Big Ten Basketball 2020-21 Discussion (Part 1)

MSU is 8-2 at home, on a 2-game winning streak, and played Iowa extremely close at CHA. I think the Spartans keep that momentum rolling and get a big win today.

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I unironically agree with this. After Iowa’s dismal collapse into obscurity I think it’s pretty easy to see MSU steal one here. Say what you will about Izzo, but he’s infinitely better than Fran is at coaching.

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no CJ Fredrick again…uh oh

I like MSU in this game, The Angry Midget>>Franbuary!!

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Incredibly bold of MSU to have a humongous ā€œ22 straight NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCESā€ display behind their bench

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does Langford attempt 100% of shots as long baseline 2s? I have literally not seen him attempt anything else this year

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The current lineup for MSU might be the worst defensive lineup it’s possible to put together in the BIG this year.

I think in every single Big Ten game this week, the team I’ve cheered for has lost (frequently involving a brutal late-game collapse). I don’t know if I dare get emotionally involved in this one.

(Fortunately Sunday starts a new week…)

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Iowa really is fun to watch.

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I’m sure MSU will start making all their wide open threes soon. Franbruary!!

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MSU sucks guys. Just accept it

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Iowa starting to pull away already.

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Gus Johnson has so many nicknames for Iowa that I assume he made up on his own. Patty Mac, CMac, and Weezy.

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Obviously MSU just isn’t good this year but that’s really what stands out to me. Their offensive is just terrible (86th in KenPom) so to have any sort of success they need to rely on their defense. But for a defense first team they also give heavy minutes to guys like Loyer, Langford, and Hauser who are all bad defensive players. Then you have a guy like Watts who should be good defensively but generally isn’t, and guys like Hoggard and Marble who don’t play major minutes most nights but aren’t anything special on defense. To be a defensive team with that many problem players defensively is a concern.

I’m waiting for him to drop ā€œGarzillaā€

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there was a Rockets-Knicks game a few years ago that Johnson called and he tried to make a French version of ā€œCP3ā€ – seh-peh-twah (trois)

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Yes.

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Mccaffery, Murray, and Nunge are 5-7 from 3. There’s basically nothing MSU can do to comeback from that cause their offense is so garbage.

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Lol, brown was the 1st guy to do ANYTHING on offense and he yanks him right away. Nice Tommy.

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He didn’t even commit a foul. What gives