Michigan Wolverines Dynasty/SuperStar

[vrobx1]

7-0 and a 24 point beatdown on Mizzou.
Nice going. Get the fans cheering about something other than the retirement of Lloyd Carr.

[YoungWonda]

Yeah I didnt think I'd be 7-0 through this and beat Mizzou by 24. I still am playing on All-American. Keep following!

[YoungWonda]

Originally Posted by woy1509

nice wins there and also nice pictures.
i have to wait until 2009 of my dynasty to start posting pictures, due to the fact i didn't know i was gonna post it on here. =P
but yeah, keep this up, it looks great.

I was seriously considering 09. I just got 08 to try and I really like it. If I get 09, would you guys follow another dynasty?

[vrobx1]

I'm in. I'll probably do new dynasties and chises when the new games come out as well.

[YoungWonda]

POST-GAME BREAKDOWN

MISSOURI TIGERS VS. MICHIGAN WOLVERINES

Dick Vitale-- "Well Missouri got slaughtered. We can conclude that much. They out-rebounded Michigan but that obviously wasn't enough."

Digger Pehelps-- "Yeah and they did have their Shooting Guard and Small Forward combine for 28 points, but as you said, even with both of our keys happening, that wasn't enough."

Dick Vitale-- "I guess we have to look at what the other team has to do to Michigan instead of what they have to do offensively."

Digger Phelps-- "Yeah, for Texas A&M to win they have to...."

Reece Davis-- "Ah, ah, ah. Don't say that, wait for the next Pre-Game Breakdown to give that out. Join us next time as we see what The Aggies have to do to finally end Michigans perfect season"

[YoungWonda]

PRE-GAME ANALYSIS

TEXAS A&M AGGIES VS. MICHIGAN WOLVERINES

Digger Phelps-- "Well where I left of last time was, what Texas A&M has to do to win is stop giving so many turnovers. From 5 games (again, didn't have stats or one) Michigans opponent has an average of 17.1 turnovers. Most, of which, comes from Michigans Half Court Trap Defense. Texas A&M needs to avoid 17 turnovers and get out of the Trap fast so they don't get turnovers, and last and most important, don't make stupid mistakes. Like, Shot Clock Violation, Stepping on the Out of Bounds Line etc."

Dick Vitale-- "Well Digger, my key to victory for Texas A&M is that they need to stop all Michigans assists they are getting. Through 6 games Michigan is averaging 20 assists while their oppenent is only averaging 11 assists per game. Texas A&M needs fast break points and pass to the open man. Hey, whats wrong with making the extra pass and getting 2 points instead of a tough shot you could try to take? Nothing!! So the Aggies need to PASS THE BALL BABY!!"

Reece Davis-- "Alright guys, let's see how you think the game is going to turn out...."

Dick Vitale-- "I think Michigan is too good at passing the rock and distributing the ball. I don't think, just off the top of my head, that anyone on Michigan this season, has had more than 20 points. 19 is the highest amount. That shows distributing the ball. Michigan goes 8-0 with the score being 75-60."

Digger Phelps-- "I honestly do think Michigan should be rated higher than 14. They average tremendous numbers and have great talent. Great depth off the bench and Michigan, I think, is too strong for the Aggies. Stealing the ball and causing turnovers is how Michigan wins games and I don't think Texas A&M can stop that. Michigan wins 80-70."

[YoungWonda]

Game 8---Year 2

#23 Texas A&M Aggies (5-4)
@
#14 Michigan Wolverines (7-0)

Texas A&M Starting Lineup:
C- C #41- 78 ovr
PF- PF #34- 79 ovr
SF- SF #23- 83 ovr
SG- SG #15- 78 ovr
PG- PG #11- 81 ovr



Michigan Starting Lineup:
C- C #22- 73 ovr
PF- PF #34- 74 ovr
SF- SG #03- 74 ovr
SG- Zach Myers- 77 ovr
PG- Rupert Berger- 81 ovr


C #22 makes a great shot to gain momentum


A Texas A&M players gets an "And 1" to start the game


Myers making an emphatic dunk


SG #03 makes a difficult shot to add to his point total

This game was a very close one. Texas A&M had a lead, then Michigan had one and it was back and forth. Michigan had a run from about 4:00 to 3:00 in the 2nd half to get up by 6. The biggest lead of the game. It was very low-scoring as Michigan goes 8-0, 62-58.

Clutch Time- Michigan finally getting a somewhat big lead with 6.

Best Play-

Another emphatic dunk by Myers as he jams it with one-hand

Team Stats:
Rebounds--A&M-21----MICH-20
Assists--A&M-14----MICH-17
Steals--A&M-8----MICH-9
Blocks--A&M-9----MICH-6
Turnovers--A&M-16----MICH-10
Field Goal--A&M-22/41----MICH-27/49
3-Pointers--A&M-3/8----MICH-0/6
Free Throws--A&M-11/14----MICH-8/15

Texas A&M Player Stats:
(bold= Key Player, underlined=Best off the Bench)
C #41- 5 pts. 7 reb. 1 ast, 1 stl. 3 blk.
PF #34- 8 pts. 6 reb. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 blk
SF #23- 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 ast. 1 stl. 3 blk.
SG #15- 9 pts. 3 ast. 1 stl.
PG #11- 13 pts. 3 reb. 6 ast. 3 stl.
BENCH:
SG #03- 6 pts. 1 reb. 1 ast.
Rest of Bench: DNP

Michigan Player Stats:
(bold= Key Player--Underlined=Best off the Bench)
C #22- 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 ast. 2 blk.
PF #34- 3 pts. 3 reb. 1 ast. 3 blk.
SG #03- 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 ast. 4 stl.
Z. Myers- 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 ast.
R. Berger- 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 ast. 1 stl.
BENCH:
SG #15- 7 pts. 1 reb. 2 ast. 1 stl.
C #32- 5 pts. 3 reb. 1 ast. 1 stl. 1 blk.
PF #21- 3 pts. 1 reb. 2 ast.
PF #12- 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl.
F. Ferguson- 3 reb. 1 ast.
D. Buckley- DNP
A. Chung- Suspended--DNP


Michigan continues their hard stretch as they play #20 Washington.
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Michigan is now ranked number 4 in the nation in the Top 25. Out of the Top 5 teams, 3 are from the Big Ten. (Michigan (#4), Michigan St. (#1), Indiana (#2).

[YoungWonda]

Ok guys, I'm putting a lot of work into every update so this is enjoyable to read (i.e. pictures, full player stats, team stats, review, etc.). So that means updates won't come as fast. I hope I have followers. If you are a follower and are reading this post, please reply saying "I am following". Thats it. I just want to see how many people are following. If you are a guest, I highly reccomend you join (Click "Join SportsGamer" in top right corner) and tell me you are following.

Anyway, I'm thinking of moving up to 12 minute halves. That will take effect in my next game (@ Washington). KEEEP FOLLOWING!!!!!AND TELL ME IF YOU'RE FOLLOWING PLEASE!!!

[YoungWonda]

F.Y.I--Doing 12 minute halves now
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Game 9--Year 2

#4 Michigan Wolverines (8-0)
@
#20 Washington (5-1)

Michigan Starting Lineup:
C- C #22- 73 ovr
PF- PF #34- 74 ovr
SF- SG #03- 74 ovr
SG- Zach Myers- 77 ovr
PG- Rupert Berger- 81 ovr



Washington Starting Lineup:
C- C #52- 83 ovr
PF- PF #40- 85 ovr
SF- SF #24- 81 ovr
SG- SG #02- 78 ovr
PG- PG #05- 82 ovr

"Whats all the Hype About?"

Somewhere In, WA-- That's what all the fans in Washington were saying after a great win over the #4 ranked team in the nation.

"Well, yeah, we are wanting to know what the hype is. If we win by 15 or whatever it was, they must have only played bad teams to be 8-0."
Those were the words of PF #40 who has a lot of room to talk after a 34 point outing.

"Uhh..we..uh..weren't good from the field. And...uhhh...we couldn't stop them on the other side of the court. They're a great team. Gotta hand them that."
Those were the words of disappointed Zach Myers who didn't do bad with 14 points.

"We really wanted to keep that streak going. Guess we got a little big-headed."

Michigan has just a little bit of confindence going into the Kansas game, which they need to win in order to stay ranked highly.

C #32, for the Wolverines, had this great block. But it wasn't enough to beat Washington

Clutch Time- When Washington finally broke away mid-way through the 2nd half to open the lead.

Best Play-

Myers great one-handed jam over 2 Washington players.

AND

A weird alley-oop from C #22 to Myers.
(^^^^^CLICK THE PICTURE^^^^^^TO VIEW VID^^^^^)

Team Stats
Rebounds-WASH-23----MICH-20
Assists-WASH-19----MICH-25
Steals-WASH-15----MICH-15
Blocks-WASH-3----MICH-5
Turnovers-WASH-20----MICH-18
Field Goals-WASH-36/53----MICH-33/62
3-Pointers-WASH-2/8----MICH-2/7
Free Throws-WASH-15/15----MICH-6/10

Michigan Player Stats:
(Bold= Key Player---Underlined=Best off the Bench)
C #22- 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 ast. 3 stl. 2 blk.
PF #34- 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 reb. 1 blk.
SG #03- 8 pts. 4 reb. 6 ast. 7 stl.
Z. Myers- 14 pts. 2 reb. 5 ast. 2 stl.
R. Berger- 14 pts. 1 reb. 3 ast. 2 stl.
BENCH:
SG #15- 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 ast.
C #32- 2 pts. 1 reb. 3 ast. 2 blk.
PF #21- 4 pts. 2 reb.
PF #12- 6 pts. 1 ast 1 stl.
Ferguson/Buckley- DNP
Chung- Suspended--DNP

Washington Player Stats:
(Bold= Key Player---Underlined=Best off the Bench)
C #52- 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 ast. 6 stl. 3 blk.
PF #40- 34 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl.
SF #24- 21 pts. 3 reb. 3 ast. 2 stl.
SG #02- 13 pts. 6 reb. 7 ast. 2 stl.
PG #05- 9 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl.
BENCH:
DNP


Michigans final tough game is on the road versus highly ranked Kansas Jayhawks.

[woy1509]

Originally Posted by YoungWonda

I was seriously considering 09. I just got 08 to try and I really like it. If I get 09, would you guys follow another dynasty?

yeah i would, i'm planning on doing another multiple sport dynasty when both 09 games come out.
but i meant that for my three-sport army dynasty, i won't be able to post in-game pictures until the 2009 seasons, because i didn't think i was gonna post my dynasty till then, haha.
sorry for the confusion.

EDIT: Oh and I'm still following, nice work the last few updates. =]

[YoungWonda]

Kansas game will be played and posted tomorrow

[YoungWonda]

PRE-GAME BREAKDOWN

MICHIGAN WOLVERINES VS. KANSAS JAYHAWKS

Reece Davis-- "Ok guys, a very good game today. We got Michigan coming off a tough loss to the Washington Huskies. Then we got Kansas, where in their last game, won against Southern Illinois 87-52. Michigan is ranked 4th and Kansas is ranked 13th. So guys, who is gonna win and how are they gonna do it?"

Dick Vitale-- "For Kansas to win against Michigan tey have to do 2 things and 2 things only. One: Keep the stats close. Like don't have 20 turnovers and Michigan has 12. You need to do what Washington did. Listen to these stats. Steals, Michigan, 15. Washington, 15. Turnovers, Michigan 18. Washington 20. Keep those important stats close. The other thing is to stop Michigans High Post. Michigan gets a lot of clutch points off the High Post or Fist. Stop those and Michigan will be forced to make jumpers."

Digger Phelps-- "Well when we've been doing these Pre-Game Breakdowns we've been saying what the other team has to do to beat Michigan. Well, now we know Michigan can be beat and Kansas knows how now. Michigan, to win, has to stop Brandon Rush (SF #25). He is very explosive and can slam it on you, take a mid-range shot, or drain a 3. Michigan has to hold him to around 10 points. But if Michigan is too focused on containing Rush, other people will be open. It'll be interesting to see how Michigan plays defense."

Reece Davis-- "Ok guys, whats the outcome?"

Dick Vitale-- 85-84 Michigan
Digger Phelps-- 85-80 Kansas

[YoungWonda]

I just realized something. I didn't do a Post-Game Breakdown for the A&M game or anything for the Washington game. Sorry 'bout that. Post-Game Breakdown will be posted on the Kansas game.

[YoungWonda]

Game 10--Year 2

#4 Michigan Wolverines (8-1)
@
#13 Kansas Jayhawks (6-1)

Michigan Starting Lineup:
C- C #22- 73 ovr
PF- PF #34- 74 ovr
SF- Andrew Chung- 74 ovr
SG- Zach Myers- 77 ovr
PG- Rupert Berger- 81 ovr



Kansas Starting Lineup:
C- C #45- 78 ovr
PF- PF #00- 79 ovr
SF- SF #25-85 ovr
SG- Dan Reynolds- 81 ovr
PG- PG #15- 85 ovr

(Sorry for delay! Bad News: My digital camera is out of batteries and, of course, we dont have anymore. So no pics for KU game, or Ohio game. Possibly not even the Va Tech game if I want to play it tonight. )

'ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK' ISN'T QUITE SO ROCK CHALK

Ann Arbor, MI (AP)- Michigan was ranked number 4 going into this game. With an effort like they had in this game, they should be number 1. Kansas' Dan Reynolds and PG #15 were bright spots in the KU offense. They totaled 42 points. Brandon Rush (SF#25) wasn't as bright as he wnted to be only scoring 16. But it was better than Michigans' back court. Michigans' back court only totaled 41 points, while KUs' back court scored 58 points. But it was the Michigan bench that won the game. Kansas' bench didn't manage a point. That's not surprising because only 2 people from the bench played. Michigans' bench rallied up 29 points, all divided up evenly. The first half was all Kansas as they had the lead throughout. KU was up by 4 going into break. Michigans' offense shone bright with about 5:30 left in the 2nd half as they took a 6-point lead. Their biggest of the game. But KU went on a 11-1 scoring run to re-take the lead. The last :45 seconds were so energetic, it wasn't even funny. Michigan was down 5 with :45 to go and it looked like all hope was lost. But Berger stepped up and nailed a 3. Now their was about :35 to go. KU fell victim to the Half Court Trap Defense that Michigan runs so well. That gave an easy fast-break slam by Myers, but KU challenged him and fouled him. With the 2 biggest free throws of the game, Myers nails them both to tie it. KU called a timeout and fell victim, yet again, to the HC Trap D. But instead of driving all the way, Chung slowed it down and passed to Berger so he could set up the offense. They tried the High Post and.....Chung got fouled. He made 1 of 2. Michigan was only 12-25 from the stripe, but they made the ones that mattered most. KU could not get their offense going the last :15 so MU shot Free Throws to win a very close on 83-78.

Clutch Time/Play- Michigans' Free Throw shooting the last :45 seconds to tie and win the game.

Best Play- Berger had a nice pass to Myers, which Myers soared with the Double Pump dunk.

KU l MU
21 Rebounds 27
17 Assists 17
10 Steals 11
0 Blocks 2
33/52 Field Goals 33/58
2/14 3-Pointers 5/10
10/12 Free Throws 12/25

Michigan Player Stats
(BOLD= Key Players---- UNDERLINED= Best off Bench)
C #22- 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 ast. 1 stl.
PF #34- 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 ast. 1 blk.
A. Chung- 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 ast. 4 stl.
Z. Myers- 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 ast. 1 stl.
R. Berger- 14 pts. 2 ast. 4