Moving on to MSU on Tuesday
February 10th, 2013 at 12:26 PM ^
February 10th, 2013 at 1:08 PM ^
If we make our layups and bunnies, I don't see us losing of tuesday night.
February 10th, 2013 at 1:17 PM ^
February 10th, 2013 at 1:54 PM ^
February 10th, 2013 at 4:07 PM ^
Sorry, it's really hard to imagine a win in East Lansing the way this team has played against tough competition on the road. It will be the craziest atmosphere they have seen, as well as the most agressive and physical (dirty) play. My guess is an OSU/IU type start but our mild comeback won't make it as competitive as those two were.
February 10th, 2013 at 8:11 PM ^
Yep, you are the voice of reason. Based on what we've seen so far this season, there is really no reason to believe we'll beat MSU on the road. The game will probably unfold exactly as Cold War says: fall way behind early, comeback, then lose. I think we'll lose by 8-12 points.
February 10th, 2013 at 4:32 PM ^
I can't help but feel a bit panicky, I know we're 21-3 which, who would've thought I'd be complaining about that record, but we're also losers of two of our last 3.
- Where the hell is GRIII? We'll be playing in a hostile environment (calls, crowd, etc.) so he's going to need to step up. It's no coincidence he's disappeared the past few games and the team hasnt' been performing as well
I don't see us winning Tuesday though. Is it possible? Absolutely, of course, but based on how the team has performed the past 4-5 games I just don't see it happening. That loss to Wisconsin also likely cost us the conference (basing that statement off of Indiana's evisceration of OSU yesterday) but alas, we must move on.
To me, this game has make-or-break season implications to me. I'll expect we have a great chance of beating both MSU and Indiana at home, if we pick up this road win my outlook won't be nearly as bleak as it currently is because IU and MSU have harder schedules than we do.
Overall, I think we lose by 11-16 points. MSU is playing their best bball right now, and they're a tough, tough team. We are not a tough team, we have fallen behind by 15 and 22 in two of our road games against the best in the Big Ten and dropped a game we should have won in Madison. We need to realize what we are: a good team that's fun to watch but reliant on freshman.