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Spartans, What is your profession???!!!! And the Big Green Machine just keeps ROLLING right along... What a beautiful game by the
For any who questions the Spartan dominance in the second half, just look at the box score: the Spartans scored TWICE as many points as
Read this lovely pin-up by ESPN's Michael Rothstein. Nice.
Nix, in all honesty, has turned into an absolute beast for
Tom Izzo’s gameplan in this tourney. Derrick Nix, the guy who was fat and
couldn’t hit a free throw, is the next edition of Izzo’s great reclamation
projects. This guy has grown into the
most consistent, dominant force for Michigan
State . Every single time he touches the ball, and he
WANTS IT EVERY SINGLE TIME the Spartans are on the offensive end of the floor, he either takes a great shot or finds the guy to
take the shot. But, even more
importantly, on defense, Nix can’t be moved.
He is an absolute brick wall of a defense. It brings tears to mine eyes.
Third man of the game?
Give Denzel Valentine some credit, he had a pretty good game and he
seemed up to the task for most of the game, weaving in and around the Tiger
defense all game long, with excellent ball handling and dishing for
points. Valentine finished with 9 pts, 6
rebs, 6 assists, and ZERO turnovers.
Turning point: the
blow up on the MSU sideline. Nix and Appling were jawing at each other, and Dawson was brokering the
concern. Wow. For us watching on tv, Nix was showing more
concern and “give-a-shit” at that one moment than he did most of his
career. After that sideline demonstration,
MSU exploded and crushed Memphis . The intensity on defense was stifling.
The Dukies or the Blue Jays better watch out. Here comes a
Big Mean Green!
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