MSU is caught in a position where they don't have players that are at least "plus" defensive players....they have always kinda been a rock fight type of program, which isn't going to likely win a National Championship....but most years, when they had guys like Xavier Tillman, Draymond Green, Cassius Winston etc, those guys were never dominant offensive guys from the start, they eventually figured it out, or worked their way towards becoming a solid offensive player.
Right now, the guys who they play, can't create their own offense or score AND they don't defend at the elite levels they used to. I know RU only got 67 the other day, but that was Harper missing some clean or open shots otherwise RU would have been close to 80 points, and OSU almost got to 80 today...MSU is used to keeping teams in the 60s, they can't do that anymore with some of the pieces they have.