Not sure this guy saw the game?
Appling shot 33%, had 4 fouls, turnover that lead to the game winning basket, and participated in the final possession that resulted in no shot.
Grasping at straws, "Appling's second half play was considerably better than his first half — he was 2-of-4 shooting in the second half and all of his free throws and makes occurred in the second half."
http://www.mlive.com/spartans/index.ssf/2013/03/michigan_states_keith_ap...
From the article:"Appling
He multi-tasked, he turned
He multi-tasked, he turned the ball over with under a minute left while looking at izzo blow up.
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Big surprise: Mlive writers
Big surprise: Mlive writers with literacy issues.
Maybe
Maybe the writer sensed that Appling spelled it wrong verbally?
Oh, MLive.
Or orally.
Boom/OED'ed?
You're telling me a Lansing
You're telling me a Lansing Community College journalism class doesn't emphasize spelling and grammar???!!!
Color me shocked.
Yikes.
Yikes.
MLive
MLive should probably just stop.
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Go home mLive. You are drunk.
Go home mLive. You are drunk.
But don't drive!
cuz, ya know, drinking and driving is bad
on second thought... go ahead
on second thought... go ahead and drive home drunk, mlive. hopefully the collision is with a tree, but if you do happen to take out some unfortunate souls, their sacrifice will be for the betterment of society.
Um, I'd say he maybe broke
Um, I'd say he maybe broke out of his slump in the final 5 minutes of the game, but then there's that whole steal of the year thing from Burke and his involvement in Burke's second steal as time ran out.
I think he should just watch this part, it sums it up:
HAIL.
Slumps are more than just
Slumps are more than just making shots. Sure, Appling shot better in the 2nd half against Michigan than he has the past few games. Yet when your inability to "multi-task" ends up costing you the game, there's still reason to be concerned, if you're a Spartan fan.
Bottom line, Appling is a Junior and expected to be a leader on this team and he's not getting it done.
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If he broke out of a slump
I hope he never goes back into one.
Lazy journalism. Easy
Lazy journalism. Easy article to write because the kid hit a few shots. It doesn't tell the whole story, though.
For the record, I was pretty
For the record, I was pretty impressed with the way Appling could zoom through the paint and finish his layups. he also distributed pretty well. It's a hostile environment, he's not going to crush it, but he has improved a lot from last year.
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For the record
Your opinion is misguided at best. Please strike it from the record.
So...
In the second half by my count he was 2 of 4 (7 points) with 3 assists & 2 turnovers in the second half.
There's a difference between "busting out of a slump" and "being better than the dumpster fire you've been." This was the latter.
Actually, a couch fire
Actually, a couch fire
Breaking Out Of A Slump...
So, considering that in the stretch between State's game with Purdue on 2/9 and prior to tip yesterday, Appling had gone 9-39 (23.1%) for field goals and all of 2-19 (10.5%) from 3-point range, averaging 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 turnovers, and 9 points per game in that stretch.
So, include yesterday in this snapshot - Appling is now 12-48 (25.0%) and 2-22 (9.09%) from 3-point range, with a revised average of 3.6 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 turnovers and 9 points per game. I don't know if he has completely turned the corner just yet.
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I detest this
I'm really tired of the media's Sparty slurp-fest.
Speaking as an advocate and not trying to be the least bit funny here, Appling played like he "wasn't into it," and it made me want to vomit when the announcer was giving a spiel about how great of a citizen Payne supposedly is.
I really wanted to throw my monitor through a window.
What's wrong with Payne?
Honest question. The Journey is an excellent show on BTN, and while sometimes I dislike it because it tells positive stories about my hated enemies, it's well produced and considerate.
There was a great feature on Payne and a little girl who had cancer, and some of the wonderful things he's done for her. I believe that's what the announcer was referring to, and in that sense alone (I don't know anything else about him), he certainly has been a good citizen.
He travels.
He travels.
From the article, regarding Burke's steal and dunk:
"Appling took the blame, saying, "As a point guard, I should be able to multi-task and no what's going on.''
Heh.
Hail.