WTKA Roundtable 2/23/2023: You Control You
Things discussed:
- Michigan vs MSU: The real feelings came out. Ignore the fans who make it about hate: the kid who had the "Love You, Brother" sign got it right.
- Michigan vs MSU: Oh right, the basketball game! Tarris Reed game. Fear of playing him is he'll foul out and you don't have another center, but worth the risk to have him on the floor. Solves athleticism issues because he can play the 4 on defense and Hunter can shoot well enough to stretch on offense. Fixed the rebounding issues.
- Jett: First time all year he was doing other stuff when his shots weren't going. Need to see more of that.
- T-Will back minutes? Take them all from Tschetter. Don't worry about Reed because he should see the court 55% of the time between PF and C, and TW only plays 65% when he's healthy.
- Spring Practice: Amorion Walker to cornerback is the talk. Ceiling: INCREDIBLE. Present: Says they're short on cornerbacks. Jyaire Hill shouldn't be expected to pick up the defense. Really want to see a big spring from Ja'den McBurrows.
- OL shakeout? Craig likes Persi at LT, but there are lots of guys to consider. Zinter says Nugent is a 1-for-1 replacement for Olu.
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Let me translate that from Spring Practice-ese: They need a guy.
February 23rd, 2023 at 10:38 AM ^
Very much liking what I'm hearing about Nugent!
The new Ann Arbor Mad Man!!!
February 23rd, 2023 at 10:53 AM ^
My "hot take" guess.. we see lots of McBurrows and Myles Pollard at CB this year.
OL: Persi-Keegan-Nugent-Zinter-Henderson
February 25th, 2023 at 4:37 PM ^
Wouldn’t you want the far more experienced Henderson at LT and the Jones/Barnhart winner at RT?
February 23rd, 2023 at 11:06 AM ^
Definitely hurts losing out on that Ole Miss transfer CB (to OSU no less), especially after we ended up hiring Partridge anyway. I wonder if having Partridge would have made a difference, or if it was always going to be an NIL battle that we were destined to lose? Would seriously suck if we could have had him had we just hired Partridge earlier...
February 23rd, 2023 at 1:42 PM ^
Or a blessing in disguise! I am really looking forward to see Walker at CB. Blazing speed (6.1s cone is otherworldly) and 6’ 3” size, are both superior to Igbigosun. He just needs the experience.
When is the last time we had 2 6’ 3” CBs with elite athleticism? Never IMO.
February 23rd, 2023 at 11:15 AM ^
I don't care if Zinter kicks my ass or not, no way Nugent = Olu. Olu was the best here at his Position since Everitt IMO.
February 23rd, 2023 at 11:34 AM ^
Yeah, that's just being a good teammate, not a truth teller.
February 23rd, 2023 at 11:43 AM ^
Keegan said mostly the same thing. I still don't believe it but their could be some truth to it.
February 23rd, 2023 at 2:18 PM ^
I tend to agree with you that the bar is REALLY high. I mean, anything less than another Rimington finalist just won't be "equal". Then I hope we are both wrong and Nugent is who Zinter says he is.
February 23rd, 2023 at 4:36 PM ^
*maybe until the TCU game.
February 23rd, 2023 at 11:44 AM ^
seth - re: worst officiating in 15 years? watch a women's game, any women's game. it's like watching the JV squad for a really lousy varsity team.
February 23rd, 2023 at 1:57 PM ^
Oh I know. Believe me, I know.
February 24th, 2023 at 9:19 AM ^
update: last night's WBB game vs rutgers was, in my opinion, as well-called as any B1G game as i've seen. cleanly played and called but the crew also let physical play happen, and both ways. very few unnecessary foul calls where a player wasn't getting an advantage. there was even an outstanding no-call in the fourth where elise stuck tried to take a charge and play was allowed to continue through to the score.
if every game was called like that i'd be a much less complain-ey fan.
February 23rd, 2023 at 12:33 PM ^
I think Seth made a really good point about the real feelings coming out for this game.
It's so easy to focus on the extreme members of each fan base gnashing their teeth because those extreme members will gnash their teeth at anything the other side does. Meanwhile, the average fans (who make up a much larger percentage of the fan base) don't make as much noise, and so are not spotlighted. It's unfortunate that an event as tragic as this was what brought out the "brotherly love" between these two institutions, and, while it seems foolish to hope that it's a launching pad for better interactions between the most heated fans, here's to hoping there's more.
February 23rd, 2023 at 1:01 PM ^
I've mentioned a few times that in game action, T-Will looks unconfident. The idea of fewer minutes and lower expectations might help.
February 23rd, 2023 at 1:21 PM ^
Exactly, he’s thinking too much, and looks like he’s making decisions in slow motion except when he goes too fast and looks like a new puppy learning how to use his feet.
February 23rd, 2023 at 1:37 PM ^
Which is basically what he's looked like his entire time here, right?
February 23rd, 2023 at 2:46 PM ^
Maybe but I don't recall a fretful look on his face last year.
February 23rd, 2023 at 1:31 PM ^
Craig, thanks for pointing out the Izzhit spewed after losses:
• "Give credit to their team but they got really lucky."
• "Give them credit but we played terrible."
• Also, his standard "I'm not throwing anyone under the bus but wish [a player] had done what I told him."
February 23rd, 2023 at 3:25 PM ^
You forgot: 1.We have injuries.2.Our schedule is brutal ( ignores fact other Big 10 teams have same schedule).
3.Refs.Ignores fact he has longest ref leash in Big 10 by a wide margin
MSU slappy media ignores this and are essentially Izzo PR staff.
February 23rd, 2023 at 1:43 PM ^
Reed's high foul rate is what makes it hard for Juwan to run out a 2 big man lineup. Juwan also need Reed to backup Hunter. If Reed is in foul trouble and Hunter is hurt or needs to rest, they don't have anyone who can play the 5. That's part of the reason why you don't see 2 big lineup all that often.
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