Oh joy. Just what Sissoko needs, more motivation to play out of control and hit people in the head.
Izzo coaching ‘em up for a hard-hitting thugfest… We’ll need to match their energy, not get rattled, and hit free throws.
“They were physical as hell,” Izzo said of Northwestern, in an old-school game that featured 39 fouls and 40 free-throw attempts.
Later, he broke it down simply: “The scouting report is we have to play better, harder and more physical.”
Tom Izzo furious after Michigan State basketball performance vs. Northwestern
Northwestern showed everything Tom Izzo wants from Michigan State basketball, and the Spartans' lack of toughness Sunday left their coach frustrated.sports.yahoo.com
Thinking this will still be a Q1 game at the end of the season. This is a must-win if we want to stay in the 2/3 seed conversation
Don’t forget Dainja in the paint,remembered he went for double double last year.Sissoko can’t guard Hawk, Ty can abuse Walker in the paint. Hoggard will be tougher for Marcus, so need Q and Luke to do some scoring.
I was just going to mention Dain. I wouldn’t be surprised if we go to him off the bench for this game. He’s just gotta work harder for those rebounds (than in the Purdue game). His skill set could have an impact for us.Don’t forget Dainja in the paint,remembered he went for double double last year.
He may not be able to guard Hawk but he can certainly sucker punch him.Sissoko can’t guard Hawk, Ty can abuse Walker in the paint. Hoggard will be tougher for Marcus, so need Q and Luke to do some scoring.
I'd like to see a Dain/Sissoko matchup for a while, if nothing else than to make Mady have to work a little bit rather than just bodying smaller guys.I was just going to mention Dain. I wouldn’t be surprised if we go to him off the bench for this game. He’s just gotta work harder for those rebounds (than in the Purdue game). His skill set could have an impact for us.
ole Mady Slug-Face-O.................I'd like to see a Dain/Sissoko matchup for a while, if nothing else than to make Mady have to work a little bit rather than just bodying smaller guys.
I would prefer to play a MSU team that had walked into Evaston and beaten the Wildcats.
A p$ssed off B1G team that just got drummed, and then had their coach chew them up…very publicly…for being weak, is going to come out and punch us in the mouth, and maybe the taint too.
If we come out of the tip like last game, it’s going to be an old fashioned B1G alley brawl.
They’d better be ready this time.
I remember a team just like this that. Us. Last year. We got very publicly chewed out. Never seemed to help.A p$ssed off B1G team that just got drummed, and then had their coach chew them up…very publicly…for being weak, is going to come out and punch us in the mouth, and maybe the taint too.
If we come out of the tip like last game, it’s going to be an old fashioned B1G alley brawl.
They’d better be ready this time.
really curious to see if Izzo sticks Cissoko on Ty, and how we counter if so. Love Ty, hate to see him look unplayable, but having a nonshooter as our point guard eliminates the advantage we give ourselves by playing a shooting 5 man instead of Dainja.