hhcmatt Posted January 23, 2016 Report Posted January 23, 2016 Nebraska Cornhuskers (12-8) vs Michigan Wolverines (14-5) Date: Saturday, Jan 23th, 2016Time: 1:00 p.m. CST Broadcast Information Television: ESPN2 Online: WatchESPN.com Announcers: Dave Lamont and Dan Dakich Satellite Radio: Sirius (Ch. 135); XM (195)Play-by-play: Kent PavelkaExpert Analysis: Ben McLaughlin Michigan Info Head Coach: John BeileinLocation: Ann Arbor, MIConference: B1G 10Nickname: WolverinesMascots: NoneLast time out: Beat MinnesotaTypical Rotation Depth: 8 playersOffense: On pace to break the B1G 3 pt recordDefense: Variety of Zones, manTempo: Sadler-esquePoint Spread: Nebraska by 1.5 Players to watch: Zak Irvin and Derrick Walton Once again Nebraska is catching Michigan without Caris LeVert and 6'6" F Irvin and 6'1" PG Walton have been picking up the slack, both increasing on their double digit scoring average over the last 5 games. Irvin has been shooting nearly 50% from 3 in conference play and Walton is the one Wolverine who makes it to the FT line.The SkinnyWhile the Huskers currently have a 3 game winning streak against Michigan State, they've yet to beat Michigan since joining the B1G. The Wolverines have the look of a classic John Beilein team, scoring at a high efficiency while playing slow, low possession games. Michigan is spamming the 3 ball this year. They have the 11th highest ratio of 3s to FGA in Div 1 and have been deadly, the 9th best 3pt shooting team. Walton along with Duncan Robinson and Aubrey Dawkins have hit over 45% of their 3s on the year. The Huskers are used to playing defense for most of the shot clock and they'll need to as the Wolverines patiently work the ball around to find an open shooter or to set up a pick and roll opportunity. The Huskers have struggled against teams like this, currently 0-3 against teams that shoot more than 40% of their shots from 3. The biggest challenge might be handling Michigan post players who will have a lot of 1 on 1 opportunities. There is a chance that a guy like Mark Donnal or Moritz Wagner goes for 20 if Nebraska isn't careful. Michigan's defense has struggled in league play and will have to figure out how to cover both White and Shields without the length of LeVert to pair with Zak Irvin. We're going to see some zone out of Michigan tomorrow but the Huskers night and day shooting from last year makes this solvable for Nebraska. Against a team that doesn't foul a lot and doesn't block many shots, the Huskers just need to shoot comfortably once they're able to penetrate the lane. Michigan is an excellent defensive rebounding team so don't expect a ton of second chance points in this game. This has all the looks of a clean high scoring game where both teams are trading buckets. Hopefully the momentum of the Huskers along with the home crowd and a #AveryStrong day keeps the winning streak going for the Huskers. Prediction: Nebraska 76 - Michigan 70 with a 98% chance of Runzas Click here to view the article tcp and atskooc 2 Quote
Red Don Posted January 23, 2016 Report Posted January 23, 2016 Michigan - Likely Starters No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. G/GS PPG RPG Other10 Derrick Walton Jr. G 6-1 190 Jr. 16/16 11.3 5.3 3.7 apg12 Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman G 6-4 185 So. 19/8 6.1 2.3 1.2 apg21 Zak Irvin G/F 6-6 215 Jr. 18/17 10.3 4.1 3.2 apg22 Duncan Robinson G/F 6-8 210 So. 19/10 11.9 2.9 1.8 apg34 Mark Donnal F 6-9 240 Jr. 17/8 6.6 3.8 0.6 bpg Nebraska - Likely Starters No Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. GP/GS MPG PPG RPG APG 3 Andrew White III G 6-7 216 Jr. 20/20 28.0 17.0 6.1 0.8 5 Glynn Watson Jr. G 6-0 165 Fr. 20/8 22.2 8.1 1.9 2.6 12 Michael Jacobson F 6-8 222 Fr. 20/11 15.3 4.2 3.7 0.4 31 Shavon Shields G/F 6-7 225 Sr. 20/20 30.6 16.1 5.3 3.0 32 Benny Parker G 5-9 175 Sr. 20/20 25.4 4.6 2.4 2.2 Rotation 0 Tai Webster G 6-4 196 Jr. 20/12 26.7 9.9 4.0 1.9 10 Jack McVeigh G/F 6-8 210 Fr. 20/0 17.0 5.4 3.1 1.0 11 Bakari Evelyn G 6-2 178 Fr. 10/0 6.5 2.1 0.8 0.3 23 Nick Fuller G/F 6-7 204 So. 15/0 7.5 2.4 1.5 0.1 24 Jake Hammond F 6-10 235 So. 17/8 11.9 2.6 3.3 0.2 30 Ed Morrow Jr. F 6-7 225 Fr. 20/1 14.1 3.7 3.6 0.1 Bench 4 Johnny Trueblood G 6-4 195 Fr. 7/0 3.6 0.7 0.3 0.6 15 Malcolm Laws G 6-1 190 So. 5/0 3.4 0.2 0.4 0.0 20 Tanner Borchardt F 6-8 274 Fr. 6/0 4.0 0.7 1.0 0.0 Quote
jimmykc Posted January 23, 2016 Report Posted January 23, 2016 While I think Dakich is a good color guy, I don't think it is a good policy to let him announce games involving his own son. No matter how objective one tries to be, there will always be a vested interest.Why not use some other commentator on the roster? 49r 1 Quote
hhcmatt Posted January 23, 2016 Author Report Posted January 23, 2016 While I think Dakich is a good color guy, I don't think it is a good policy to let him announce games involving his own son. No matter how objective one tries to be, there will always be a vested interest.Why not use some other commentator on the roster? I think Jim Jackson was calling games when his son Traveon was playing so nepotism doesn't seem to be a problem for the B1G. Quote
hhcmatt Posted January 23, 2016 Author Report Posted January 23, 2016 Miles Presser http://www.huskers.com/mediaPortal/player.dbml?id=4944099 Shields and McVeigh http://www.huskers.com/mediaPortal/player.dbml?id=4944198 Quote
jimmykc Posted January 23, 2016 Report Posted January 23, 2016 Won't affect the game one way or the other unless he shouts BANG-A-RANG too loudly if his son scores. 49r, hhcmatt and Silverbacked1 3 Quote
ShortDust Posted January 23, 2016 Report Posted January 23, 2016 Won't affect the game one way or the other unless he shouts BANG-A-RANG too loudly if his son scores.I have a feeling at least one of those makes it out and maybe even a new one for the Pavelkatron Quote
HB Posted January 23, 2016 Report Posted January 23, 2016 Anyone know why Matt isn't listed on the broadcast? Quote
HB Posted January 23, 2016 Report Posted January 23, 2016 He's on vacation. Wow. There's a long off season beginning in April. And this is a big game. Well, to each his own, I guess. Quote
atskooc Posted January 23, 2016 Report Posted January 23, 2016 He's on vacation. Wow. There's a long off season beginning in April. And this is a big game. Well, to each his own, I guess. I was thinking the same thing. But, whatever. Quote
hhcmatt Posted January 23, 2016 Author Report Posted January 23, 2016 He's on vacation. Wow. There's a long off season beginning in April. And this is a big game. Well, to each his own, I guess. I was thinking the same thing. But, whatever. I whiffed on it last game but he was off for the Michigan St game as well. I seem to remember he does a yearly Husker cruise thing every year so that might be it. Quote
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