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We could've potentially went a game up on the conference while pushing UW back in the pack. Now in an ideal situation w/ Purdue & Ohio (Ugh) winning we would be mired in a 5-way tie for first. That doesn't leave any margin for error these last 7 games.

Michigan went to the line twice the entire game, just cant happen. I love Belien but I think his big flaw, especially in the big ten is his offensive mind set. He would rather play small and jack up shots from outside. Sure I love the three but his philosophy shows up in the paint when we constantly can not finish around the rim; we look timid. The one thing I love about Izzo is he wants to play smash mouth we will dominate in side kind of basketball. I played the 5 in HS so thats always been my philosophy as well. Pound it in side, make the D collapse, kick it out out for easy looks. Im tired of this one on one step back NBA three crap and im tired of letting the other team get 2nd and 3rd put back shots. Rebounding is all about heart, this team has gotta get it in the paint.

My quick pointers from today's game, then I'm moving on and never thinking about what just happened again:

-John Beilein deserves the blame for this loss. I thought his excuse for why Caris didn't foul was BS. Caris could've reached out. If he didn't know what to do in that situation, don't put a true freshman on the floor. Pathetic all around. Also, THJ bailed him out in making the 3 at the end of regulation, but the fact that Beilein doesn't draw up any plays at the end of these games is a joke. Run something, anything. Don't tell Burke to heave a 3, or pass it to THJ to heave a 3. In March, that won't cut it.

-Because I'm irrational after losses, McGary's miss on that steal negated his entire game IMO. I thought it was the best he's played all year, and I couldn't believe he was knocking down those 10 foot jumpers, but from the second he stole that ball he looked timid going down the floor. He was trying to not mess up, instead of scoring the ball. Obviously he should've dunked it. Either way, you don't miss that layup. That was inexcusable and probably cost us the game.

-Nik Stauskas broke my dresser today. Every time he rebounds the ball under the rim, he looks frazzled and makes the worst decision possible. Once again today, he got frazzled on the rebound and allowed Wisco to force a turnover. Same thing happened at a crucial point in the game @ IU. That turnover was as frustrated as I've been all season.

-GRIII does not deserve to enter the draft, and he does not deserve to be drafted. He will still be a 1st round projection due to his upside, but I will lose a lot of respect for him if he leaves after this year. He has been a liability for this team the past few weeks.

-We need Jordan Morgan back ASAP. We look much better with him on the floor.

-We can't score the ball in overtime. Not sure how much we scored at IU, but I think it was 5 points. If I remember correctly, I believe we scored 2 in overtime today. Our entire game plan changes in overtime, which I also blame on Beilein. We seem to let the shot clock dwindle down and have Burke chuck up a 3. We need to stop resorting to outside jumpers when the game matters most.

I'm not going to put the blame on Belien for our guys not getting fouled. That's on the players for shying away from contact. Especially Burke and Hardaway. Both should be better at getting to the line.

1. Coaching was questionable at the end.
2. Freshman look tired.
3. Need Morgan back.

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