[Tim49461Participant]

 Since this is one of my where teams i feel like i need to ask a few questions.  Their recent struggles has had me baffled over the past 2 months.

Were the Spartans severely overrated?

– Personally i feel no they werent.  They had the track record to show they were a serious contender.  They only lost Raymar Morgan and a troublesome Chris Allen.  While bringing in a future Star for the spartans in Keith Appling and Adrien Payne.

What started the struggle this year?

-I’d say the time they realized Sherman and Nix had zero development over the offseason.  Both of these guys were suppose to sure up the front line for the next 4 years.  Once Izzo realized Sherman is the softest bigs he has ever coached he had to go to Roe to play C.  He knows Roe is undersized but he is the only big that plays hard.

-While speaking of Roe, he has never lived up to his name after that knee injury.  If Roe even came in as half the player was expected to be they would have Draymond 2.0 on the team as well.

-And finally Lucas and Summers spent all summer looking towards the NBA instead of providing leadership to the team.  Lucas played back seat to Appling and Lucious and wasnt until recently he has started showing the 09 season version of himself.  Summers just refuses to accept the fact he is athletic and attack the basket.  Summers is fully capable of scoring 20ppg.

When does everything turn around and become "Spartan" Normal?

-The team is capable of winning against anyone when they play good.  But they year is scrapped and Izzo is realizing this and trying to develop Nix, Payne, Appling hoping they are the future of his program.

-His recruiting class isnt hyped but has some solid players coming in to replace Lucas and Summers.  Brandan Dawson is a high 5 star recruit but with no capable jumpshot to be threatened by.  His atheletism isnt to breath taking say as summers but he gets the job done.  Kearney will be looked as a defensive player standing 6’4 with a 6"9 wingspan.  Kearney seems to me as a player who has alot of potential out of the whole group the same way summers came in.  All other players i see at best as role players.

-It is looking as though the return of Spartan Glory will not be around for atleast 2-3 more years.  With Izzo trying to try to get back to top level talent capable of 1 and done status with.  Jabarii Parker  and Gary Harris.

 

This is my point of view of one of the more presitgous schools in the country.  Add what you want or disagree.

 

[Malik-UniversalParticipant]

im a big spartans bball fan… and i agree 100000000000000% with this post

msu has no inside defensive pressence aside from roe who is only 6’8” playing center in the big ten… already a caution right there

summers needs to realize that attacking the basket and getting fouled is a hole lot better than shooting jumpers

esp. when your not a consistent shooter. and that goes for the whole team, to many jumpers is the plague of this squad.

there defense isnt tough anymore, and like u said nix and garrick sherman have shown no development at all

sherman is way to soft, and nix is eddy curry 2.0

green is having a good year, but i dont think he should be our best player cuz hes most better suited to be a role player/ not being a first option

thats either lucas’ job or summers

lucas has been somewhat inconsistent this yr

what the spartans need i think to be considered an elite team is solid enuff bigs… guys right now like sherman and nix wont do it, unless they actually put in work and improve there games

the future of this team relies of appling, payne and other recruits

[Malik-UniversalParticipant]

im a big spartans bball fan… and i agree 100000000000000% with this post

msu has no inside defensive pressence aside from roe who is only 6’8” playing center in the big ten… already a caution right there

summers needs to realize that attacking the basket and getting fouled is a hole lot better than shooting jumpers

esp. when your not a consistent shooter. and that goes for the whole team, to many jumpers is the plague of this squad.

there defense isnt tough anymore, and like u said nix and garrick sherman have shown no development at all

sherman is way to soft, and nix is eddy curry 2.0

green is having a good year, but i dont think he should be our best player cuz hes most better suited to be a role player/ not being a first option

thats either lucas’ job or summers

lucas has been somewhat inconsistent this yr

what the spartans need i think to be considered an elite team is solid enuff bigs… guys right now like sherman and nix wont do it, unless they actually put in work and improve there games

the future of this team relies of appling, payne and other recruits

[Tim49461Participant]

 I just dont see too many of the recruits becoming dominate the way that Lucas Summers and Green have become.  And there is no forseeable height incoming so it leaves me worried.

[Tim49461Participant]

 I just dont see too many of the recruits becoming dominate the way that Lucas Summers and Green have become.  And there is no forseeable height incoming so it leaves me worried.

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