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Michigan State is being really physical with Michigan and getting away with it for the most part.
CycloneErik
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Whoops, no. Was thinking ACC. UVa should be the 1-seed imo.'Nova should be a 3-seed at best.
Wonder if the committee is actually watching this game or if they are too busy with the rest of the bracket. Mich sure doesn't look like a #1 today.
So I'm watching the MSU-Michigan game. I know Stauskus is a really good player, but it seems like whenever I watch a Michigan game he forces a lot of difficult contested shots and not very many go in.
Pretty much everyone forces every shot he takes to be a tough one. He has to take them for Michigan to have a chance. It's just the way it is.
We have looked like a 1-seed this year more than Michigan. Of course, the fourth 1-seed will not compare well historically speaking no matter who you put in there. I'd go with UVa or KU (and ignore that Embiid will be out the first two rounds) before Michigan
I just heard that he is 3-8 with 13 points but I don't think he has made any since I started watching halfway through the first half.
Michigan is getting out-hustled in this game badly. They better wake up if they want to get back in this game.
I think he hit back to back threes to start the game, if my memory serves correct. So he'd be 1-6 since then. I like the kid. Too bad his surrounding cast doesn't help him out much offensively.
I'm not a big fun of the Michigan offense. Not much movement or screening. They seem to be going half speed. Maybe they are tired, I dunno.
I don't know how you can find separation in resumes of ISU and Michigan. They lost a bad one but went on the road a took some big ones. We just kind of held serve for the most part. To me, the 3-10 is very very tight and I won't fault anything that goes down unless Duke takes a 1 seed which won't happen.
This is what happens when MSU is healthy and allowed to foul constantly. IF the refs actually did carry out calling a cleaner game without looking the other way for name brands, MSU would not have a player with under 4 fouls.
Watching the games this weekend you can see why those that are bearish on ISu are worried about our size. It is too bad we do not have Amardi and were not able to work Edozie in to the rotation more.
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Michigan had an awfully difficult non-conference schedule, having to go to Iowa State and Duke, and host Arizona. We had a good non-conference schedule, but nothing that hard. Plus, Michigan had a terrific road record this year, while ours is not too impressive.
I was watching a video from CBS sports that had the selection committee chairman on & he said all 68 teams have been selected and that 3 number ones were already in place. I wonder if this game was the one they were watching to determine the final #1. My guess is that if Mich had won today, they would've gotten that #1. It will be interesting to see what happens now. My take-away from this game is: I wouldn't be very excited to have to play Mich State early in the tourney! Izzo is a great coach & seems that he now has everyone healthy. They will be a force to be reckoned with in the tourney, IMHO.
