MSUCostanza said:is about as big a mismatch in coaching as is humanly possible.
If Izzo had the talent that Calipari has, he would have MSU in the UNC-Duke-Kansas elite group every single year.
Don't get your panites in a bunch. This is a serious question. How can anyone watch this game tonight and say that they aren't anything but a bunch of raw athletes? They are running a crisp, disciplined offense. They are working their asses off on the defensive end. Meanwhile, the well-coached guys are struggling to get a shot off.Right now, raw athletes are spanking the well-coached guys. Which tells you something about our game and how we were able to challenge Memphis until the final buzzer.
MSUCostanza said:I see Memphis out-athleteing MSU on the offensive end. Yes, they are playing great defense, I will grant you that. I see Memphis on offense taking advantage of MSU being slow to get back on defense - they are getting a ton of shots off breaks and individual plays by CDR and Rose. Just look at those first two plays of this half. Rose just takes the ball makes a move and shoots and scores. how is that a great offensive set? Then MSU bricks another 3, Memphis breaks, and gets an uncontested layup. That's what I've seen the entire first half.
Now, having said what you said, doesn't that say something for how Stansbury approached our matchup with them and the fact that we took them to the wire, or are you going to make an excuse for Memphis and say they had a bad day or something?
cb6228 said:Cal is a better all around coach than Izzo. Recruiting is 2/3rds of the battle, instilling the fear of failure is the other 1/3rd.
Frances Drebin said:I gave Stansbury credit for the gameplan against Memphis. You have a very selective memory.
But since you want to play this game, here's a scenario for you. You and others crow about evidence of Stans being a great coach is seven seasons of 20 wins, 3 SEC west championships, and 1 outright SEC title. Well, why isn't Calipari a good coach with 20 win seasons every year he's been at Memphis, three conference titles, three consecutive 30 win seasons, and three consecutive elite eights?
The fact is that you hate Calipari (you've admitted as much) and you're letting that cloud any reasonable judgement of his performance. And the only reply you can come up with is that I hate Stansbury, which is no less ******** today than it was two years ago when you started spouting it.
As to your comment earlier about Memphis not really playing great offense as much as just out-athleting MSU, you clearly don't know what you're watching. Rose and Douglas-Roberts drives are part of their offense and they do an excellent job of rotating the ball to clear out for their playmakers. I had an opportunity to attend a clinic that he put on last year and I'm telling you, that offense is very structured.</p>
