MSU/Uconn and Ohio/Marquette bball open thread
5:30 PM ESPN for MSU-Uconn
7 PM NBCSNfor Ohio-Marquette
November 9th, 2012 at 7:08 PM ^
November 9th, 2012 at 7:09 PM ^
A Tom Izzo team playing bad in November.....why am I not shocked by that one? Call me in Feb when they are in the thick of things as usual.
Hate them or not....it's wash and repeat for Izzo to start every season.
November 9th, 2012 at 7:12 PM ^
November 9th, 2012 at 7:14 PM ^
November 9th, 2012 at 7:19 PM ^
November 9th, 2012 at 7:22 PM ^
MSU will win this game. I bet by double digits.
November 9th, 2012 at 8:16 PM ^
November 9th, 2012 at 7:22 PM ^
November 9th, 2012 at 7:48 PM ^
Was a big problem for MSU last year too. With so many people doing it now, it was bound to happen. The Syracuse one was already postponed
November 9th, 2012 at 7:25 PM ^
November 9th, 2012 at 7:31 PM ^
This is why Naismith intended this game to be played in a gymnasium...
November 9th, 2012 at 7:28 PM ^
State looks much better going small to start the 2nd half. Replacing Payne with Travis Trice. I doubt Izzo was too impressed with Payne's zero point, zero rebound, pathetic D, first half
November 9th, 2012 at 7:36 PM ^
November 9th, 2012 at 7:44 PM ^
Damn, looks like they are considering calling it.
November 9th, 2012 at 7:53 PM ^
November 9th, 2012 at 7:39 PM ^
November 9th, 2012 at 7:43 PM ^
Yes I still miss them.
My Michigan Addidas XL Basketball shorts sit right above my knee cap. I'm only 6ft tall. I never had this problem with Nike in the 21st century.
November 9th, 2012 at 7:49 PM ^
Yup. Nike > Addidas.
November 9th, 2012 at 8:30 PM ^
November 9th, 2012 at 7:46 PM ^
Camo uni's are about the only thing Nike has done bad imo. The camo shoes are sick though
November 9th, 2012 at 7:54 PM ^
November 9th, 2012 at 7:50 PM ^
November 9th, 2012 at 7:56 PM ^
November 9th, 2012 at 7:57 PM ^
November 9th, 2012 at 7:57 PM ^
They're going to call the OSU Marquette game. Damn, sorry for the kids and particularly our service folks.
November 9th, 2012 at 8:04 PM ^
What a pain in the ass to orchestrate this whole thing to just not play it.
On another note, I haven't seen thadmattasagoblin lately, but let me take this opportunity to say that Thad Matta is, in fact, a goblin. Eeesh.
November 9th, 2012 at 8:10 PM ^
Valentine reminds me of a less athletic Darius Morris. He likes to back guys down into the paint and throw up funky runners.
November 9th, 2012 at 8:11 PM ^
So while I'm disappointed the game got called, I'm satisfied.
November 9th, 2012 at 8:19 PM ^
These aircraft carrier games are an unnecessary risk for players who aren't even paid. SI's Pete Thamel is looking prophetic right now after posting this earlier today:
My final take on these boat games. I just hope no one gets hurt. Lot can go wrong with wind, cold, moisture, etc.
You can do charity events with indoor games. I'm all for charity.
November 9th, 2012 at 8:18 PM ^
Kevin Ollie is a solid choice for UConn. He'll probably be a really good recruiter.
November 9th, 2012 at 8:24 PM ^
Obviously started out slow and just didn't play a good game at all, but you can see how they can still be a good team later in the year. As for their freshman, Gary Harris didn't have a great game either but you can see his potential, although I wasn't very impressed by Valentine. Tough loss against a team I thought they were better than, always root for the Big10 early in the season, but I'm sure they'll be fine this year.
Alright, time for our team to have a better showing. Go Blue!
November 9th, 2012 at 8:30 PM ^
Izzo teams normally struggle to score early in the year, but this appears to be a very guard oriented team. Not sure how much the frontcourt will be able to contribute this season.
November 10th, 2012 at 1:43 AM ^
..ever again.
If they do it, it should be done the way UCONN and MSU did it, in a hangar with a crowd in an indoor environment.
I'm just glad they were sensible enough to cancel the game(s) or stop once they couldnt control the moisture ont the court.
Hopefully the Syracuse game goes through without any injuries or problems.