Bowling Green Mini-Preview and Game Thread
by KJ@theonlycolors on Dec 3, 2010 5:30 PM CST
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Bowling Green is coming off a lackluster 6-10 MAC campaign last season. Despite returning 3 of 5 starters, including the team's top two scorers, the Falcons are off to just a 1-6 start this year. The only win came against Division II (I assume) Ohio Dominican. One of the six losses was a 19-point defeat to Michigan in Ann Arbor.
6'2" junior guard Dee Brown, who played his high school ball at Detroit Country Day, is tied for the team lead in scoring at 10.6 points/game. Brown made 42.7% of his 3-point attempts last season, so he can apparently shoot the rock some despite a 24.0% 3pt FG% this year. 6'7" junior forward Scott Thomas is also averaging 10.6 points per game. Thomas appears to be a poor man's Draymond Green; he leads the Falcons in both rebounds and assists.
Bowling Green's statistical profile isn't much too look at. KenPom has them at #288 nationally on offense and #197 on defense. The only four-factor component in which the Falcons rate as above average so far this season is defensive turnover percentage (22.9%), so they may test MSU's more-down-then-up-so-far ball-handling a bit. It appears Bowling Green uses some sort of zone configuration, as opponents take a full 40% of their shots from 3-point range. MSU shooters will have ample opportunity to show off the 40%+ shooting they've displayed from beyond the arc to date.
Meanwhile, on offense the Falcon players rank second-to-last in the entire country in 3-point shooting percentage at just 21.1%. If this team starts knocking down long-distance shots with abandon, we can officially get very worried about MSU's perimeter defense.
KenPom predicts an 80-53 win for MSU in a fairly-staid 67 possessions. This is a game MSU should build a double-digit lead in early and slowly stretch things out as the game progresses.
Given the short turnaround, we'll make this post the game thread, too. I didn't realize until today this game was only available online. The big spenders among you can keep the spendthrifts updated on events as they warrant.
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Come on BTN
I thought the creation of the BTN, aside from the obvious profit/power reasons, was to avoid missing games like this? Weak sauce.
exactly
I was about to go on rant, but I paused to look at the BTN schedule for tomorrow. UM v Harvard starts at one. So its not like they aren’t showing a live game. That said, there is no reason that one of the games couldn’t have been moved to 3pm so that both could be shown. You’d think that would be to their benefit, commercially.
oh btw… DEE BROWN??? we’re screwed
Dee Brown
I got over the Dee Brown making half court shots while falling down as the shot clock expires, nightmares about 5 months ago…..Lets hope they don’t start back up again tomorrow.
by RewertsSpartan on Dec 3, 2010 7:16 PM CST up reply actions
Right, UM/Harvard is totally worth showing over a top ten team
Just rushed through my weekend chores and shopping to get home at 1:30, and now find out this isn’t on. But at least I can watch has-been/never-was UM spasm around their unlit dump of a gym. Gay.
Tonight's going to be a good night.
by Spartalytical on Dec 4, 2010 12:33 PM CST up reply actions
I'm in attendance for this one tomorrow
BG would have been fun with Tom Herzog. Really bummed he didn’t make that choice. This could also be the first of two times I’ll see Bowling Green if they’re coming to the Convo in Athens.
What I’m looking for:
More minutes for Keith Appling after the dip against Duke.
A confidence boost for Derrick Nix.
Back-to-back solid(er) games for Adreian Payne.
Lastly, the continuing unfolding of what I’m affectionately calling “The Sherman Era.”
I suppose it’s all about the Centers for me.
Sherman
I can’t wait to see this kid really develop. He’s got touch almost like Davis/Randolph around the basket and plays agressively. Love his game so far this year.
Is this game ever going to start?
No TV coverage, what’s with the delay? I’ve got the radio on. Matt just said “Well it’s not Duke, but this game is just as important to Michigan State’s Season”
Um, not so much. Though obviously a loss would be embarrassing
Nevermind on the delay
thought the scheduled tip was for 1.
by trivialstuff16 on Dec 4, 2010 12:27 PM CST up reply actions
Is this actually even being shown online?
It’s not an available choice when I go to bigtennetwork.com live streams.
I had the same problem for the exhibition games
Try scrolling to the left 15-20 games. The placement is typically odd.
That's odd
Tonight's going to be a good night.
by Spartalytical on Dec 4, 2010 12:37 PM CST up reply actions
They moved it finally
Its under Basketball now, was under soccer
Disaster
Yes, it is under Soccer for some reason either! And I keep getting logged out every 2 minutes or so
Lucas, Lucious, Appling all on the court at the same time right now I believe
would like to be able to see this
Thanks again BTN
Tonight's going to be a good night.
by Spartalytical on Dec 4, 2010 12:54 PM CST up reply actions
Try
http://www.wjimam.com/article.asp?id=505870
Tonight's going to be a good night.
by Spartalytical on Dec 4, 2010 12:55 PM CST up reply actions
Well...
We have assists on all (three) of our FGs in the first (nine) minutes. That’s something, right?
Hey! I'm tryin' to eat lunch here!
yea, even more troubling
Is that generally a 2-3 Zone isn’t supposed to force turnovers. It’s supposed to force you into taking longer, contested shots than you would prefer.
Sounds like we just don’t know how to attack it right now.
by trivialstuff16 on Dec 4, 2010 1:02 PM CST up reply actions
3-pt shooting
This team’s strength. Figured that wouldn’t be the case with Allen gone and given our propensity for low 3FGA/FGA.
But there's a difference
between the threes this team has taken/made and those forced by Boehehieohm’s zone.
Tonight's going to be a good night.
by Spartalytical on Dec 4, 2010 1:06 PM CST up reply actions
For sure
I’m speaking of this team in general, not necessarily what to expect for the game on Tuesday.
Even if Harvard pulls it off, who cares?
I mean seriously, that game’s result is absolutely meaningless. HEY LET’S PUT IT ON TV!
Tonight's going to be a good night.
by Spartalytical on Dec 4, 2010 1:14 PM CST up reply actions
Good Lord, this team is a mess.
As fun as Izzo’s team are in March, they’re too frustrating to watch prior to that.
That was kind of cool
The sound came back and Dantonio, Jones, Bates and Cousins all spoke. Much better than the usual halftime stuff you get on a TV broadcast.
All TOs and missed FGs...
…make Izzo something something. Or so I would guess, at least. On the flip side, no FTAs for Bowling Green for the entire half.
Hey! I'm tryin' to eat lunch here!
i don't know if you can get mad at missed shots
if they are good shots coming from the offense. It’s going to happen.
But the turnovers. I would guess he’s steaming about that.
by trivialstuff16 on Dec 4, 2010 1:34 PM CST up reply actions
I had to put something in there with the turnovers.
To get the line to work out.
Hey! I'm tryin' to eat lunch here!
ah ok
i can respect artistic license and all that
by trivialstuff16 on Dec 4, 2010 1:38 PM CST up reply actions
Primary ballhandlers
Lucas (1) and Lucious (2) aren’t the ones killing us with turnovers right now. Oncce again it’s the other guys
A couple quick threes and a put-back
Push it to ten, after TO’s on the Spartans first two possessions.
Appling splashes in a 3.
Nice 11-4 spurt to start the second half for Sparty.
Hey! I'm tryin' to eat lunch here!
and also apparently
we can’t miss right now. up 20
50% OReb%
If I’m reading the box score correctly. 14 OReb, 26 missed FGs, looks like 2 missed FTs with live balls thereafter.
Hey! I'm tryin' to eat lunch here!
we are just crushing them on the glass
42-21 overall according to espn boxscore thus far
by trivialstuff16 on Dec 4, 2010 2:15 PM CST up reply actions
Gus Ganakas
Just said in the post game that he asked the head trainer if Lucas didn’t play the second half due to injury.
Ganakas said the trainer told him they rested Lucas because he has a “sore body” but now specific injury. Um i guess that’s a good thing?
More Postgame
Izzo on now.
Clarifies that Lucas’ foot was a little sore, but he actually went to coach and said that he was fatigued and if they didn’t need him he thought it would be best to sit.
Izzo also said that applied to the entire team, who he thought all looked worn out going in to the game. They are going to be careful in how they approach the next 2 days going in to the Syracuse game.
Nix is sick, which is why he didn’t play a lot.
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