Center Court: Ben Ball (Michigan) Second Half Thread
Ben Ball warriors need a boost:
Photo Credit: AP Photo/Frank Franklin II (via ESPN)
We are down by 2 pts early in the second. Let's hope JS and rest of the guys can settle down and get it together in the second half.
GO BRUINS.
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darren doesn't seem to see the pass to keefe on the wing...
James hit his first 3. He should have some confidence.
I see the yellow/gold warmups
and I long for the yellow puffy jackets from ’95.
by Ryan Rosenblatt on Nov 20, 2008 7:57 PM PST reply actions
AA2 with the charge!
Does anyone take it better?
by Ryan Rosenblatt on Nov 20, 2008 8:00 PM PST reply actions
FT shooting is going to be our downfall this year
If we don’t step it up
by Ryan Rosenblatt on Nov 20, 2008 8:02 PM PST reply actions
BH doing the right thing -- playing the freshmen early in the year
We might be better with the more experienced line up, but we need them to get this playing time.
sjh
Still in this
even with wolves run and our bad FTs
upperclassmen aren't shining tonight either
Roll bricks 2 fts?
Has Josh even scored yet?
Darren very tentative.
DC
needs to be WAY more aggressive. He makes something happen every time he penetrates.
by bucknellbruin on Nov 20, 2008 8:07 PM PST up reply actions
Don't think they will
but they are as solid as Howland’s second year team was. It’s silly for you to dismiss these guys as not a good team.
If it weren't for JH this game might have gotten ugly
"I always wondered why somebody doesn't do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody." -Lily Tomlin
by uclaisthebest123 on Nov 20, 2008 8:06 PM PST reply actions
we can't hit anything
DC blowing a layup? when does that ever happen. He’s one of the best finishers in the country
this happened last year
i know it was a veteran team, but we took until the last 6-7 minutes to figure out the 1-3-1. Remember we were down 10 late and ended up winning by quite a bit.
Wow stripes
Pac 10 refs in the building?
by Ryan Rosenblatt on Nov 20, 2008 8:12 PM PST reply actions
Not balanced offensively
and as a result nobody is back
by Ryan Rosenblatt on Nov 20, 2008 8:13 PM PST reply actions
this is strange
you attack a 1-3-1 from the corners to the middle. Swing to the corners then before the trap comes hit a flasher on the elbow. Yet we haven’t done that at all.
by bucknellbruin on Nov 20, 2008 8:14 PM PST up reply actions
you're right
but he’s seen this D before, and all this game, so why the confusion?
greg in denver - UCLA guy for life
This game is too tight, too late
I’m off to nervously walk around the room
by Ryan Rosenblatt on Nov 20, 2008 8:14 PM PST reply actions
DC Knocks Down 2
At least we have one player to rely on for FT shooting.
"I always wondered why somebody doesn't do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody." -Lily Tomlin
by uclaisthebest123 on Nov 20, 2008 8:15 PM PST reply actions
WHAT THE HELL
how is that on Shipp??!?!!?!? he was pushing him back 35 feet from the basket…that’s a foul on UM you morons
take shipp out. he can't make the ez pass to dc, then elbows the defender
man, the guy is bringing zero to this game
the guy was breathing down his neck 35 feet from the hoop
that was a foul on UM. What’s shipp supposed to do?
by bucknellbruin on Nov 20, 2008 8:17 PM PST up reply actions
Pac-10 update
UW having a tough time with Florida Intl; trailing 25-26 at halftime
Cal leads Texas-Pan American at the half, 39-25
We need our seniors to step up
Josh Shipp does not have the poise and leadership skills that AA had. I know DC will step it up.
by UCLA Championships Made Here on Nov 20, 2008 8:18 PM PST reply actions
Josh
holds on to the ball too long
by UCLA Championships Made Here on Nov 20, 2008 8:19 PM PST reply actions
i dunno
DV loves DC and JH. LOVES them lol
by bucknellbruin on Nov 20, 2008 8:21 PM PST up reply actions
Dicky V is a dick.
He says UCLA’s overrated because of our reputation yet he pimps Duke as if they were the second coming.
both charges
were questionable. At least they evened out
by bucknellbruin on Nov 20, 2008 8:22 PM PST up reply actions
I sense a drinking game...
Nah. Never mind. None of us would survive.
greg in denver - UCLA guy for life
Missed the first
"I always wondered why somebody doesn't do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody." -Lily Tomlin
by uclaisthebest123 on Nov 20, 2008 8:25 PM PST up reply actions
he's sort of floating in and out
he’s made some really nice plays, but then he does crap like that twice as often…weird…
by bucknellbruin on Nov 20, 2008 8:29 PM PST up reply actions
Not just DC
I remember Jordan and Aron having problems with it as well. We just don’t match up well against that scheme.
Just looked at it a few times
UCLA never had it, the shot clock should have expired, and did.
"I always wondered why somebody doesn't do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody." -Lily Tomlin
by uclaisthebest123 on Nov 20, 2008 8:31 PM PST reply actions
I have to say
Michigan looks like they want this game lot more.
None of our key seniors – DC or JS – are showing that warrior mentality we got accustomed to with AA and RW.
think of jordan farmar
did he ever allow himself to be taken out of a game mentally the way that has happened several time to darren, last year and this game… Farmar was a rare one.
It's all mental
The seniors remember the trouble that they’ve had before. It’s like reliving a nightmare. The freshman have clear memories and no fear.
that possession might go back to Mich...
disappointed that darren let that ball get ripped out of his hands.
he’s really in major funk; should have nailed that key 3; and he’s passed on somany
we've had these kinds of games last year
We’ll close it out
Good hustle by Josh
Didn’t look like a foul though. He had the layup easy
greg in denver - UCLA guy for life
I can't swear
My 6 year old is sitting next to me.
But I’m thinking it.
greg in denver - UCLA guy for life
It's over guys. This is officially a development season...
… it’s all going to depend on how much guys improve this year.
I see a lot of potential for Holiday, even Keefe. But we’ve got some issues that I don’t think will resolve.
I'm NOT giving up. Just setting my own expectations.
And I expect that we will develop as the season goes on. We’re not really top 10 at this time of the season. Ben will work on the freshmen and Holiday will start to take a greater role.
Are these SPTR?
Given how they called the rest of the game, I think there’s a good chance they were.
We don't deserve the call
Was there contact? Probably, but Michigan deserved the game more than we did. They played tougher and wanted it more. Hopefully we learn from this.
by Ryan Rosenblatt on Nov 20, 2008 8:43 PM PST reply actions
He knew they didn't deserve to win
But man, makes you wonder how a ball can go off course when the defender doesn’t touch it. Makes you think a little.
wow
i dont know what words to use but that was a piss poor game
no offense from anyone except a couple players, no one penetrating
i dont know if its our offensive scheme but you CANNOT pass it east-west all game
that was bad
Offense
I still get the sense that our guards don’t have confidence in what happens when they get it inside. So, they feel their only option is perimeter scoring. It is kind of like football and having a passing game but no running game, so the defense can focus on your strength and ignore your weakness.
not sure guys
that looked pretty clean
i don’t think that deserved a call
besides we didn’t deserve this game. Michigan did
'clean' and deserved, two different things
contact looked like a clear foul, but the way that DC and the Bruins played tonight, the call was not really deserved.
well i guess we disagree
cuz i thought he got ball
by bucknellbruin on Nov 20, 2008 8:48 PM PST up reply actions
to be fair, should not have come to that (non)call
Had we played well, the game would not have come to a final shot.
Yup
When you get to the point where a call at the end decides a game then you didn’t play well enough in the first 39 minutes.
by Ryan Rosenblatt on Nov 20, 2008 8:47 PM PST up reply actions
the game
should not have come to that call
we had no offense besides passing it left and right
defense did NOT lose this game – our piss poor offense did
even the veterans on this team
are playing like freshmen so far this year. collison is frustrating me this year. we are missing easy layups. akfjlaif salf sd
this team has a lot of growing up to do. a LOT.
slow down, look up
Besides
End of the game – refs put the whistle away. A&M, Stanford…
We shouldn’t have put ourselves in that position.
greg in denver - UCLA guy for life
PAC 10 woes
It looks like most of the top tier PAC-10 teams are going through some growing pains. My hope is that we peak in Feb., March, and April.
by UCLA Championships Made Here on Nov 20, 2008 8:48 PM PST reply actions
we had our share
of calls last year, so lets not talk about the refs
let’s talk about the fact that we were WAITING 30 seconds to play when we should try and run and gun against a 1-3-1 znoe to BREAK it down
how predictable was this? beilein owns howland for a reason

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