MBB vs. PSU Open Thread

Go Blue!

Of course this Indiana game is gonna run late. Not sure why they still put these tv games at exactly 2 hours apart 

Defense is a plus so far

PSU looks sloppy thus far. 

edit: so does M.  :(

Hunter can’t get into foul trouble though

saw that sparty was playing 0-6 oakland, the one we didn't blow out and had folks worried.  sparty was only up 4 at half (44-40) and won 109-91, so not a curb stomping.  

I've said it in other open threads, bu I am really excited to see how Dickinson develops. 

any further update on big country?  obviously not playing today, but anything beyond the original 'lower body injury' report? 

Overall, nice start to the first frame!

Juwan’s watch game still on point, looks like a white gold Rolex Explorer 2 today.  I might be mistaken cause I didn’t get a good view. Maybe another MgoHorologist can see

It's funny sometimes watching the guy Franz is guarding. You can see their mind trying to process, "hey I got by this guy, how is his arm still in the way?"

It was a rather emotional moment there when Hunter gave a tribute to his hurt friend Austin Davis by having the first pass go off his hands.  This is what being a teammate is all about.  

Offense looks rough when Hunter is not out there

Pure athletes out on the floor for M

Johns and Dickinson on the floor together 

Wagner and Johns should not be on the court at the same time. If at all. 

I like EB driving to the bucket

Ok we can’t go back to back possession where Dickinson doesn’t touch the ball

Look more like a floater to me but I’m glad it went in.

Just went down a quick rabbit hole mid-game. Anyone else notice the coaches keeping it more casual this year? Originally thought it was a Juwan thing, but started noticing more and more that mostly all coaches are doing it regardless of the team.

Found this article from The Athletic on exactly this topic: https://theathletic.com/2215393/2020/11/23/college-basketball-coaches-not-wearing-suits-polos/

.666 win percentage...

Token pressure is absolutely killing us. How are we not better prepared for this?

PSU is going to eventually pick up a foul or 10 playing like this

Once again at Crisler, the away team is getting the calls/non-calls that the home team is supposed be getting.

Bully ball at its finest...lol

It’s crazy how much room Dickinson has for improvement. He’s still a bit uncoordinated out there. 

Dickinson needs a touch every possession.

This Dickinson is too big for them to handle.

Every possession not run through Dickinson seems like a waste of time at this point.  I mean it’s amazing what he’s doing as a freshman but it’s also worrying that nothing else is really working 

Mike Smith needs to step up his game another notch. Need a good ball handler for games like this. 

Every FUCKING time Livers gets railed at the rim....why

HD: 9pts, 3rbs

How was that not a shooting foul?

How do these teams make these 3s?

Go blue!

Dickinson looked like he got bumped right in the face pretty good there, Penn State got away with it pretty obvious foul on that “block “