Schadenfreude MSU basketball loses at home to Northwestern
Yeah. I know we lost as well today but at least we didn't lose to a team that was beaten by 30 by Pitt.
December 4th, 2022 at 10:28 PM ^
Whether we win or lose, it's still enjoyable to laugh at Sparty.
December 4th, 2022 at 10:58 PM ^
Indeed.
I mean fuck ohio and all but at this point I hate staee.
December 5th, 2022 at 12:08 AM ^
I hate both, but I at least respect Ohio. I have zero respect for pathetic Sparty and its pathetic fanbase. The tunnel melee was bad enough, but seeing their fans try to justify, excuse, downplay, what-about, finger-point, and engage in the most ridiculous mental gymnastics possible to avoid looking in the mirror is a spectacle in and of itself.
The tunnel melee just exposed to the entire country what we've known about them all along: they're a bitter, inferiority-addled, and completely deranged fanbase and program that hates Michigan more than they love MSU.
December 5th, 2022 at 12:53 AM ^
Can't say I respect Ohio. Fuck them.
December 5th, 2022 at 6:17 AM ^
I understand this, since my first emotion for many years toward them has been, "Fuck ohio." Still, it's difficult not to respect the level of success that they've had over the years. It's a grudging respect, but a respect nonetheless.
Now, as far as how they got to that level, or as to the coaches that have led them to that level? Yeah, now we're back to "Fuck ohio."
December 5th, 2022 at 12:54 AM ^
Sparty fan base has fallen prey to QAnon ‘choose your own reality’, facile, internet conspiracy theories, like Michigan using satellite guided lasers to zap Sparty play calls
December 5th, 2022 at 8:19 AM ^
There are conspiracy theories on OSU's and MSU's message boards about Michigan's second half improvements. One message board thinks it's blood doping and the other thinks we're running signs through some sort of AI, so we can steal signs in the second half. So, the QAnon comparison seems not too far off.
I'm sure only a small percentage of the fan bases buy into these conspiracy theories, but they seemed pretty wild when I saw them retweeted on the Message Board Geniuses twitter account.
December 5th, 2022 at 10:23 AM ^
Well, geez, if it's blood doping why don't we just do it before the game and crush them from the start? You listening, Coach?
December 4th, 2022 at 10:30 PM ^
MSU seems to lose to Northwestern every year. Very odd.
December 4th, 2022 at 10:57 PM ^
NW is stealing staee's signs.
December 5th, 2022 at 6:44 AM ^
Are we sure the Michigan Stadium tunnel didn't have anything to do with this loss?
December 4th, 2022 at 10:40 PM ^
It's so unfair Tom, so so unfair.
December 4th, 2022 at 11:37 PM ^
Listen, he’s taken a lot of shots this year, ok?
December 5th, 2022 at 10:23 AM ^
Yup, and he's missing most of them.
December 5th, 2022 at 12:52 AM ^
Tommy needs a pat on the head.
December 5th, 2022 at 6:17 AM ^
And a fresh diaper.
December 4th, 2022 at 10:56 PM ^
Yeah. I know we lost as well today
Last two games are heartbreaking. Gotta find a way to win those games.
December 5th, 2022 at 2:01 AM ^
I feel like we’re very close but we’ve got big pieces of this team that are learning how to win. We looked very good the last two games and I bet we’re dangerous come tourney time.
December 5th, 2022 at 5:48 AM ^
Getting into the tournament will be the issue. I’m chalking up a loss at NC. Another OOC with no quality wins. Will be sweating out another selection Sunday.
December 5th, 2022 at 6:37 AM ^
And I see a rough year. Hope I am wrong.
December 4th, 2022 at 11:12 PM ^
You hate to see it. Except when you love to see it.
Speaking of our bball team…some room-temperature takes:
I hope Llewellyn is ok. I also think he takes some stupid shots, like long, pull-up 2’s and some “I have no plan” drives to the hoop. I feel the same about McDaniel
Not digging the TW vibes this year. He seems lackadaisical at best, disinterested at worst. Not sure what is going on. The last possession against UVA didn’t do him any favors either.
Hunter battled all night, but you could plainly see his struggles against bouncy guys. He is many things, but quick off his feet is not one of them. He can’t dunk in traffic…seems like he doesn’t even jump in traffic.
Need better sub patterns. We need less of the first half JV lineup they have been throwing out there.
Need more Joey Baker.
December 5th, 2022 at 7:11 AM ^
We should not throw stones at glass houses, we are a HD ankle sprian out for 3 weeks away from missing the tournament, we may miss the tournament the way this team is built anyway.
You were polite in your words for TW. I've described him as useless, especially as a starter s he has no basketball skill set that is good that you can point to. He used to have his motor but it seems like now he is a golf cart.
Unfortunately we haven't recruited a big time guard under Howard's time as coach here. Someone like Collier obviously would have made the difference. This team struggles because no PG, no PF and I would say Bufkin doesn't give enough as a starting SG at a power 5. He needs one more year. He is progressing nicely though
December 5th, 2022 at 9:35 AM ^
I sadly agree on T Will. I have no idea what he does well. He is not a guy that should be starting on a good team. He should be our 9th man, energy guy off the bench. Unfortunately the roster construction is so off that we don’t have a lot of better options.
December 4th, 2022 at 11:18 PM ^
Why not...
December 4th, 2022 at 11:30 PM ^
They do this to us every year. Boo Buie kills us for some reason. And every time I turn it on expecting something different and it doesn't happen.
December 4th, 2022 at 11:42 PM ^
Bummer
December 5th, 2022 at 1:05 AM ^
Maybe if you replace Izzo with a sub .500 coach from mediocre programs and pay him a guaranteed $95mm over ten years more wins will start cummin' your way.
December 5th, 2022 at 1:19 AM ^
Hopefully someone asks that rape enabling coach of theirs about the tunnel again so he can engage in his favorite activity of blaming Michigan for everything.
December 5th, 2022 at 7:01 AM ^
Nebraska beat Creighton. It’s going to be a long year in the big ten. I don’t think very many teams will separate themselves and it’ll be a gauntlet for the rest. It’ll be interesting see what the narrative will be for the talking heads about the big ten, is it a bloodbath or is it that nobody is really that great this year?
December 5th, 2022 at 9:48 AM ^
If Izzo would have been more focused on NW than the tunnel this could have been avoided.
December 5th, 2022 at 10:12 AM ^
Blame this loss on Izzo’s tunnel vision…
December 5th, 2022 at 10:27 AM ^
Why are we posting about MSU when our team is in the CFP?
December 5th, 2022 at 10:52 AM ^
Aaaaawwwww. Heartbreaking.
December 5th, 2022 at 11:18 AM ^
Not surprising given Izzo is apparently spending most of his time these days less concerned with coaching his players than defending the crimes of Sharty football players - something he's great at given the history of his basketball team.
December 5th, 2022 at 12:26 PM ^