Acting school.I thought the matchup between Demary and Cadeau would be a huge + in our favor and would be the key to victory for UConn. But Cadeau took Demary to school.
Keep your heads up UConn, you had a great year.
Yaxel was banged up and you could tell.
Don’t forget Luke.We played them tough. Difficult to overcome that FT disparity.
Thank you Alex Karaban, for everything. Thank you Tarris for your incredible effort in this tournament. Thank you Malachi for the energy you brought tonight.
Last but not least, thanks to this team for never quitting. This game was a microcosm of the season.
Metrics wise, this Michigan team was historically epic
I agree he has been too passive all season but the injury has DEFINITELY killed his scoring this tournament. His first step was gone and he was pretty much a non-factor in that part of the game.It wasn’t the injury. He has been pretty passive and deferential all season. I have been begging for him thru the TV to be more assertive as he can bring what we lack the most.
Hoping it comes out next season. The difference in aggressiveness between him and Cadeau was striking. Would love more of that from Silas.
How wasn't this called? You have Cadeau flopping all game, and don't call this one?
Not sure Michigan dominated the paint as much as you might think. We outrebounded them and had 22 offensive rebounds. What Michigan dominated was the foul line.Michigan dominated the paint on both sides as expected. We did get a lot of offensive rebounds unexpectedly.
ate to say it but Kemba did this all if 2011Michigans defense was the difference. They blocked shots, were physical, and just disrupted too many shots. Nothing was easy.
Agree on all comments about Cadeau. Heady player, but annoying to watch.
This is the big thing. The Demary foul when he supposedly ran through the screen, but he got a shoulder charge for Johnson. Or the blocking foul on Ball early.That 5 point swing really hurt. Not sure about the foul discrepancy, but I will note that every 50/50 call went Michigan’s way. One or two of them our way and the story could have been different.
We need to take it right to the hole there. Aggravated we did not. But cant argue with alex launvhing the threeTwo winning time plays we messed up: Ball missing the layup leading to a Michigan 3. Michigan guy misses both free throws and Karaban misses the 3. Oh well, good try Huskies. Great careers Karaban and Reed.
Give them credit, they shot free throws flawlessly. Up until those two Gayle misses, they were 19-20. 25-28 total. They shoot them at a standard 70% and that's 6-7 pts and the margin of this game. Never want to be in a FT shooting contest, but they took advantage of what they were given.Not sure Michigan dominated the paint as much as you might think. We outrebounded them and had 22 offensive rebounds. What Michigan dominated was the foul line.
These rosters rarely work, even Pitino’s mercenary team ended up with a 5 seed.Yeah can’t say I love that it was successful. Kentucky tried the same thing and opposite results, so who knows.
You cannot put them in the same sentenceCadeau made some great plays no doubt but this was a SGA type performance from him.
Silas was actually hobbling around at one point in the 2nd half.I agree he has been too passive all season but the injury has DEFINITELY killed his scoring this tournament. His first step was gone and he was pretty much a non-factor in that part of the game.