Game Thread: Spartans vs. Boilermakers
by KJ@theonlycolors on Feb 28, 2010 8:23 AM CST
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PrintMichigan St. Spartans at Purdue Boilermakers, Feb 28, 2010 3:00 PM CST
I titled the game preview "It's Now or Never." That's clearly true in the case of Michigan State's Big Ten title hopes. It also feels pretty true about the season as a whole.
MSU still really doesn't have a defining win this year. The best wins have been less-than-dominant home wins against solid opponents (Gonzaga, Wisconsin) or thrilling road wins against sub-NCAA-Tournament-quality opposition (Minnesota, Michigan).
Our three nonconferences losses, meanwhile, are looking less and less like "quality losses" as times goes on. Florida, North Carolina, and Texas now have a combined 30 losses on the season. (I knew UNC had been playing poorly, I didn't quite realize they've been playing "4-10 in conference play" poorly.)
Today's game represents the final opportunity for our Spartans to put it all together against a quality opponent outside the friendly confines of the Breslin Center. If they don't do it today, it's going to be hard to have faith they can do it in postseason play.
This is the place to discuss all the action. I've got the thread up early so it can also be utilized for commentary on the Ryan Miller-led U.S. hockey team's pursuit of a gold medal against our neighbors to the north at 3:15(ish?).
USA! USA!
Go Green! Go White!
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I am not a fan of this scheduling
USA hockey in the gold medal game, and MSU hoops in a potentially Big Ten-deciding clash with 100% overlap. (They’re probably even going to end at the same time, right around 6 ET). Looks like picture-in-picture time for me.
Next year's challenge
UNC may be the odd team out if they finish last in the ACC. I’m pulling for them to lose… playing Boston College or NC State is much more favorable than UNC.
Not a chance...
TV ratings will dictate that UNC will play no matter what.
Northwestern logo
From the Yahoo! box score…. Is this a new logo for Northwestern? Don’t think I’ve seen it before.
Feeling irrationally optimistic about MSU's chances today.
Go State.
Fight for The Only Colors: Green and White!
by KJ@theonlycolors on Feb 28, 2010 3:06 PM CST reply actions
Quit hedging
Free layups or fouls are the only result against Purdue.
by TMadison25 on Feb 28, 2010 3:30 PM CST via mobile reply actions
OK
Enough switching/doubling on the high screens.
by Con-T on Feb 28, 2010 3:31 PM CST via mobile reply actions
They killed us
Last game on that move alone. Gotta adjust.
by TMadison25 on Feb 28, 2010 3:34 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Summers
Has been quite frustrating today.
by TMadison25 on Feb 28, 2010 3:40 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Agreed
Takin’ in at them inside. Just hasn’t been the prettiest results so far.
We’re up despite Allen, Summers, and Green all being scoreless.
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by KJ@theonlycolors on Feb 28, 2010 3:44 PM CST up reply actions
Very possible
Second only to Ibok trying to inbound the ball on a made MSU basket.
This may be the worst
I’ve seen Lucas play.
by Con-T on Feb 28, 2010 3:55 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Entertaining
The man was not going to be deterred. Rules Shmules.
I wish someone would go all manny harris on him..
and just break his nose. I hate no player in the big ten more.
He's been our savior so far with his hustle/aggressiveness
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by KJ@theonlycolors on Feb 28, 2010 4:01 PM CST up reply actions
Man...
if MSU could make a lay-up they’d be doing pretty well so far. At least they’re hustling and not letting the abysmal reffing get to them.
Finally a first half where we aren't down by double digits
against a good team
Yup...
Despite Purdue being allowed to grab/pull/push MSU players to the ground on nearly every frickin posession.
There are no moral victories (especially at halftime)
But this seems as close to a “moral halftime victory” as we’ve gotten this season.
Johnson/Moore are a combined 2/13 from the floor
We should be up in this one.
Kramer somehow has 9 points. TOs leading to easy baskets are the difference.
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by KJ@theonlycolors on Feb 28, 2010 4:05 PM CST reply actions
Come on
With these lame bail-out calls.
by TMadison25 on Feb 28, 2010 4:22 PM CST via mobile reply actions
USA!!
TIED THE GAME WITH 25 SECS TO GO.
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by KJ@theonlycolors on Feb 28, 2010 4:29 PM CST reply actions
Taking advantage of Kramer's offensive ineptitude
Love it.
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by KJ@theonlycolors on Feb 28, 2010 4:36 PM CST reply actions
Purdue
Drive the ball, lose control, initiate contact and go to the line. Do this and you’ll win
by TMadison25 on Feb 28, 2010 4:38 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Man...
MSU really doesn’t want to win this one. This is some awful basketball.
Clark Kellogg must be reading
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by KJ@theonlycolors on Feb 28, 2010 4:43 PM CST up reply actions
He said basically the same thing you did
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by KJ@theonlycolors on Feb 28, 2010 4:50 PM CST up reply actions
2 posessions with poinjts?
offensive explosion.
Sad thing...
is he’s not even MSU’s worst guard today. Between him and Lucious MSU is very fortunate to be in this game. Thank goodness Green, Raymar, and Nix showed up.
damn
hockey over…crosby with the game winner
by The Baron Von Tito on Feb 28, 2010 4:53 PM CST reply actions
Hope MSU never relies on flopping like that
It’s a joke.
by TMadison25 on Feb 28, 2010 5:01 PM CST via mobile reply actions
seriously?
two charges in a row on Kramer flops?
Ryan Miller named Olympic MVP
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by KJ@theonlycolors on Feb 28, 2010 5:04 PM CST reply actions
I really like seeing Kramer get the ball on the perimeter
No one comes out to defend him and he still passes up the shot
Woohooo...
Shared Big Ten Title! Figure it’s only fair since MSU and Ohio State lost games w/ their best players out.
Because, really,
how terrible would it suck to get cocky, lose focus and drop at home game against Penn State or, dare say it, Michigan? Uuhhuuhhhh, shudder at the thought.
Michigan, in particular
The whole “one game season” thing is usually overblown . . . but, yeah, winning next Sunday is all they have to play for at this point.
PP-TPW.
The Only Colors
I was going to just talk about Michigan
but then I rewrote the post because I realized not mentioning Penn State made it all completely contradictory.
Man...
Feels great to finally watch MSU play a great team that didn’t play their absolute best game of the season.
tDOJ
Celebration moves here.
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by KJ@theonlycolors on Feb 28, 2010 5:24 PM CST reply actions
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