Down goes Michigan

HawkeyeMHA said:
Who and how did they play him? We had zero answer for him
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Here is a good write up from the Michigan Daily … basically Yogi played a tight man to man on him the whole game and denied him the ball.

Ferrell’s offense wouldn’t have been nearly enough for the high-powered Michigan attack that had been scoring 77 points per game. He also guarded Stauskas all day, denying him from catching passes and limiting him to six points on 1-for-6 shooting.
But Ferrell’s defense was a product of the bigger defensive scheme that Indiana cooked up, one Beilein said he had never seen since he’s been at Michigan.
The way Indiana switched on screens baffled Michigan, and Beilein credited that strategy in removing the Wolverines from their element.
The Indiana game plan was one the Hoosiers had been working on since last week, and one that Crean said was designed to limit Michigan’s explosive scorers, though he wouldn’t elaborate on the specifics.
“I just think you’ve got to be conscious of where Stauskas is at all times,” Crean said. “You’ve got to make his catches hard, but you’ve got to make his ability to get free looks even harder.”
Michigan then devolved into freshman point guard Derrick Walton and sophomore guard Caris LeVert running the offense from the top of the key, but without much success. Walton scored a team-high 13 points, though eight of those came in the first half and six came from free throws when he was fouled twice shooting 3-pointers. LeVert’s 10 points after the break accounted for a third of the team’s second-half output.
“We were trying to get some mismatches through switches,” Beilein said. “I thought we could do a better job there. Obviously we tried to get Nik the ball or just let Yogi guard him (in the corner), and we’ll play four-on-four.”
 
Hawk1960 said:
Here is a good write up from the Michigan Daily … basically Yogi played a tight man to man on him the whole game and denied him the ball.

Ferrell’s offense wouldn’t have been nearly enough for the high-powered Michigan attack that had been scoring 77 points per game. He also guarded Stauskas all day, denying him from catching passes and limiting him to six points on 1-for-6 shooting.
But Ferrell’s defense was a product of the bigger defensive scheme that Indiana cooked up, one Beilein said he had never seen since he’s been at Michigan.
The way Indiana switched on screens baffled Michigan, and Beilein credited that strategy in removing the Wolverines from their element.
The Indiana game plan was one the Hoosiers had been working on since last week, and one that Crean said was designed to limit Michigan’s explosive scorers, though he wouldn’t elaborate on the specifics.
“I just think you’ve got to be conscious of where Stauskas is at all times,” Crean said. “You’ve got to make his catches hard, but you’ve got to make his ability to get free looks even harder.”
Michigan then devolved into freshman point guard Derrick Walton and sophomore guard Caris LeVert running the offense from the top of the key, but without much success. Walton scored a team-high 13 points, though eight of those came in the first half and six came from free throws when he was fouled twice shooting 3-pointers. LeVert’s 10 points after the break accounted for a third of the team’s second-half output.
“We were trying to get some mismatches through switches,” Beilein said. “I thought we could do a better job there. Obviously we tried to get Nik the ball or just let Yogi guard him (in the corner), and we’ll play four-on-four.”
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Thanks, good read, frannie take note. Indiana scares me, meechigan has some good athletes, but IU really has some good athletes.
 
IU is very young with 3 frosh and a sophomore in the starting lineup. They will get better thru the season. Vonleh is a stud, and will go in the top 8 in the draft next spring. Ferrell is having a great season. Robinson and Williams are long,athletic, but inexperienced. Sheehey is a senior and knows how to play. IU will be a great challenge for anyone coming into Assembly Hall, including Iowa.
 
JonnyGuido said:
Way less energy. Yogi used his quickness to bother him and deny him. Smaller but quicker may be the way to go against him. Marble can't stay in front of him. I say mikey g and sappy tag team him. Kind of fun seeing him just float around the perimeter. Looked like his boyfriend just broke up with him last night.
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Ferrell guarded him? Interesting. I figured Stauskas would be able to shoot over him fairly easily.
 
RocknRollface said:
Ferrell guarded him? Interesting. I figured Stauskas would be able to shoot over him fairly easily.
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Ferrell was so effective because he kept Stauskas from getting the ball most of the time. A great defender makes life with the ball in your hands miserable, and life away from the ball even worse.
 
WindsorHawk said:
I still say the 35 minutes a game are catching up to Stauskas.
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You could be on to something there. I did not realize Stauskas is averaging 35 min per game. Lavert is also up there at 33. They may be wearing down a bit. Marble is tops for the Hawks at 28. Let's hope Nebby can extend Michigan for 40 minutes on Wednesday night. Another reason I really like our chances in the BTT with our depth.
 
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