bigzipguy Posted March 22, 2013 Report Posted March 22, 2013 Not who you want to win, but who WILL WIN and why? Comments please. As I stated in another thread, Mich is not depleted at the guard position, and has in fact, the best PG in the country. They will get the ball into the paint and VCU will have great difficulty stopping. Mich wins. Quote
akzipper Posted March 22, 2013 Report Posted March 22, 2013 Will VCU shoot 100% from the field again? If so I say they win. If not I hope they lose big. Quote
Dr Z Posted March 22, 2013 Report Posted March 22, 2013 Would be a good thread for a poll. Do you want me to add it? Quote
zipdiehard Posted March 22, 2013 Report Posted March 22, 2013 Not who you want to win, but who WILL WIN and why? Comments please. As I stated in another thread, Mich is not depleted at the guard position, and has in fact, the best PG in the country. They will get the ball into the paint and VCU will have great difficulty stopping. Mich wins. I think VCU wins. I came away very impressed with the way they fill lanes and anticipate passes. While Burke is fantastic, he averages 35.7 min a game. Hardaway averages 33.1. Those kind of minutes could be tough against that defense. Burke is a scorer, and scoring is tough when you are tired. Quote
Hilltopper Posted March 22, 2013 Report Posted March 22, 2013 My prediction; Michigan will shoot more than 30 free throws and VCU will lose. No way do the refs let VCU manhandle UM like they did us in UM's backyard. Quote
ap95@zips.uakron.edu Posted March 22, 2013 Report Posted March 22, 2013 After seeing VCU slaughter us, I'd like to see the same thing happen to the wolverines. The refs will likely be influenced by the Pro Michigan Crowd, though the pro Michigan State crowd will be rooting for the Commonweatlh. VCU, is full of athletes, and so is michigan. but michigan is used to a more physical big ten. Seeing as how a very physical akron team did against em, edge to rams Quote
bigzipguy Posted March 22, 2013 Author Report Posted March 22, 2013 Again, Mich good and HEALTHY AT THE GUARDS. Quote
zipdiehard Posted March 22, 2013 Report Posted March 22, 2013 The USA Today "odds" section said that Burke hurt his tailbone in the last game, but is playing. Quote
Dave in Green Posted March 22, 2013 Report Posted March 22, 2013 VCU blurs the lines between really tight defense and fouling. For Michigan and any other team in the tournament, a lot will depend on how tightly the officials call the game. If the officials call the Michigan-VCU game as loosely as they did the Zips-VCU game, VCU wins. An article in the Detroit Free Press (Mark Snyder: VCU's 'havoc' defense will be tough for Michigan) talks about the problems Michigan will have, using the Akron game as an example, and concludes: ..... It's an activity that Michigan hasn't seen all season and can hardly simulate in about one day of practice. ..... VCU is a terrible matchup for any opponent because no one practices regularly against that style and even the teams in their league see it only occasionally. Quote
Blue & Gold Posted March 22, 2013 Report Posted March 22, 2013 VCU blurs the lines between really tight defense and fouling. For Michigan and any other team in the tournament, a lot will depend on how tightly the officials call the game. If the officials call the Michigan-VCU game as loosely as they did the Zips-VCU game, VCU wins. An article in the Detroit Free Press (Mark Snyder: VCU's 'havoc' defense will be tough for Michigan) talks about the problems Michigan will have, using the Akron game as an example, and concludes: Shaka admitted as much in his post-game interview (which, along with the abominable game, has already been deleted from my dvr). He said something to the effect that they play aggressively and hope the officials let it go. Quote
Dave in Green Posted March 23, 2013 Report Posted March 23, 2013 Unfortunately, Michigan is easily handling VCU. In the first 5 minutes, Michigan had only 1 turnover, while VCU committed 3 turnovers and picked up 4 fouls. Michigan leading 16-11 after 7 minutes of play. Quote
bigzipguy Posted March 23, 2013 Author Report Posted March 23, 2013 I respect people's opinion. After all it is just sports, though we enjoy sports very much. Whether rooting for or against VCU, them winning DOES NOT HELP OR HURT OUR PROGRAM. THAT'S JUST NOT HOW IT WORKS!!! Quote
Dave in Green Posted March 23, 2013 Report Posted March 23, 2013 VCU shooting 50% from the field after 9 minutes, but Michigan shooting 64%. VCU pressure is causing Michigan to work hard. They may tire out as the game goes on. I've seen a few D.J. Cooper-type passes through the VCU pressure that led to easy Michigan baskets. The Zips really missed having that. Quote
Dave in Green Posted March 23, 2013 Report Posted March 23, 2013 Shooting for both teams has tanked with both clanking open looks -- VCU 31% after 17 minutes, Michigan 42%. Michigan leads, 25-19. Quote
bigzipguy Posted March 23, 2013 Author Report Posted March 23, 2013 When a team has good and HEALTHY GUARDS, AND WITH VCU WITH NO GOOD INSIDE SCORING ,RAMS ARE FINISHED!!!!!!!!! Quote
Dave in Green Posted March 23, 2013 Report Posted March 23, 2013 Talk about extremes, now I know what the VCU fans were talking about when they said the Rams could stink it up in times. Their defense is based on making shots, and they are at the polar opposite of shooting from what they were in the Zips game. They shot 30% from the field in the first half. And it wasn't that Michigan was defensing them so much better than the Zips. VCU missed uncontested shot after uncontested shot. The low light was the worst shot I've ever seen in a high level basketball game. A VCU player got the ball standing right by the bucket. He went up uncontested and untouched, shot the ball with his hands literally 2 feet from the rim, and it was an air ball right over the rim. This is a totally different VCU team from the one that played the Zips. Halftime score, Michigan up 38-23. Quote
akzipper Posted March 23, 2013 Report Posted March 23, 2013 So VCU isn't shooting 100% from the field this game? and they are losing. Shocking! Quote
Dave in Green Posted March 23, 2013 Report Posted March 23, 2013 VCU playing much better so far in the second half. But Michigan's center Mitch McGary is almost singlehandedly killing them -- 7-7 from the field, 15 points and 11 rebounds 5 minutes into the second half. Michigan up 49-33. Quote
Hilltopper Posted March 23, 2013 Report Posted March 23, 2013 Just like I predicted. UM is getting all of the close calls. Double teams and traps that resulted in turnovers against UA are now called as fouls against VCU. #30 Daniels has had a bunch of wide open looks and hasn't made any of them. Quote
bigzipguy Posted March 23, 2013 Author Report Posted March 23, 2013 No inside game, no turnovers by the other team = No Win for VCU Quote
Dave in Green Posted March 23, 2013 Report Posted March 23, 2013 Michigan has 11 turnovers. VCU is 0-7 in games where they force fewer than 15 turnovers. Quote
tpsjugglerdude Posted March 23, 2013 Report Posted March 23, 2013 Trey Burke has more TOs then Carmelo Betancourt. lol Quote
akronzips71 Posted March 23, 2013 Report Posted March 23, 2013 They may get blown out almost as badly as we did. 27 points and two free throws on the way. Quote
Dave in Green Posted March 23, 2013 Report Posted March 23, 2013 Well, we can either choose to laugh at VCU for getting their comeuppance or commiserate with them because we know what it's like to be embarassed when your game is so far off from what it should be. If VCU was hitting their open shots early, this could have turned into a completely different game. But the bottom line is that inconsistent teams do not make it to the Final Four. Quote
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