Kolek planning to go pro
+1Uncharacteristic sloppiness cost us.
Disagree 100%. They packed it in, took away the two man game of Kolek/Oso, and forced us to drive into crowds.
Disagree 100%. They packed it in, took away the two man game of Kolek/Oso, and forced us to drive into crowds.Plus, at crunch time, one team had poise and worked for the good shot, while the other chucked up early threes and turned the ball over. That's coaching.
Exactly. 9 two point FG, 11 threes. MSU was all about taking away the drive and dish in the paint.
Exactly. Izzo was masterful in creating this defense, and try as Tyler, Oso, and Shaka could, it was kryptonite without amazing 3 point shooting.MSU wins 8 of 10 with that.
Exactly. Izzo was masterful in creating this defense, and try as Tyler, Oso, and Shaka could, it was kryptonite without amazing 3 point shooting to make Izzo change that D.MSU wins 8 of 10 with that.
Cut off the head....
Congrats to Tom Izzo for being the first coach to do this.
So if they packed it in and took away the two man game and dribble drive game, why do you feel “chucking up early threes” was poor decision-making?
Never easy when it ends, long, quiet car ride back to MKE. I’m pretty disappointed only because I thought we lost the game because of our mentality. Tyler was off mentally since Vermont, Shaka was not as hype and engaged when we were struggling, and Kam was arguing with the refs. It just didn’t feel like it felt all year. It was so uncharacteristic and so noticeable. Massive props to Oso for staying positive and trying to keep the boys chins up. Massive props to OMax for working his ass off. Massive props to the boys for fighting all year. This one stings a lot probably because the boys were so good and gave me hope. That hope hasn’t gone away and neither has the sting.
He had a plan but not the horses. MSU had the plan and the horses.
This^^^^There was a palpable feel in both games in Columbus that wasn’t there earlier in the season.While Tyler was the most obvious, you could really tell that the team wasn’t as “together” and as “comfortable” as it had been all season. The joy of their game and the calming influence didn’t seem to be there.There were plenty of examples while watching live, but the short tempers with the refs and Shakas upset towards his guys really stood out. Must have been the magnitude of the moment.I completely agree with the point above that Omax and especially Oso really stood out in a positive light, and that was great to see. The entire game yesterday I just waited for TyKo to make one “wow” play, one really good pass to get someone an easy bucket. The turnovers sucked, but I thought if he just made one beautiful play that it would get both him and the team going.Then he made an amazing pass to Oso for an and one and the Marquette fans exploded.Didn’t have the effect I had hoped it would unfortunately.Either way, whether we like it or not, Coach Shaka and his March struggles since VCU is unfortunately now a thing, and there will be pressure to overcome that every season until it’s done. Hopefully March 2024.
According to Shaka and Izzo, MSU's defense was an important factor.Lol.