Dear MSU Men's BB Team ..

[BiscuitEater]

Who are you and what did you do to my team?

 

[coach66]

Amazing what a little team basketball can do. Also it appears Ado is starting

earn some of the hype. He is going to be really good.

 

[Crucifictorious]

 

[thf24]

Taking good 3's (and making a healthy percentage of them) and making free throws will make any team look night and day better. Ado going off was a big factor as well.

 

[thf24]

earn some of the hype. He is going to be really good.

He's gone from an offensive liability to damn near money on the low block in just over half a season. That smooth baby hook that he's flashed a few times is going to be some serious bread and butter in years to come; no way to guard that coming from a near 7-footer with 7'4" wingspan. I've already said it multiple times, but if he continues improving at anywhere near the rate he has this year, he's going to be one of the best bigs we've ever had.

 

[aTotal360]

It's not that hard to comprehend. If we shoot the 3 ball with average success (35% or better), we will win a lot of games. I really think it's that easy. The games we lose are a bad product of bad shooting, and it's not even because of bad shots.

 

[KingBarkus]

When Eli Wright is draining jumpers, you know it's your night. I bet that USCe locker room was a partying place last night. Suck it, Frank.

 

[Philly Dawg]

He’s slowed and calmed himself down.

 

[Shmuley]

Frank sat his *** on the bench for much of the game. He was "off" as much as his team was.

 

[She Mate Me]

It's not that hard to comprehend. If we shoot the 3 ball with average success (35% or better), we will win a lot of games. I really think it's that easy. The games we lose are a bad product of bad shooting, and it's not even because of bad shots.

Spot on. This team is not just "getting it" all the sudden. They are simply making shots they weren't making over the previous few weeks. It makes everything flow better and look better because it's the most important thing in basketball.

 

[KurtRambis4]

THIS^^^^

When Eli is doing ANYTHING positive, you know it's your night!

 

[patdog]

It's not that hard to comprehend. If we shoot the 3 ball with average success (35% or better), we will win a lot of games. I really think it's that easy. The games we lose are a bad product of bad shooting, and it's not even because of bad shots.

It really is that easy. Not just 3-point shots, but 2-point shots and free throws too. If you can put the ball in the basket, you'll win a lot of games. If you can't, you'll struggle.

 

[Kojak.sixpack]

There are some differences

Spot on. This team is not just "getting it" all the sudden. They are simply making shots they weren't making over the previous few weeks. It makes everything flow better and look better because it's the most important thing in basketball.

commitment to attacking the paint on the dribble drive looks to be a huge difference from what we were doing on offense pre-alabama

 

[She Mate Me]

commitment to attacking the paint on the dribble drive looks to be a huge difference from what we were doing on offense pre-alabama

I agree there is more commitment to getting in the paint and creating, but that commitment wouldn't matter if we were missing threes in bunches. Shooting better makes it all flow better. It's the difference in these last two games.

 

[BiscuitEater]

Frank Martin's first comment in postgame ..

commitment to attacking the paint on the dribble drive looks to be a huge difference from what we were doing on offense pre-alabama

[h=2]Guards can’t guard[/h]“Couldn’t guard their guards. Couldn’t guard. Just — they just came at us off the bounce the whole game. Chris [Silva] was not very good in his ball-screen defense, but in his defense, when your guards are getting beat off the dribble every single time, you’re on help mode. You can’t be aggressive in your coverage because you’re always trying to protect the rim.

 

[Shamoan]

they look nothing like they did 2 weeks ago. i would have given us less than a 10% chance to win vs USCe. that was a great win....no way around it. last season, we gained momentum right around this time only to fall off a cliff, so lets hope we seize the opportunity and push through.

 

[She Mate Me]

they look nothing like they did 2 weeks ago. i would have given us less than a 10% chance to win vs USCe. that was a great win....no way around it. last season, we gained momentum right around this time only to fall off a cliff, so lets hope we seize the opportunity and push through.

Agree. With two winnable home games coming up they have the chance to seize some serious momentum here. Hope they can do it.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

A couple of games back they actually started driving to the goal and passing the ball around looking for good shots, hitting the boards, while keeping up the defensive pressure for the entire game. We've also seemed to find the starting 5 and sub rotation.

As long as they continue to play like this on both sides of the ball, they should be able to play with anyone on the schedule.