Game Thread: Northwestern at No. 20 Michigan

[FeralFelidae]

It's not been healthy having to follow this team the last 3 years

Sure has been fun, though!

 

[GatoLouco]

Btw, this arena is fairly anemic. Gets quiet way too easily. Miles from the environment if a MI State, Purdue or Illinois.

 

[TheC]

Why is Smith in??

 

[AdamOnFirst]

Enough of this 19 footer bullshit

 

[FeralFelidae]

Finally got a stop!

 

[zbag51]

Did the announcers really compliment Goldin for going out of bounds?

 

[TheC]

No definitive angle. They better not ****ing overturn this

 

[TheC]

No shooters is killing us

 

[PurpWildCatNation]

Rough 2nd half for Mart

 

[FeralFelidae]

Just can't buy any buckets.

 

[zbag51]

That sucks

 

[zbag51]

Really could’ve used Leach for the rest of the game

 

[TheC]

Rough 2nd half for Mart

Well... it may be in part because he plays every minute. CCC needs to find him a little rest. It's crazy.

 

[DaCat]

Really could’ve used Leach for the rest of the game

Leach was popping off for us, refs couldn’t have that.

 

[TheC]

That's a flagrant 2!!

 

[PurpWildCatNation]

Okay lets see if we get the favored returned

 

[IMC Cat]

There is no way there's a flagrant called on Goldin Boy here

 

[FeralFelidae]

Contact from the elbow to the face! I don't think it was intentional, but if the refs are interested in a makeup call, this is certainly an opportunity.

 

[IMC Cat]

A tech on Goldin. I'll take it I guess

 

[FeralFelidae]

There is no way there's a flagrant called on Goldin Boy here

They did!

 

[CappyNU]

We get 2 shots and the ball, still a chance here

Until he missed 1, of course.

 

[zbag51]

So your saying there’s a chance!

 

[CappyNU]

A Justin Mullins sighting NOW???

 

[AdamOnFirst]

Can’t say that wasn’t a fairly soft technical to our advantage there

 

[CappyNU]

Can’t say that wasn’t a fairly soft technical to our advantage there

That was the bare minimum the refs owed us for Leach.

 

[AdamOnFirst]

Brooks has had a tremendous number of opportunities to just make a free throw and get us a win

 

[TheC]

This year's group just can't make the key plays to win games Close, but not enough.

 

[ParisCat]

Trapped the guy in the corner, shuffles his feet 4 times, no traveling call. Of course.

 

[DaCat]

Both Brooks and Nick are gassed. All those minutes catching up.

 

[FeralFelidae]

Both Brooks and Nick are gassed. All those minutes catching up.

Yeah, fatigue is definitely a factor.

 

[Max_Power]

Brooks has had a tremendous number of opportunities to just make a free throw and get us a win

Not a clutch player. Either is Berry.

 

[PurpWildCatNation]

So they make a bogus Flag2 on our hottest scorer immediately kill all the momentum we had going in the 2nd half.. credit to the guys for making a game out of it afterwards.

 

[AdamOnFirst]

This year's group just can't make the key plays to win games Close, but not enough.

Doesn’t have a shooting juice. Not a bad team at all, pretty good team, but this schedule is just brutal. And 2 unlucky finishes loom large when every game is a war, especially Iowa.

 

[AdamOnFirst]

Yeah, fatigue is definitely a factor.

Goes to show how incredible Boo was to play every minute and still somehow be such a finisher. Deeply unique player. Not like Brooks and Nick aren’t really good players.

 

[CappyNU]

So we've lost a game at Iowa on a prayer, a game at Penn State on blown goaltending calls, and now a game at Michigan when the refs ejected our point guard and top scorer for a bullshit "not clearly accidental" groin shot.

 

[ThatkidfromHolland]

So we've lost a game at Iowa on a prayer, a game at Penn State on blown goaltending calls, and now a game at Michigan when the refs ejected our point guard and top scorer for a bullshit "not clearly accidental" groin shot.

Dont forget the Butler 4 point shoulda been

 

[wildcatpn]

This year's group just can't make the key plays to win games Close, but not enough.

Except for just 3 days ago.

 

[2388bb]

Doesn’t have a shooting juice. Not a bad team at all, pretty good team, but this schedule is just brutal. And 2 unlucky finishes loom large when every game is a war, especially Iowa.

Just simply not enough talent to compete constantly.

 

[2388bb]

Except for just 3 days ago.

Once in a while they will but not enough. Lucky to get into NIT.

 

[CappyNU]

Dont forget the Butler 4 point shoulda been

Right, I was just thinking about conference losses alone.

I still maintain we are a good team that will be on the bubble, we're just gonna have to win all the home games and then some.