UM-MSU Snowflakes Thread

You just know. Take your ass kicking and move on.

It's not too early.

And it saves 20 of these popping up in the first five minutes after.

These threads shouldn't start while a game is in progress. There's a lot to be said for not starting them until the next day.

Alledgedly.

that I watched Chronicles of Riddick instead of that mess of a game.

has played like this at home too... We really need to do work if we want to be elite.

Ride that one as long as you want. We are getting worked right now fair and square.

Coach B is not the one playing soft out there! These kids just don't have the guts to play these big games right now. We NEVER looked comfortable this game.

Elerbe

Lets not forget that coach b has led us to a 21-3 record coming into this game. Fwiw..I don't know if anybody would beat state tonight as well as they've played. Our 4 losses have been on the road in the big ten..at arguably the 4 toughest places to win in the conference. Lets not get into freak out mode until we lose to all of these teams at home.

Remember..it was only 6..six..SIX!..days ago when we beat osu in ot and everyone talked about how well coached and complete this team was. To my knowledge we haven't lost anything from that team.

I had the sane thought. Our team looked unbeatable for much of the season, but since achieving the #1 ranking, we have been a mess. I see it as a combination of several of the following potential factors:



1. Lack of confidence - it seems like since we lost some of these big games, the team has lost its mojo - they don't seem to have the same swagger. This needs to be fixed asap, as teams that lack confidence don't tend to go far.



2. Youth - we are playing many true freshmen - several are starting or playing critical minutes. these kids have experienced nothing but success so far, so the las of confidence may be even greater for them.



3. Fatigue - this stretch of schedule has been brutal and physical. Could be that some of our guys are fatigued. Look at GRIII, who has dropped off the most - he has been battling guys larger and stonger since Morgan went down, and it looks o be taking its toll.



4. Jordan Morgan - we are really missing him and his inside presence. McGary is bigger and stronger with a higher ceiling, but Morgan is a critical piece.



5. Defense - this one is obvious. We did well for much of the season relying on our shooters, but there are times when you need to get a big stop, especially against better teams. Until we improve this area of our game, I am not confident going into the tourney.

To be fair, we're no longer a top 5 team.

That about sums it up.  Our big men do not have much offensive ability, as well.  I love Mitch, but he is almost certain to drop a pass when pressured underneath.  At least he flies around.  I can't think of another player showing reckless passion out there.  I also agree that the substitutions tonight have been awful.  Do we have an offense other than passing around the horn and taking a three?

The offense has become completely one-dimensional

That was the most alarming thing you said... Because its so true. Pick roll. Pick in roll. Watch the pick and roll. Michigan has to get back to their base sets. Play better team basketball. Michigan has a ton of soul searching to do.

When TheGhostofYost is having one of his post loss "meltdowns"....and everyone agrees because he's 100% right, and it's not really a meltdown at all.

CJ Lee leaves, team lacks leadship and nose dives.  Zack Novak/Stu Douglas leave...  This slow start on the road thing is no longer a fluke. 

I disagree with your assessment. I think that at this point in the season, the big minutes being played by our freshman, have officially caught up with us. GR3 and Stauskus look anemic out there. The B1G is a tough schedule, and with a team how feeds heavy minutes to 3 freshman, wear will show earlier than most. Further, mental toughness is forged through battle, and this team just needs to continue to forge that mindset. Burke and Morgan has it...Timmy had a bad game, but this is a one off for him. Lets enjoy a team that has more than outplayed expectations and let them weather the B1G season, and take the lessons learned on the way and apply them in the B1G and NCAA tournament. That is the one upside to having alot of freshman, that they have a larger capacity to improve over a season than any other team, and their base is pretty fucking good

It's not why we lost, but they might as well have drafted random Sparty fans and put them in striped uniforms tonight.  The NCAA tournament is going to be a breath of fresh air just getting away from Big Ten refs.

You're calling out the refs?  Seriously?

What's the opposite of muppets?