Did you guys like how Izzo shortened the bench yesterday?

DWags wrote:Jesus, I know shit about basketball. I didn't notice. I watch basketball like the 50 yard liners watch football. I just follow the ball and bitch when we get called for fouls.

It obviously worked. Two questions: why did he do it and how does that help?

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:My favorite part of the game was when we won and when Costello made the slam dunk play

The_Dude wrote:Genius

The_Dude wrote:Genius

Death Roe wrote:

The_Dude wrote:Genius

Don't worry, you'll shit all over him if they lose a game soon.

tGreenWay wrote:What's happened with Javon Bess? Izzo raved about him all last year. I know the talent level has increased dramatically, but Bess only gets cleanup minutes, if that.

tGreenWay wrote:What's happened with Javon Bess? Izzo raved about him all last year. I know the talent level has increased dramatically, but Bess only gets cleanup minutes, if that.

gHost Spartan wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:What's happened with Javon Bess? Izzo raved about him all last year. I know the talent level has increased dramatically, but Bess only gets cleanup minutes, if that.

Sorry, I only follow Michigan football

tGreenWay wrote:What's happened with Javon Bess? Izzo raved about him all last year. I know the talent level has increased dramatically, but Bess only gets cleanup minutes, if that.

The_Dude wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:What's happened with Javon Bess?  Izzo raved about him all last year. I know the talent level has increased dramatically, but Bess only gets cleanup minutes, if that.  

Goins is better.

Giant Moose wrote:If you look at it at one game, yeah I liked it because it's what he should be doing. But in the larger sense, no I didn't because for some reason to Izzo the Michigan game meant more than other games, which in my opinion are just as important.

We should have beaten Nebraska and Wisconsin and likely would have with the shortened bench from the Michigan game. I'd rather Izzo play our best lineups every game instead of just ones he deems important like the Michigan game or games in March.

Giant Moose wrote:If you look at it at one game, yeah I liked it because it's what he should be doing. But in the larger sense, no I didn't because for some reason to Izzo the Michigan game meant more than other games, which in my opinion are just as important.

We should have beaten Nebraska and Wisconsin and likely would have with the shortened bench from the Michigan game. I'd rather Izzo play our best lineups every game instead of just ones he deems important like the Michigan game or games in March.

NigelUno wrote:

Giant Moose wrote:If you look at it at one game, yeah I liked it because it's what he should be doing. But in the larger sense, no I didn't because for some reason to Izzo the Michigan game meant more than other games, which in my opinion are just as important.

We should have beaten Nebraska and Wisconsin and likely would have with the shortened bench from the Michigan game. I'd rather Izzo play our best lineups every game instead of just ones he deems important like the Michigan game or games in March.

Minutes vs. Wisconsin/Michigan:

Valentine 38/34
Costello 32/25
Harris 29/27
Forbes 28/34
Davis 19/16
McQuaid 22/16
Goins 14/21
Schilling 6/8

LooseGoose wrote:

NigelUno wrote:

Minutes vs. Wisconsin/Michigan:

Valentine  38/34
Costello  32/25
Harris  29/27
Forbes  28/34
Davis  19/16
McQuaid  22/16
Goins  14/21
Schilling 6/8

Fuck you and fuck your facts.

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:

LooseGoose wrote:

Fuck you and fuck your facts.

To be fair, if Michigan played any defense and we didn't blow them the fuck out, a lot of those players would not have been sitting on the bench in the what, last 6 minutes?

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:I liked that.

DoogieHouser wrote:

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:I liked that.

You don't even know what means. Who are you kidding?

DoogieHouser wrote:

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:I liked that.

You don't even know what means. Who are you kidding?

Giant Moose wrote:If you look at it at one game, yeah I liked it because it's what he should be doing. But in the larger sense, no I didn't because for some reason to Izzo the Michigan game meant more than other games, which in my opinion are just as important.

We should have beaten Nebraska and Wisconsin and likely would have with the shortened bench from the Michigan game. I'd rather Izzo play our best lineups every game instead of just ones he deems important like the Michigan game or games in March.

NigelUno wrote:

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:

To be fair, if Michigan played any defense and we didn't blow them the fuck out, a lot of those players would not have been sitting on the bench in the what, last 6 minutes?

An argument was made that a shorter bench maybe would have won us the Wisconsin and Nebraska games.

The top 8 players played 181 minutes against Michigan (19 for everyone else).
The top 8 players played 188 minutes against Wisconsin (12 for everyone else).
The top 8 players played 196 minutes against Nebraska (4 for everyone else).  

duffy munn wrote:

Giant Moose wrote:If you look at it at one game, yeah I liked it because it's what he should be doing. But in the larger sense, no I didn't because for some reason to Izzo the Michigan game meant more than other games, which in my opinion are just as important.

We should have beaten Nebraska and Wisconsin and likely would have with the shortened bench from the Michigan game. I'd rather Izzo play our best lineups every game instead of just ones he deems important like the Michigan game or games in March.

Michigan will always be a very important game. If you don't understand why, you simply don't get it.

Giant Moose wrote:

duffy munn wrote:

Michigan will always be a very important game. If you don't understand why, you simply don't get it.

All games are important to win the Big Ten and get the best possible seed in March. There's no reason to play weird lineups against Nebraska when it means you could (and did) lose that game.