MSU loses at home to IU POSBANG

Submitted by Bambi on February 2nd, 2019 at 8:40 PM

IU was without Morgan for the majority of the game and still managed to break their 7 game losing streak with a win in primetime at MSU. Time to bang folks.

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February 3rd, 2019 at 11:19 AM ^

Amazingly enough, based on remaining schedules, Purdue has to be the favorite to win the B1G regular season title.  We still have 2 against Sparty, 2 against MD, and 1 against Wiscy.  Even our road game against Rutger is not a given.  If we don't win it, I wouldn't mind Purdue.  They played a murderous early schedule, and I like Painter.

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J.

February 3rd, 2019 at 1:03 PM ^

KenPom has MSU at 16-4 and Michigan and Purdue tied for second at 15-5; Torvik agrees.  Both systems put Wisconsin next -- KenPom at 14-6, Torvik at 13-7.

Purdue's schedule isn't a cakewalk, but I agree that it's easier than Michgan's or MSU's.  Here's hoping Minnesota can hold onto the 6 point lead they currently have (35-29 with 18:16 left in the second) to open up some separation.  (ETA: They didn't.  Minnesota actually got it up to 47-34 before giving up a 13-0 run to tie it; it was all downhill from there).

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J.

February 3rd, 2019 at 1:24 PM ^

I assume you're talking about the one near half-court?  I disagree;  I thought the same thing at first, but on the reverse-angle replay, it was clear that the defender (Goins, I think?) got his hand on the ball as the IU player turned around to try to split the double-team.  He got him on the arm afterwards, but I thought it was a good no-call.

That said -- it might have been called a foul in Bloomington. :)

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rob f

February 3rd, 2019 at 10:19 AM ^

I posted the 4th one of the four I saw, titled (and in all caps) "DOWN GOES SPARTIE! DOWN GOES SPARTIE!!". As soon as I realized that I came in 4th place, I immediately replied "Too slow, I lost." 

When I looked 3 minutes later after viewing the first few post in this POSBANG thread, mine and the other two runners-up had all been deleted.

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The Fan in Fargo

February 2nd, 2019 at 9:39 PM ^

It really is tough and it's all the crowd factor and the home team's comfort with their court. I mean I was a great shooter and I still am. I could not make as many 3's on rims that I wasn't accustomed to shooting on often. Even the back drops behind the hoops had an effect on my shot. The real great shooters are not messed up by this. Michigan doesn't have any true great shooters. We all know this. Michigan is still a better team than Wisconsin and Iowa. I am always pissed at a loss but I don't for one second doubt that if Michigan plays anywhere close to how they are capable of playing the majority of the time, they kick the shit out of both of those teams at home and on neutral courts. 

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This is Michigan

February 3rd, 2019 at 12:54 AM ^

I would image that sight lines vary drastically across college basketball arenas, even more so than the NBA. No question that shooters need to learn how to make adjustments. I'd be curious if practicing at a variety of locations (high school gyms, other colleges) would help that learning process. 

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MGlobules

February 3rd, 2019 at 8:41 AM ^

His players didn't lose, IU--of course--didn't win; Izzo admits he was the problem. 

“That should fall on me, not them. I feel bad because in my mind I know when we lost the game. It wasn’t in the game and that’s what the players have to learn and realize you are everybody’s big game.

“It’s only because we didn’t practice good. You don’t practice good you usually don’t play good. Don’t feel sorry for us, we got what we deserved.”

Guy has become a joke version of himself. 

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