This one's on Brad. He outsmarted himself with the Goode for Ty Rodgers shenanigans. Coach, just like I'm sure you tell your players all the time. Make the simple play, please. Don't try to get cute.
Michigan State 88, Illinois 80 Postgame
No, shooting a 3 does not get you on a highlight reel
201154JC
- Rockford, IL
Izzo should have been t'd up a couple times. He literally ran out on the court practically to the ft line once and no t.
Who is advocating for any of those three to get major minutes down the stretch?
hooraybeer
- Pittsburgh, PA
can think of a position for him that he would have been qualified for
I'm not saying he is being selfish but his 3pt is not were he excels or is best at on our squad. Shooting 9.5 threes a game is not what is best for our squad imo.
This. Late in games, they have no other solid options. It's a hope for the best situation. When we're in February and we're talking about us not having a firm option at the end of games.... we're in a bad spot.
Look at the names of our options:
1)A 6'10" center
2)A guy that is limited offensively
3)A kid who's played about 10 minutes in all of league play.
But, but . . . . we don’t need a true point guard. /s
biglug58
- Chicago, IL
Was hoping he’d call a TO when they were on a run. Brad sure didn’t.
We could beat PSU and Wisconsin. Not saying we will but we could. I can't see us winning at Maryland or Iowa. And honestly, I wouldn't be surprised to drop all four of those.
Izzo has gotten more and more annoying as the years have gone on ... I seriously cannot stand him when he is on the court ...
Dude is on the refs ... Every ... Dang ... Possession ...
ginabackes00
CrazedUIFan
A combination of both today...terrible turnovers at the end of the game and not playing Ty. At least go offense/defense whenever you can to have Ty in defensively. Goode doesn't have the strength to be posted. Transition d was poor at times.
I was very vocal about him and one other guy when the announcement was made that we could add 2 more assistant coaches ...
Brad promoted Hamer and his kid ... Which to be fair ... Tyler has done a good job ...
I would also pay an absurd amount of money to get Gentry back ... FWIW ...
I figured we'd go up to East Lansing and find a way to get beat. In this case we blew it in the final minutes. Leading by 8 with about 3:30 to play, we just folded like a house of cards. As far as Domask bringing the ball up the floor all the time, we have GOT to find a real point guard. My guess is Moretti is the best one we've got, but he never plays. Give him some minutes against Michigan; see what happens.
Totally agree ... They went all in on RayJ and whiffed ...
We are now seeing the results of that ...
sacraig
- The desert
In fairness the collapse wasn't due to conditioning. It was poor execution (by players and coaches), so rest had nothing to do with it.
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On the (possibly?) positive side, with the insane amount of upsets in CBB this year, that’s continuing today, it’s really hard to gauge how much these losses push us down. It’s just sheer insanity week in and week out.
The Galloping Ghost
- Washington, DC
If we get bounced from the tournament and Ty only plays 2 of the last 13 minutes like he did today, I'm going to be real upset. It's one thing in February. It's frustrating, but not the end of the world. In March, we better be living and dying with our best players on the court. Luke, he's got a lot of heart and he's an important piece, but he isn't half the basketball player Ty is. No mistake is big enough to justify keeping Ty off the floor in the closing minutes of a close game in March.
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biglug58
- Chicago, IL
And almost like Nebby. Disturbing trend.
illiniswish09
- Northwest Suburbs
Jeremiah Williams looking good right now too… Although he did have some baggage… But that gamble is paying off nicely for Rutgers
McGuppin
- Chicago via Central IL
Good insight/analysis. I actually find this supremely maddening.