I also think that being the second game in a row that Keaton was blitzed like this was affecting him. The first game he was able to maintain his patience and just took what was available but a second game of him from being forced away from what he really likes to do led to him forcing things which led to him driving in on multiple defenders waiting to blitz and hammer him expecting no calls. Which is what usually happened. He will learn from the experience and be ready the next time some team comes at him the same way.
Michigan State 85, Illinois 82 OT Postgame
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Unbelievable quote from Izam (misspelled on purpose matching his mispronunciation of every opposing player)
“If he breathes on somebody now, there’s going to be a call,” Izzo said
“If he breathes on somebody now, there’s going to be a call,” Izzo said
I will go with NOT liking he or his teams.
They have demonstrated that they are undeserving of respect.
They have demonstrated that they are undeserving of respect.
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Izzo called that Man “Wagley”!!!
I hope Keaton is like Ali and kicks butt if we get another meeting with Sparty!! Make that turd Izzo say your name!!! Make them know your name Keaton!!!
I hope Keaton is like Ali and kicks butt if we get another meeting with Sparty!! Make that turd Izzo say your name!!! Make them know your name Keaton!!!
This is also about the Coaches Fraternity. There is a bond among (most) coaches of understood brotherhood and 'professional situation'. The bonds among Coaches are often stronger than the bond between a coach and his own team – especially these days. Your team roster is going to be very different every 12 months – but you’re going to see and coach against your ‘colleague’ for likely many years to come. And you are often friendly off the floor as well.
This is like the bonds many players of all Sports share. It’s 'Us' (players) against 'Them' (coaches, administrators, donors, pro team owners). The Brotherhoods that go deeper than the game results and that reach off the basketball floor.
Agreed- no sense complaining about it after the game it seems like sour grapes - he did get a little jab in and said “that’s just what he does” meaning stopping short on a big man
To be clear- he cleary trips him on purpose though- there is zero doubt about that. A PG with 15 assists who knows where everyone is on the court at all times somehow missed the 6’9 guy who was running right passed him? Fears was angling in his direction, stops, then just sticks out his foot for no reason- as blatant as can be. You don’t have to call it a flagrant but let’s not pretend that is a basketball play
JMO — obviously you’d like to win all games, but if we can go 3-1 the next four, I’d be extremely elated. Agree the West Coast games will be tough, and I think every remaining game other than Maryland and Oregon should present a unique challenge.
We can play the “we’re a better team” argument — but truth is almost all teams are capable. Michigan almost lost to Penn State for crying out loud. To be 11-2 right now, with TWO top5 wins and only ONE road loss is a heck of an accomplishment.
As one poster pointed out — could genuinely make the argument that the lone difference in the standings is the ref crews assigned in East Lansing.
Or had that Davis play resulted in an and-1 (which it was awfully close to being).
Very true, including your "most" qualifier. At least for now I think Dusty May is definitely NOT very welcome in the B10 Coaches Fraternity ... he's pissed off Izzo, Underwood and Painter (and probably others as well) with his free-wheeling attitude to poaching players from other B10 teams.
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That sounds like Satan’s MO. Deon can tell you all about that!
I think 2-2 is more likely though.
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Yes, Illini had a chance to win in OT. I wish Davis would have taken shot after Wagler passed him the ball for last shot, instead he threw it to Z who had to take hurried shot. IMO Illini should have put game away during regulation time by taking better shots and not relying on Wagler so much. Illini have too many good players and could have worked ball inside to one of the bigs. Defense on Fears was piss poor, allowing him to get to rim at will or lean into defenders for foul shots. Game was definitely winnable. Perhaps Boswell could have helped defend if he was healthy, though bigs should have made Fears shoot over them without fouling (bodying up on him) and let a 2nd big go for block w/out fouling. I also felt Illini did not go after rebounds with same intensity as MSU and Illini did not defend fast break points giving up 22. Even so, I felt confident Illini had them until last few minutes.
Witherspoon doesn't mention Illinois in intro...
With the way they were defending Wagler, I was surprised that Ben didn't get a few more shots. He was 3 of 6 with all 8 points coming early IIRC. He hit two 3s and they never went back to him much after that.
The other thing I noticed is that Mr. "I GUESS" Izzo said he was considering benching Fears or limiting his minutes as a form of discipline. Fears wound up playing 43 of the 45 minutes. "I GUESS" that's discipline in Tom's world.
The other thing I noticed is that Mr. "I GUESS" Izzo said he was considering benching Fears or limiting his minutes as a form of discipline. Fears wound up playing 43 of the 45 minutes. "I GUESS" that's discipline in Tom's world.
Why not go 4-0 in the next four? We're better, way better than all 4 of those teams.
My point was you'd prefer to go 4-0. But even if we drop one and it's 3-1, it's still a very successful run.
Sorry, I'm just not a fan of penciling in auto-wins against quality opponents. And yes, they are quality opponents -- all four teams are projected to make the tournament.
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so go 4-0. got it
Ready to put this game in the rear view mirror but I will say this. If we meet again in the BTT, I think we even up the toughness plays a little bit more, we will have Kylan back (which will help with the toughness), and we will hit shots and win by 20. If we are on our game they cannot hang with us.
When you have the completely unrealistic expectation of winning every game, that's when you get some of the comments from the Nebraska thread.
It's okay to realize you can lose games and still have a great season.
It's okay to realize you can lose games and still have a great season.
A bond so strong that you might even be compelled to learn the names and correct pronunciation of opposing players.
I don’t know where you got this logic from but it’s very flawed. Expecting to win every game especially the ones you are favored to win is not unreal. With the way this team is playing and getting a key member of the team back some of us don’t expect to lose to 4 teams behind us in the standings. You can go ahead and expect to lose and let some of the rest of us expect to win.
What would Bobby K have done?
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