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They're decent. Hopefully tomorrow the roads melt more, because it'll be single digits from there on out

Him knocking down a 3 or two will do a lot for the offense. Him and Gary need to be good on their shots in order to stand a chance. Anything allick adds from distance is a plus, but keep it to 1-2 3pa

It's interesting to watch. I don't think they're a good team still, but they're clearly better than they were last year. Mitchell and Hawkins have a lot of juice to them. And I absolutely LOVE Payne. Very very very good big. Also winning on the road in this conference is a very hard task. Michigan losing to PSU today may just mean they're a bad team, so them losing to Minnesota may have been the start of the spiral.

Xavier was before miles was terminated. He left the recruiting class because Kenya Hunter left for UConn I believe. Chucky was leaning us I believe and Donovan left the class because of abdelmassih and Teddy Allen (I think)

Ahhhh. It's Friday and I was early. Sarcasm went above my head.

I think he means guys that they can trust to close out halves if guys get in foul trouble. Drop off talent wise from Brice to CJ or keisei to sam is there, but those guys have the trust of the staff at this point. "close out the half for Brice so we don't have to play him and risk a third foul". Wednesday night was also the first night I can remember if serious first half foul issues. Brice, Gary, and I think one more picked up 2 in the first half. So they haven't been tested in that department. Don't think it's THAT big of a deal. But it is interesting to watch. I'm interested in the splits in those minutes where the bench comes in for the 2 foul guy. Does the team tread water, lose ground, or gain ground going into half

I think MSU was still figuring things out internally with their guards and big man rotation. Big man rotation still isn't solved yet, and won't be until Kohler comes back, but their guards are playing a lot better. So a bit of the first, and yeah Nebraska is better than the consensus had thought imo. I also think PSU is not very good.

Me too. He is a good matchup for teams with bigger guards, but he needs to be ready to play. Can't be what we've seen so far.

Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think I've seen a player switch teams mid season. I have to think there's a rule in place that once you take the court for one team, you cannot do it for another within the same season. I think @hhcmatt had this a while back

Semester already ended. He'd basically be ending his college career if he did that. I think he'll get another opportunity this season, he just needs to be ready.

Good job on this. Getting KSU and MSU up to Q1 wins will certainly help a lot. Going 4-4 with those Q1 games may be unreasonable but getting a few of those should be on the table. Plenty of opportunities in front of us. Need to sweep q3/4 though. Maryland away is the one that concerns me a bit.

Michigan State is helping us in the NET. They jumped to 33 from 42 after beating down Stony Brook last night. Without playing a game, we jumped from 60 to 56. Sweet spot will be MSU jumping to top 30 so we can put that in as a Q1 win, which would be first on the year.

I've keyed in on boogie on the sidelines a bit and in pre game or half time, and very uninterested is putting it politely. He will get a shot at some point this year inevitably. Just need to be ready, and right now it does not seem like he is preparing to be ready. Credit to Fred for ripping the band-aid off. If ulis doesn't put them in this position, we don't have to take boogie.

I was at the game the other night, and energy was very lacking in the first half. Found a way though. Thank you CJ for backpacking in the first half. -one thing that stood out to me was diop not getting minutes in the second half. I'm not sure if it was discussed, but his minutes were not SUPER impressive in the first half. Got beat on box outs and got attacked a bit on defense. That's a team a guy with his athleticism should be able to do very well against, but his head may have been out of it due to Christmas break. Notable though imo. -allick first half vs second half was such a stark difference. First half he was playing hard, but out of control. Second half, he was able to find control and find his spots. One thing about allick I've noticed so far is he will play 1000 mph no matter what, and that can be a detriment or good. Just depends if he can reign in the control. -very very happy to see Lawrence see some shots go down. He needed to get going a bit. I love the way he pushes the pace still and some of the passes he makes in the half court, he just needs to find his footing consistently at the PG spot. I liked omot for ND quite a bit. Think he could definitely play at the HM level. His jumper could use some work and he would need to get up to 200 lbs to make it work, but the talent is there. SC State should be a easier game I *hope*. IU is currently struggling very hard and they cannot shoot. Should be able to take care of that, but the 4/5 battle on both ends will be fun to watch.

Good point on regular redshirt. Would be in play in this scenario for sure. I just went to medical due to it being a medical issue. If they redshirt, I'd think they'll decide on it sometime in January. Depends how his ankle responds and how much he trusts his body

Unrelated to main topics being Lloyd or mast. We're approaching the mid way point of the season, and keita is still injured. I think giving him a medical redshirt at this point and letting him recover would be best. Hard to get ramped up in the middle of big ten play while not completely trusting your body.

I think it was a case of him or arop that off-season, with neither really getting a ton of minutes with shamiel and lat mayen coming in. Cross probably wanted minutes to develop and he found that.

All in all gritty performance. MSU punched back a few times and shot like their season depended on it, which it kinda did. -i know Brice gets a lot of flak, but I do appreciate the calmness he approaches the game with. The dho between him and mast that was essentially the go ahead bucket was a great read and react by those two. Defensively I thought last night was his best performance. Needs to be locked in on that end, because the tools are there. -great all around game by mast. He needed a game like that under his belt in the big ten to gain confidence. -lawrence is going to be up and down most of the year with him taking over full time PG duties. Ideally get the down parts out of the way now so he's peaking by February/March. He needs a game where he goes for 15 plus, just for self confidence. Still turnover prone at times, but he makes plays like the look ahead to CJ under the bucket with his man sealed. He's growing in this role. -sam hoiberg was instrumental. I liked the nod of him/Brice as backup ball handler over boogie because of MSUs guards. All the guards are very quick and straight line drivers. Not a great matchup for boogie, even if he was playing well. -didn't see anything about Gary getting hurt. Ice his shoulder over the week if it's bothering him so he's good by KSU, because he'll have his hands full with their front court KSU is very hard to get a read on in my opinion. Went to OT vs a 5-5 North Alabama team, but followed it up with two wins vs LSU and Nova. They've played in 4 OT games to start the year, 2 HM and 2 mid major. KSU will probably be favored, and that's who I think I'd pick. Will be interesting though

I thought I was having a psychosis trip. "wait, weren't we up 3 points? Is this how I lose my mind? This is it huh?" I also did not hear shit pertaining to it.

Tyson Walker and Joey Hauser were his last two. I talk to an MSU fan fairly often and it's been something they've been screaming about, specifically at the big spot. They have a young 5 star freshman 4/5 on the bench in Xavier Booker, but his minutes haven't been great this year for them. Sooner or later, you have to try him though.

Misunderstood what you were asking. I've never seen a case like that to be honest. I'd also assume yes, but there's likely barriers to doing it. Could also not be able to due to the portal window being closed.

Tomlin is right now, and he's a very rare case

Until I see him check into a game, I am not sure he can play the sport of basketball. Very weird situation honestly

Got as high as 18. Should illustrate how hard it is to win on the road in this league. Not excusing Minnesota debacle. Just a reminder how hard this league is imo

That's a worry of mine as well. Especially after Wisconsin smacked them.