Beilein era.
I’d say more, but UMHoops has got all the [...]
Upset at the Garden
kj on Nov 21st 2008
Michigan pulled off the first upset of a highly-ranked team this season, knocking off #4 UCLA 55-52 last night at Madison Square Garden. I went to bed at halftime, but from what I saw, the 1-3-1 zone looks a lot more effective this year. The box score confirms this, as Michigan forced UCLA into turning [...]
RichRod: Let’s Focus on the Economy
kj on Nov 18th 2008
Even I can resist a snarky, football-related post after reading this:
“It’s amazing some of the things that people would say [on a message board] or yell at you of a personal nature,” [Rich] Rodriguez said Monday. “You almost want to tell them, ‘Get a life.’
“There’s a whole lot bigger problems. Look at the economy.”
Hmmm. Is [...]