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I'm gonna sound crazy, but I don't think Miles Bridges is going to have the sort of success year 1 many have projected. He has insane physical tools, but his skill need to catch up. Bookmark this post for later (when I look like a total idiot).
Bridges does not have to be as dominant. Have in mind that Langford and Ward did not even play. MSU has a lot of high caliber players and it is quite impressive that Bridges started with such dominant performance, but he does not have to maintain that level for MSU to be very good, or even for himself to make it to the NBA.
Pretty impressive rebounding numbers for a player on the bench then.
Box score shows Ward with 19 points but No Langford ?
My guess is Izzo is probably sending a message early on, or minor injury.
Sparty will be fine, but I think Bridges is going to struggle to find ways to score in the half court.
The freshmen will play a lot, and play early, but based on what I have seen in HS, both Bridges and Langford are very good who IMO will make a quick transition to college.
MSU's biggest problem is that they are extremely thin up-front, and with the injury to Schilling they got even thinner.
Not sure what thread to put this in, but why the heck is Rhode Island ranked? They were 17-15 last year and their coach is below .500 in four seasons, and I see no indication of any big time recruits. What the heck? 
Not sure what thread to put this in, but why the heck is Rhode Island ranked? They were 17-15 last year and their coach is below .500 in four seasons, and I see no indication of any big time recruits. What the heck?
They have a lot of returning players, lots of scoring, plus they get EC Matthews back after sitting last year due to injury. Very talented player, very consistent, that is their Malcolm Hill. Matthews and Martin are projected NBA draft picks, although most likely second rounders.
Okay, but I'd imagine there are 10 teams you could say the same about who have more of a track record of success than Rhode Island.
I'm not one to pay much attention to the polls in college basketball, but that just jumped out at me.
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