spartanwall3

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but I think MSU is going to pack it in a bit, go under ball screens and make LSU prove they can consistently hit 3's.

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I'm almost positive they'll do this. They did this against Simpson on Michigan all 3 times because he's a great driver and only 31% on 3's, and based on the stats, your main 3 point shooters are all 30-35%. In general their identity on defense is to not allow layups, contest every shot, don't get beat going for a steal, and rebound. Although Tillman Ward and Goins all average over a block per game.

Only comparison I have for matchups is that your guards are a lot like Purdue's. An elite, short point guard (carson edwards/waters), and an athletic, tall shooting guard (eastern / mays, smart, taylor). In that case mcquaid guarded edwards, and winston guarded eastern. Purdue posted up on winston a lot, but not very effectively. It will be interesting for sure to see what they do. Izzo is all about trying to find any bit of rest he can for winston, because he is not coming out at all this game unless they build a big lead at some point.

I agree with that. The only part with the refs letting them play that MSU struggles with is handchecks. Part of the reason MSU lost to Illinois earlier this year is because Illinois handchecked Winston every single possession. It's not a lot of contact, but it was enough to make Winston uncomfortable. MSU can bang down low with the best of them, so that will be fun to see.

Another thing is that Mcquaid is very underrated on defense. I don't know how many times I've seen opposing fans say their guy was gonna go off against MSU, and Mcquaid just shuts him down. He's quicker than he looks and his form is incredible. I just don't know who he will guard. They need to figure out how to hide Winston because he is our worst defender. He's not that bad anymore (freshman year) but they need to save his energy because I don't think the backup (Loyer) will even play 1 minute due to LSU's quickness.

Spartan fan here - I saw one of your guys come on RCMB to have a civil discussion about the game and called a bunch of names. I'm sorry that happened.

As an MSU fan, I have watched all but one of their games this year, but I have only seen a few minutes of LSU, which was the end of the Maryland game. Since I know so little about the team I wanted to come here and discuss the game a bit.

I'm guessing it's gonna be a close game throughout, and it'll depend on who makes the big plays/shots in the last few minutes. This is going to be such a long week of work waiting for Friday night! Good luck to the Tigers. I root for you guys every year against Bama.