What is particularly sad is that this is not a very good MSU team IMO. They will get lit up in the NCAA tournament this year.
Sometimes if the opponent plays horrible the other teams level of play comes down and they play closer to that lower level unintentionally. No idea if that was it but I agree with you...Michigan St was not impressive today.
Other than Ward is there anybody on their team you wish was a Gopher....besides Izzo?
McQuaid had 18 points today but in 7 of his 21 games played (one third) he has averaged 3.4 ppg in roughly an average of 30 minutes of playing time. So, he is not exactly a rock...after his 18 points today he averages 8.3 ppg in 28.7 minutes in those 21 games. We have a group guys who do that.
Cassius Winston is their other top player in most games...after that, who is wow?
Gosh we were bad from so many aspects. We are behind and I don't know what to do today so let's play Stull, Hurt and Omersa today. Both Stull and Hurt will not shoot unless they hear Mom screaming "Shoot IT!!!"...great remedy idea to score points. And Omersa plays with energy but also is unlikely to score on anything but a dunk.
Today's Gopher offense was an illustration of John Wooden's quote: Don't mistake activity for achievement." We had movement today but truly our guys have no idea, no purpose to their movement. We do not recognize or understand offensive opportunity. (This link requires a subscription to ESPN+...worth it) http://www.espn.com/watch/player?bucketId=3&id=b5a87e28-6285-4ec9-a8cd-806a18413aa9 But it so perfectly illustrates some things our guys are clueless about. It's Kobe talking about where you go and why, how you space the floor, the angles you use and why to gain advantage etc All things that can definitely be taught and learned by an excellent teacher. Coach K's guys get it because they have been coached...yes, they are amazingly talented but it's another ESPN+ series with insights to effective team basketball. I think it's free for 30 days if you cancel prior. (the link probably won't work...if get into ESPN+ go to the Series category > in that is Detail with a picture of Peyton Manning talking about QB's and their reads, keys....Kobe is in that section of Detail > Scroll down it's not on screen > Link is to last video WNBA Finals --- Then somebody get it to Richard lol....It's amazing the layers of basketball you become aware of coaching and relentlessly trying to improve your knowledge. Kobe has amazing knowledge! He makes it seem simple listening to him...and it could be if you developed drills to teach it.