Good to see Charlie Bell getting the job done for the Bucks with Redd out for the season:

8. Charlie Bell, not Charlie Villanueva, was the player of the game for the Bucks.  Bell continued his hot/cold play with a hot day on both ends of the court.  Statistically, he was the biggest reason the Bucks won.  Oh, he actually rebounded, too!!  Mark your calendars.

Maybe he's developing into more than just a nice shooter.  Him hitting the boards is going to take him a long way in the League.

New Rankings Out

Well, State dropped to #9.  That sounds about right after the shelacking they took at the hands of Purdue earlier in the week.  The resiliency they showed against Wisco probably kept them in the top 10.

#14

Mr. Suton looked a lot like the last #14 at State with that jumper in the waning seconds. It felt eerily similar to a Charlie Bell mid-range jump shot.

Clutch win. It was great to see them get the victory after the beat down from Purdue earlier in the week.

Raymar v. Brandon Roy

I'm not sure what exactly spurred this comparison between Raymar Morgan and Brandon Roy, but, not surprisingly, Brandon Roy holds the advantage. What did surprise me, however, was that the stats are pretty comparable. Remember, Roy only started 26 games his Junior year. Hopefully, the Sheet thinks Morgan is going to have a huge breakout next year and that's why they compared him to Roy. Fingers crossed!

As always, thanks Statsheet.

At first I was surprised to see that Mateen was the all-time leader in turnovers, but when I really think about it, I remember how he played...So up-tempo. I don't have the # of possessions info on hand, but they pushed the ball a lot more than the Spartans do nowadays. More possessions means more turnover potential. Still an interesting stat. Thanks Statfix!

Stats Don't Lie

Does anything stand out here?  Maybe the two 3 pointers made?  How about the 22 turn overs?  Or how about eight total assists?  Even the pretty colors cannot make this easier to handle....

P.S. I can't get the active chart to install yet, so here's a still image until I can...Thanks to Statsheet.com and to SpartansWebLog for leading me there.

The Big Ten Race Just Got Friskier...

Well, MSU can still win the B10, but it is going to take some work.  Here's what Big Ten Geeks has to say: 

So it appears that there's still some life left for the chase for the conference title. Michigan State still has the inside track, of course, but Purdue also controls their own destiny. Win out - including the season finale against the Spartans in East Lansing - and they will secure at least a tie for the Big Ten title. Now that Robbie Hummel appears to be healthy, they have a reasonable shot. 

Hopefully this was a wakeup call to the Spartans to get their sh*t together.  Purdue's D is good, but they made State look ridiculous.  I bet Izzo has the boys running a little harder today....