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Michigan had some things going tonight that they didn’t do all season.

Posted on 3/22/21 at 9:30 pm
Posted by Tigerbait1977
Fort Worth, Texas
Member since Jun 2020
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Posted on 3/22/21 at 9:30 pm
LSU has some issues, don’t get me wrong. But there is only so much you can do when the other team is having a career night.

First off for starters, Michigan tonight had statically there 2nd best offensive game. They were never really a high scoring team. And they never really shot this consistently over the season. The pace they were able to withstand was incredible, as they had not done that all season pretty much.

2nd off, Michigan had to have 2 guys have career games.
Eli brooks season high was 17 prior to tonight. He had 21 tonight, and set a career high in threes made.
Chandee Brown avged about 5 points on the season and went 1-7 in the last 2 games combined. He so happenly drop 21 and had a career best shooting 3s and points scored.

This type stuff does not happen every night.
Michigan needed a lot of stuff to go there way and then some to win this game let alone the refs. If they play a 7 game series I say LSU wins 4-2, because I believe they are the better team, just not tonight.

That’s my take, i will hang up and listen.
Posted by trussthetruzz
Marquette, MI
Member since Sep 2020
9236 posts
Posted on 3/22/21 at 9:31 pm to
tldr version?
Posted by Run DMC
somewhere in Louisiana it's tricky
Member since Jan 2007
6190 posts
Posted on 3/22/21 at 9:32 pm to
The difference was Michigan having a big man that can score and move. We had to collapse on him and it left people wide open.
Posted by TigerBR1111
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2014
8124 posts
Posted on 3/22/21 at 9:32 pm to
In a 5 game series Michigan probably wins 3. The big men and lack therefore for LSU make a difference.
Posted by lsudave1
Baton Metairie
Member since Jan 2005
11275 posts
Posted on 3/22/21 at 9:33 pm to
We seem to always be on the receiving end of random roll players coming off the bench and lighting it up from 3 but I honestly can’t remember the last time something like that happened in our favor.
This post was edited on 3/22/21 at 9:45 pm
Posted by Choupique19
The cheap seats
Member since Sep 2005
64459 posts
Posted on 3/22/21 at 9:34 pm to
quote:

The difference was Michigan having a big man that can score and move. We had to collapse on him and it left people wide open.


A lesson we learned after Florida.

We had to hope they would miss. The bigs would have killed us at the goal if we played them 1 on 1.
Posted by kciDAtaE
Member since Apr 2017
17439 posts
Posted on 3/22/21 at 9:35 pm to
quote:

First off for starters, Michigan tonight had statically there 2nd best offensive game. They were never really a high scoring team.


LSU isn’t known for their defense so this makes sense
Posted by Tigerbait1977
Fort Worth, Texas
Member since Jun 2020
3241 posts
Posted on 3/22/21 at 9:35 pm to
Yes that is a key element. But he was held to his season average and was not the reason Michigan won.

Those people making those shots had career nights. As they don’t do that every night.

LSU is not the only team that has struggled trying to guard Dickenson.
Posted by MOT
Member since Jul 2006
30359 posts
Posted on 3/22/21 at 9:36 pm to
quote:

The difference was Michigan having a big man that can score and move
Move?
Posted by Chef Curry
Member since Mar 2019
2822 posts
Posted on 3/22/21 at 9:36 pm to
That is because of the way Will Wade has his teams play defense. They play that stupid zone/help defense where the whole team flocks to the ball. Swing it around and people are wide open for 3’s. Wade has made great improvements to the program. But their defense is frustrating as hell to watch and they make every opponent look like the 2017 Golden State Warriors.
Posted by Gings5
Member since Jul 2016
10722 posts
Posted on 3/22/21 at 9:36 pm to
Our defense is so bad that opposing players always have career games against us. It’s honestly probably in the game plan. Remember playing MSU in the sweet sixteen two years ago? The plan was to leave a certain poor three shooter open and he destroyed us. We have got to get better at defense.
Posted by nvasil1
Hellinois
Member since Oct 2009
17338 posts
Posted on 3/22/21 at 9:37 pm to
Our defense obviously hasn't been great all season, but it kept Dickinson and Wagner relatively quiet.

Brown having a career night, and Brooks having a season high absolutely contributed. Those guys play to their averages, we win, despite the ref bullshite.
Posted by pellietigersaint
Tiger Stadium
Member since Aug 2005
19043 posts
Posted on 3/22/21 at 9:37 pm to
quote:

tldr version?



If you cant read two short paragraphs then put your phone down
Posted by Geauxld Finger
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2005
32486 posts
Posted on 3/22/21 at 9:38 pm to
We doubled and tripled their bigs and left their guards open for easy shots. It’s what a good team does. They can win in multiple ways
This post was edited on 3/22/21 at 9:39 pm
Posted by Choupique19
The cheap seats
Member since Sep 2005
64459 posts
Posted on 3/22/21 at 9:38 pm to
quote:

That is because of the way Will Wade has his teams play defense. They play that stupid zone/help defense where the whole team flocks to the ball. Swing it around and people are wide open for 3’s. Wade has made great improvements to the program. But their defense is frustrating as hell to watch and they make every opponent look like the 2017 Golden State Warriors.


Please tell me how we should have guarded their 7’1 All American center? Days would have fouled out in 10 minutes of play trying to play him straight up. Watford was trying but not big enough to handle him.
Posted by MIKEDATIGER
AUSTIN
Member since Oct 2007
2160 posts
Posted on 3/22/21 at 9:38 pm to
It happened On Saturday when Hyatt went off
Posted by Tigerbait1977
Fort Worth, Texas
Member since Jun 2020
3241 posts
Posted on 3/22/21 at 9:39 pm to
Exactly. That’s my whole point.
Michigan did things they haven’t done all season. It was pretty impressive that we still probably still shoulda won that game.
Posted by Gavin Elster
Member since Mar 2020
3254 posts
Posted on 3/22/21 at 9:43 pm to
Every team has unusually good offensive games against LSU. It’s not a fluke, LSU’s defense is horrible.
Posted by Chef Curry
Member since Mar 2019
2822 posts
Posted on 3/22/21 at 9:48 pm to
They play everyone like this. You mustn’t be paying attention if you can’t see that every team they’ve played under Wade is constantly wide open for 3’s.
Posted by Hud0326
Member since Dec 2019
423 posts
Posted on 3/22/21 at 9:51 pm to
That’s because we have poor defense. At times it’s ok, but leaving people open throughout the game hurts you...just like not making free throws, and Cam Thomas not getting a call under the goal all game.
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