Sparty Prediction Thread

[ShockerFever]

No.6 ranked team, although that won't be the case come Monday.

Can we keep it competitive?

Again, we need to play 100x better than today to keep it close. We need effective offense and must hit our bunnies. Free throws wouldn't hurt either.


I'll be generous and say..

Michigan State 75,
WSU 59

[kcshocker11]

Shox 66
Mich State 65

[tropicalshox]

Another ugly game. Shocks 61-59.

[fastbow]

Hawk has his breakout game. At least three guards catch fire from behind the arc. Post players struggle to score and stop scoring.

Overall, we win. 75-71

[shockerfan]

I feel better about the team. But 3rd game in 4 days against very tough competition in which they have had to fight SOOOOOOOO hard and intense. I'm expecting a little bit of a let down.

MSU - 79
WSU - 62

[forevershockerfan]

Here's the deal. Michigan State is better than Georgetown right now in my humble opinion. However, we--the Shocks could have, should have, would have beat Georgetown--- but--- we could not shoot a lick. Thus, this may very well be the best team we play this year but we can't let them punk us.

WSU-70

MSU--68

[1979Shocker]

We need to play our best game of the year to keep it under 10.

Shocks lose 74-58

[kochHead]

Shocks 63

MSU 74

[Shoxfan11]

Like others have said, I think we're gonna be absolutely beat playing three games of very intense competition in four days. They have just as much depth as we do.

MSU 76
WSU 61

[shockar25]

I think we'd be a bit greedy with where we are right now to expect to win this one. I'm speaking about the fans--the TEAM needs to think and believe they can win every game they play.

With that said

MSU -- 73
Shox -- 65

This team will find a way to keep it interesting. Nothing would make me happier than to be an absolute pest to MSU.

[WuDrWu]

MSU pushed us around the season we went to the sweet 16......this game is going to be much, much worse.


It is going to take a Hurculean effort to keep this game even remotely close.

[SubGod22]

Unemployed Auto Workers - 75

Unemployed Aircraft Workers - 70

If we can keep them from getting easy transition baskets (easier said than done apparently) we have a shot. Outside of that our D has been pretty solid and the offense may be coming around and the young guys are getting more confident.

[KC Shox]

They give us more of an ass whoopin than when we played them in Auburn Hills a few years back and lost by 15 or so. We lose by 20. Those of you predicting wins, quit smokin crack!

[WSUShokker]

Well they arent the experienced team we played in the sweet 16. I dont see a leonitis on this team either...but we certainly can match their inexperience but will not match them athleticly...Limit their easy transition buckets...play solid defense, rebound and offensively attack the wings and dish it out...hoping for the best...these kids just deserve for some things to go right for them.

In overtime....
michigan 78
WSU 71

[shockerfan]

Well they arent the experienced team we played in the sweet 16. I dont see a leonitis on this team either...but we certainly can match their inexperience and will come up short on athletically...Limit their easy transition buckets...play solid defense, rebound and offensively attack the wings and dish it out...hoping for the best...these kids just deserve for some things to go right for them.

In overtime....
michigan 78
WSU 71

we didn't play them IN the sweet 16...just the year OF the sweet 16. Anyway, we aren't the experienced team that got smoked by their experienced team either.

I know everyone is feeling good and confident...but still.