Michigan State Post Game Thread

[Dove]

Damn I disappointed you

Just asking!

 

[BFieldHusky]

The one day prep for our offense is our huge advantage in this game.

Even Michigan St, with a week of prep (and the exhibition game) struggled to defend our actions until we went cold.

 

[GampelGladiator]

 

[uconnever]

Sarr & Brown are both phenomenal defenders.

This is going to be a tough, tough matchup. We are going to have to run our actions, pull Boozer away from the basket, isolate Tarris on PN (he loves to foul) and we'll have to be hot from the outside. We aren't going to score much inside.

Defensively, not sure how we stop Boozer. We have no one that pairs up well with him. We're going to need a lot of Ross on Evans, and use one of the other guys on the floor to help double Boozer. We cannot let Evan's t off like he did against StJ.

House money.

I actually agree somewhat with this. I think the problem for them is I don’t thing they have enough at the point. Main question is can Alex stop Boozer?, and if not, at least score on the other end, then it cancels Boozer out. That’s the #1 thing for me. Everything else is a crap shoot.

 

[caw]

now time to watch the Turner postgame show and hear Mashburn continue to downplay and take a dump on UConn

It's kind of crazy considering UConn was a top 2-6 team in the polls all year and even in the worst metric only saw UConn drop to like 11th (Kenpom, maybe 12th) and has UConn at 10th right now.

 

[TroyHall98]

Goosebumps…

 

[Palatine]

Silas was awesome on defense. On offense he is not anywhere near his best version but the offense moved nicely when he ran it. Hoping he takes another step forward on Sunday.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Ehhhhh… Evans is nasty.

He’s a shooter and we guard shooters very well most of the time

 

[navery12]

I think some people are confusing easy matchup with better matchup. Playing St John's for a 4th time would have been very difficult, even ignoring that their high pressure defense is our kryptonite

 

[aceboon]

For about eight minutes in the second half, it seemed like MSU got every break and every bounce. It takes a special amount of mental toughness to fight through that.

It felt like AK had at least 2 big 3s that would sparked a run or continued momentum rim in and out

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Why can't we just play dialed in all the time?

This made me laugh out loud. They’re in the Elite Eight.

 

[Huskyforlife]

Reed is close to belonging in some conversations man… a win vs Duke where he dominates would solidified him among the greats at his position.

Thank you Demary for playing through injury to help lock up Fears. His defense is so massive for this team. Shout out Mali for his defense on Fears as well.

Tough game for Ross. But he still shows up all over the place. Love having him out there.

Solo finally had a decent game, some of those buckets kept us afloat. Please have a nuclear performance before this season ends dude.

Making the final 4 would be a resounding success for this group. One game at a time, let’s shock the world again!

 

[caw]

He’s a shooter and we guard shooters very well most of the time

He's more than a shooter, he has been putting the ball on the floor very well the last few months and attacking the mid-range and bucket. He isn't a passer though, sure he might swing the ball or throw a lob but he's looking to shoot 90% of the time. He lit up SJU so hopefully he has a bit of a come-down game.

 

[Excalibur]

This made me laugh out loud. They’re in the Elite Eight.

It’s like people don’t realize there are two teams on the floor.

 

[uconnfan68]

Hot Take:

Duke is a much better match up for us than St John’s.

We didn’t beat Duke by 32 this year. Hoping that’s Sunday.

 

[Connecticut13]

I thought we were much better with Malichi than we were with Silas today — Silas doesn’t appear to be back to himself quite yet. We’ll need him to take a jump forward for Sunday.

Solo and Braylon hit some big shots tonight - happy to see that.

Reed and Karaban were simply remarkable.

And lastly, I truly think it was one of Dan’s best coaching performances. Also impressed by his composure throughout the game.

What an awesome win!

 

[UCFan1513]

Being a UConn fan is so incredible

 

[Lanphoon]

Break out the away blues. Preferably not the ones we wore @ Marquette. Time to take out Duke again.

 

[Mr. French]

Reed is close to belonging in some conversations man… a win vs Duke where he dominates would solidified him among the greats at his position.

Thank you Demary for playing through injury to help lock up Fears. His defense is so massive for this team. Shout out Mali for his defense on Fears as well.

Tough game for Ross. But he still shows up all over the place. Love having him out there.

Solo finally had a decent game, some of those buckets kept us afloat. Please have a nuclear performance before this season ends dude.

Making the final 4 would be a resounding success for this group. One game at a time, let’s shock the world again!

Ross made a lot of important plays tonight, even if they don’t show in the box score.

 

[KingAG]

Let’s see if SJ fans will hang around and “root” for UConn lmao

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

It’s like people don’t realize there are two teams on the floor.

It’s weird they didn’t just stretch it out to 30 in the first half.

 

[ScottCT]

And Duke hasn't played against us 3 times and know our offense on a intimate level like St John's do.

 

[boog204]

Being a UConn fan is so incredible

Yet so many are miserable and horrifically bad fans.

 

[aceboon]

he's really become so smart with the ball, Duke's defense is going to put that to the test with their length/size

 

[formerlurker]

KARABAN AND REED

Any other random 100 guys and REED!



NEVER FORGET

 

[geordi]

Malachi does a great job eating some minutes and taking care of the ball. Perfect backup. But for those of you who think he would be useful at the end of a close game, remember he shoots foul shots at about 1 click above 50%. can’t afford that.

 

[Waquoit]

Just 4 wins away from from a free bed

 

[NickDanger]

1-6 from the free throw line, and then closing out the game with 9-10, as was required.

Survive and advance.
Go Huskies.

But of course, if we had been five for six to start, we could have finished five for 10 and still won

 

[Conndog]

I actually agree somewhat with this. I think the problem for them is I don’t thing they have enough at the point. Main question is can Alex stop Boozer?, and if not, at least score on the other end, then it cancels Boozer out. That’s the #1 thing for me. Everything else is a crap shoot.

Can’t afford for Alex to get into foul trouble though. Ross, Stewart or Reibe may have to take turns defending.

 

[JungleLobo]

Just 4 wins away from from a free bed

You have to wait until the conclusion of next seasons opener?