WAKE UP!

So, one day after Minnesota did us all a favor and upset Indiana, Michigan goes & loses to Penn State? I definitely had that one inked in as a win, I almost didn't check the NCAA box scores this morning because I'm looking ahead to Sunday's game vs. MSU. Maybe Michigan did the same thing.

Really, they had this game in hand. Up 11 with 9 minutes left, they gradually let it slip away. Defense & falling in love with the 3 (they shot 25% from behind the arc). Glenn Robinson had a typical Glenn Robinson game. One awesome put-back dunk, not much else. Penn State shot a ridiculous 10-20 for 3 (really poor perimeter D), and then the fans stormed the court.

It's a little hard to see, but that place is at least half empty. It's embarrassing to get upset, even more so when the top 3 sports supported by the school are football, football, and football.

On a more up beat note, Brandon Knight came back from injury & looked like a legit NBA shooting guard for the second game in a row that he's appeared in. 

Yeah, he was nice. So was Monroe (26 & 11), Calderon had 18 (18!!!) assists, and... ok, that's about it. Kim English and Kyle Singler played adequate games, everyone else pretty much showed why the Pistons lost their last 3 games. Calderon would rather distribute than shoot, Knight looks better moving without the ball than with it, and MAN would I have liked to see Andre Drummond in this game. 

Really funny moment at the end when Washington's announcers thought Ariza's game-winning attempt went in (at about 1:53 in the clip):