Comments on: Season Review: Point Guard Edition http://www.spartansweblog.com/2008/04/09/season-review-point-guard-edition/ A statistical look at Michigan State basketball, with a dash of football talk Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:34:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Spartans Weblog » Treating a case of DAD http://www.spartansweblog.com/2008/04/09/season-review-point-guard-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-7707 Spartans Weblog » Treating a case of DAD Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:20:58 +0000 http://spartansweblog.wordpress.com/?p=264#comment-7707 [...] MSU’s best defender by consensus, looks pretty unremarkable from a statistical standpoint.  (His offensive stats, meanwhile, have to return to at least the level they were at during his sophomore season to [...] [...] MSU’s best defender by consensus, looks pretty unremarkable from a statistical standpoint.  (His offensive stats, meanwhile, have to return to at least the level they were at during his sophomore season to [...]

]]> By: Spartans Weblog » Wednesday Quick Hits http://www.spartansweblog.com/2008/04/09/season-review-point-guard-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-1206 Spartans Weblog » Wednesday Quick Hits Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:22:39 +0000 http://spartansweblog.wordpress.com/?p=264#comment-1206 [...] that Travis Walton will be MSU’s leader next season.  The question, of course, is whether his offensive production can return to a level that justifies 20+ minutes per game on the [...] [...] that Travis Walton will be MSU’s leader next season.  The question, of course, is whether his offensive production can return to a level that justifies 20+ minutes per game on the [...]

]]> By: Spartans Weblog » Blog Archive » MSU in the Pre-Preseason Rankings http://www.spartansweblog.com/2008/04/09/season-review-point-guard-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-839 Spartans Weblog » Blog Archive » MSU in the Pre-Preseason Rankings Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:20:53 +0000 http://spartansweblog.wordpress.com/?p=264#comment-839 [...] were roughly the 15th best team in the country this past [...] [...] were roughly the 15th best team in the country this past [...]

]]> By: DMP http://www.spartansweblog.com/2008/04/09/season-review-point-guard-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-709 DMP Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:11:17 +0000 http://spartansweblog.wordpress.com/?p=264#comment-709 "Lucas is the first point guard Izzo has had since Cleaves with the ability to completely take over a game. Taylor, Hill, and Neitzel were all very good players, but were outside shooters by nature." I don't understand why nobody else ever seems to mention this during all the "disappointing" seasons. Every team since 2001 has had that back-breaking weakness! I always felt that Walton was a gamer his first two years. If not for offensive ability, he'd at least try to score on will (not afraid to take the open jump shots, not afraid to try to drive the lane). Maybe it was the emergence of other talented guards that he decided (or coach decided) that he served better purpose holding back to give those guys shots. Hopefully he can figure out the balance. If Summers and Allen and Lucious come along though, I'm not sure Walton gets 20-25 minutes a game though. “Lucas is the first point guard Izzo has had since Cleaves with the ability to completely take over a game. Taylor, Hill, and Neitzel were all very good players, but were outside shooters by nature.”

I don’t understand why nobody else ever seems to mention this during all the “disappointing” seasons. Every team since 2001 has had that back-breaking weakness!

I always felt that Walton was a gamer his first two years. If not for offensive ability, he’d at least try to score on will (not afraid to take the open jump shots, not afraid to try to drive the lane). Maybe it was the emergence of other talented guards that he decided (or coach decided) that he served better purpose holding back to give those guys shots. Hopefully he can figure out the balance. If Summers and Allen and Lucious come along though, I’m not sure Walton gets 20-25 minutes a game though.

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