Archive Big 10 Semi - Ohio State vs. Michigan - Sat. 1:40 p.m.

LJ

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Mar 12, 2011 4:47pm

Mulva;709328 wrote:--------- My point

--------- Your grasp

You aren't making any point. You are just ignoring what happened and talking like it could never happen. Facts, MSU > OSU in the paint, it was a 5 point game with 2:20 left and a battle until that point and MSU made some costly turnovers and a Tech on Green

LJ

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Mar 12, 2011 4:47pm

hangonsloopy;709330 wrote:Because they still won by 10....

5 point game with 2:20 left

SportsAndLady

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Mar 12, 2011 4:47pm

LJ;709329 wrote:yeah, 3 and 4 games ago. Didn't know 2 games over a week ago were "lately" when OSU just played 2 games.

To me, "lately" means 3-5 games.

Cleveland Buck

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Mar 12, 2011 4:48pm

LJ;709326 wrote:MSU 29 rebounds
OSU 19

MSU 18 points in the paint
OSU 6

Tell me why they shouldn't worry?

The comments are either from the blind homers you mentioned or from people who haven't seen a Michigan State game all year and just assume they suck because they play in the Big Ten and have 13 losses. Anyone who knows the game knows that Sparty would give most teams trouble inside if they are on top of their game.

LJ

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Mar 12, 2011 4:48pm

SportsAndLady;709336 wrote:To me, "lately" means 3-5 games.

good for you

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devil1197

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Mar 12, 2011 4:49pm

OSU - W

MSU - L

Stats don't lie

LJ

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Mar 12, 2011 4:49pm

Cleveland Buck;709337 wrote:The comments are either from the blind homers you mentioned or from people who haven't a Michigan State game all year and just assume they suck because they play in the Big Ten and have 13 losses. Anyone who knows the game knows that Sparty would give most teams trouble inside if they are on top of their game.

Agreed. It's the inconsistency that has killed MSU.

LJ

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Mar 12, 2011 4:50pm

devil1197;709340 wrote:OSU - W

MSU - L

Stats don't lie

OSU beat Purdue by 23 going away, no way Purdue could beat OSU....

Oh wait

SportsAndLady

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Mar 12, 2011 4:50pm

LJ;709338 wrote:good for you

No its great for me

LJ

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Mar 12, 2011 4:51pm

SportsAndLady;709344 wrote:No its great for me

superb even?

Mulva

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Mar 12, 2011 4:52pm

My point is that basing a team's overall capability in any aspect on a single game and using that as a prediction of what will happen again is sofa king we todd ed.

Penn State could make the whole thing moot though.

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devil1197

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Mar 12, 2011 4:52pm

LJ;709343 wrote:OSU beat Purdue by 23 going away, no way Purdue could beat OSU....

Oh wait

Right now MSU has to win, so we could continue this argument IF they win.

SportsAndLady

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Mar 12, 2011 4:54pm

LJ;709345 wrote:superb even?

Actually, splendiferous.

And yes, I googled 'synonyms for superb'

LJ

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Mar 12, 2011 4:54pm

Mulva;709347 wrote:My point is that basing a team's overall capability in any aspect on a single game and using that as a prediction of what will happen again is sofa king we todd ed.

I never said MSU WOULD beat OSU if they played, but they did it once against OSU, there is no reason to think they couldn't do it again. MSU is a team that has always dominated OSU in the paint.

Penn State could make the whole thing moot though.

Well yeah. And if OSU can keep the pace up against PSU, it would be a fun game to watch from an OSU fan perspective

LJ

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Mar 12, 2011 4:54pm

SportsAndLady;709349 wrote:Actually, splendiferous.

And yes, I googled 'synonyms for superb'

splendid ole chap

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devil1197

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Mar 12, 2011 4:55pm

Eh, OSU already beat PSU twice this season.

Won't be a fun game, just moot as we have a #1 seed locked up.

Mulva

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Mar 12, 2011 4:58pm

Cleveland Buck;709337 wrote:The comments are either from the blind homers you mentioned or from people who haven't seen a Michigan State game all year and just assume they suck because they play in the Big Ten and have 13 losses. Anyone who knows the game knows that Sparty would give most teams trouble inside if they are on top of their game.

Delvon Roe: 7 games scoring 2 points or less
Adreian Payne: 20 games scoring 2 points or less
Garrick Sherman: 16 games scoring 2 points or less
Derrick Nix: 17 games (that he actually played in) scoring 2 points or less

It's too bad they are never on top of their game inside then, huh?

I'll ask again... are you a Michigan State fan? Because if any post smacks of 'blind homerism', that's the one.

LJ

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Mar 12, 2011 4:58pm

Mulva;709355 wrote:Delvon Roe: 7 games scoring 2 points or less
Adreian Payne: 20 games scoring 2 points or less
Garrick Sherman: 16 games scoring 2 points or less
Derrick Nix: 17 games (that he actually played in) scoring 2 points or less

It's too bad they are never on top of their game inside then, huh?

I'll ask again... are you a Michigan State fan? Because if any post smacks of 'blind homerism', that's the one.

Cleveland Buck is a pretty big OSU fan.

Cleveland Buck

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Mar 12, 2011 5:00pm

Mulva;709355 wrote:Delvon Roe: 7 games scoring 2 points or less
Adreian Payne: 20 games scoring 2 points or less
Garrick Sherman: 16 games scoring 2 points or less
Derrick Nix: 17 games (that he actually played in) scoring 2 points or less

It's too bad they are never on top of their game inside then, huh?

I'll ask again... are you a Michigan State fan? Because if any post smacks of 'blind homerism', that's the one.

What on earth does this information prove?

LJ

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Mar 12, 2011 5:01pm

Cleveland Buck;709359 wrote:What on earth does this information prove?

That there's no way MSU could dominate OSU inthe paint, even though they already have once this year.

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devil1197

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Mar 12, 2011 5:05pm

Dominating in one area won't, and has PROVEN, to not correlate into W's.

MSU can dominate the paint again the same way and OSU could/will probably win.

So keep talking about pointless topics. OSU is the better overall team from top to bottom

Mulva

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Mar 12, 2011 5:11pm

Cleveland Buck;709359 wrote:What on earth does this information prove?

If you honestly can't figure out how not being able to score in the post proves that a team lacks a post presence (and thus isn't going to 'outskill' anyone in the post, the entire argument from the beginning), then I have absolutely no idea what to say to you.

I never said a single thing about MSU overpowering or out rebounding Ohio State down low. The word I quoted was outskill. MSU doesn't have a single player that is going to make you pay down low. They LACK POST SKILL. It is well known to be the biggest weak link of the team. I'm not sure how much clearer I could possibly make that. Every post player on the team is more likely to go scoreless than to score double digits.

september63

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Mar 12, 2011 5:38pm

Penn State is rolling. What will you guys argue about now?

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devil1197

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Mar 12, 2011 5:40pm

I can't wait MSU's post game to dominate OSU.

Might have to wait until next season right now.

LJ

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Mar 12, 2011 5:43pm

september63;709393 wrote:Penn State is rolling. What will you guys argue about now?

If OSU will care enough to play as well as they can against PSU. PSU knows they can play with OSU (69-66) and may need to win the Big Ten to get into the Dance.