January 7th, 2018 at 7:03 PM ^
January 7th, 2018 at 7:10 PM ^
January 7th, 2018 at 6:55 PM ^
January 8th, 2018 at 3:57 AM ^
Matta won with some teams with less talent before the Oden-Conley team and the Sullinger team.
I think you have to wonder if Matta would possibly still have his job if Bates-Diop does not get hurt last year. Take Bates-Diop off this year's OSU team, and I think you would have a team with a similar or worse record compared to last year.
I don't think it is magic of better coaching that has OSU better this year. It is a team with 3 seniors who were highly recruited players (Bates-Diop, Jae'Sean Tate, Kam Williams) and now healthy in the weakest Big Ten in possibly over a decade. Remember Bates-Diop and Tate were two players Michigan had prioritized in recruiting and wanted badly.
January 8th, 2018 at 11:31 PM ^
Bates-Diop is the B1G POY so far. He is playing incredibly well. They're a totally different team without him this year.
That said their offense looks a lot better organized under Holtmann. I think he gets modern offenses a bit more than Matta did and that was part of the reason Matta faded a bit.
January 7th, 2018 at 5:41 PM ^
January 7th, 2018 at 5:45 PM ^
MSU is #1 on Kenpom with a top 5 offense and defense. I think we only say nothing wows us about them because that's what we want to be true.
And OSU is only 5 spots behind us on Kenpom rating too. They're solid. I think we'll beat em when the game comes back to Crisler though.
January 7th, 2018 at 6:36 PM ^
January 7th, 2018 at 6:47 PM ^
You can be as unimpressed as you want, but OSU is clearly a solid team. So are we.
January 7th, 2018 at 7:11 PM ^
January 7th, 2018 at 5:47 PM ^
they've played an abysmal schedule with the only real quality win over UNC (which in and of itself isn't even that great and was largely due to UNC not being able to make open threes).
They have absolutely murdered bad teams and beat a decent Maryland team by 30 so they looked like the real deal but yeah, they've looked heavily overrated in this game. Possible that their shiny kenpom is like those Wisconsin years in which they were top 10ish thanks to murdering bad teams.
Interestingly, their only road game before today was Rutgers and they only won that by 10.
They didn't play a single true road non-conf game and haven't really challenged themselves like they usually do.
January 7th, 2018 at 5:50 PM ^
January 7th, 2018 at 6:04 PM ^
January 8th, 2018 at 10:36 AM ^
I am a basketball noob, so just my observation, but Izzo seems to make a lot of the play calls in his team's half court sets, rather than let his point gaurd make the call. Beilein seems to be the opposite, allowing his PG to make the call even late in a game rather than call a time out.
Izzo has been one of the most accomplished coaches in college for a long time, but just something I noticed. I just wonder if it limits his players in reading the defense. I'm most likely just talking out of my ass, but that's what the internet is for right? right?
January 7th, 2018 at 6:41 PM ^
January 7th, 2018 at 6:10 PM ^
January 7th, 2018 at 9:03 PM ^
was slightly worse than ours, per kenpom and I think a lot worse per RPI. And you're right, that's exactly why they're a seemingly crazy 22nd.
January 7th, 2018 at 5:42 PM ^
January 7th, 2018 at 8:52 PM ^
"You're tacky and I hate you"
January 8th, 2018 at 8:34 AM ^
January 7th, 2018 at 5:45 PM ^
They're also physical, which is how they stole the last two from us - with lots of banging that isn't called.
January 7th, 2018 at 5:51 PM ^
No way OSU holds this 18 point lead.
January 7th, 2018 at 6:13 PM ^
Wanna bet?
January 7th, 2018 at 6:39 PM ^
Absolutely right. 16 point win.
January 7th, 2018 at 5:52 PM ^
January 7th, 2018 at 5:52 PM ^
January 7th, 2018 at 9:52 PM ^
Miles Bridges, which is funny to see.
January 7th, 2018 at 5:53 PM ^
January 7th, 2018 at 5:54 PM ^
Floor Slaps by MSU today...
January 7th, 2018 at 5:55 PM ^
January 7th, 2018 at 5:55 PM ^
January 7th, 2018 at 7:11 PM ^
Let's see...Fuck Ohio versus Sparty Can Kiss My Ass. Tough matchup. Think I'll also have to go with Meteor Strike.
January 7th, 2018 at 5:56 PM ^
MSU is playing like a bunch of wax dummies.
January 7th, 2018 at 5:57 PM ^
January 7th, 2018 at 5:58 PM ^
Dunk the fucking ball!
That sissy-assed lay-up shit is weak.
January 7th, 2018 at 5:58 PM ^
MSU looking like lost freshman. I'm sure they will be ready next Saturday....
January 7th, 2018 at 8:50 PM ^
They literally beat Iowa the game before this one tho
January 7th, 2018 at 6:00 PM ^
7-11 from three.
January 7th, 2018 at 6:00 PM ^
January 7th, 2018 at 6:02 PM ^
January 7th, 2018 at 6:01 PM ^
January 7th, 2018 at 6:01 PM ^
It looks like a wrestling match. There's so much pushing, hand slapping, etc., it's the ugliest form of basketball on the planet.
January 7th, 2018 at 6:06 PM ^
January 7th, 2018 at 6:01 PM ^
January 7th, 2018 at 6:05 PM ^
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January 7th, 2018 at 6:22 PM ^
January 7th, 2018 at 6:07 PM ^
Jackson fouls out with 9:49 left?!?
January 7th, 2018 at 6:08 PM ^
where's the guy that posted the other day that msu would roll through the BIG undefeated. well, it only took a few days for that first loss. more to come.