The Final Four Is Not On The Schedule - A Podcast Discussing Michigan State Basketball.

Sam and Rod break down MSU's dominating win over the Gophers.

• MSU's scorching first-half shooting
• Going inside all day in the second half
• JJJ busts WAY out of his one-game slump
• Did Minnesota quit?

Rod and Sam preview MSU's trip to Lake Wobegone, as well as a few other topics:

• MSU as a 3-seed and the committee's obsession with RPI
• Keion Brooks making an appearance on Saturday
• Minnesota's very disappointing season
• Jordan Murphy, a diamond amongst the ruins
• The Gophers' high-volume, inefficient backcourt
• Minnesota's injury woes
• Five keys

WOW!

• Gavin's crucial defense
• Miles' game-winner
• The bench mob (Gav, Kenny G, and Quaido) coming up HUGE all game
• Cassius' steady hand throughout 36 minutes

...and much more.

Rod and Sam offer this exhaustive break down of one of the biggest regular season games of the Izzo era for Michigan State hoops. Topics:

• Purdue's motion offense and the diffuse playmaking
• Stopping Purdue starts with stopping Haas one-on-one...
• ...because he's surrounded by four knockdown shooters
• How MSU matches up, and why Carsen may be the toughest Edwards to cover
• On the other end, the offensive glass will be essential
• Transition will generate compound interest against a thin Purdue squad
• Make Haas defend the P&R
• Final predictions

Somehow, someway, this team keeps winning.

• Iowa was unconscious
• Miles was amazing
• JJJ turned the game around
• The refs were trash
• Kenny G played his heart out and hit the shot of the game
• Ward was unstoppable when in the game
• Cassius closed it

Sam and Rod talk about MSU's last test before the showdown with Purdue: a trip to Iowa City to take on the Hawkeyes.

• Iowa's offense is better than you would expect, but their defense is much, much worse
• Tyler Cook's emergence as a high-level starter
• How will each team defend the other's bigs?
• Bohannon's vulnerability on defense
• Iowa's young roster could turn into a quality team in two years

Rod and Sam talk MSU's lackadaisical 63-60 win in Bloomington.

• MCQUAID HATERS WHERE YA AT?
• MSU was lazy and Rod is pissed
• 25-3 on the offensive glass! For Indiana!
• MSU's talent, size, and a few key stretches won it for them

We preview MSU's trip to Bloomington, with some bonus talk about whether the B1G could get a fifth bid and who we have as our all-conference team right now.

Rod and Sam go over MSU's comeback win over the Nittanies:

• This team goes as Cassius does
• McQuaid's defense on Tony Carr changed the game
• Miles at the 4 for extended minutes
• Ward struggling against the double team
• Izzo's press conference

Sam and Rod get you prepared for MSU's match up with a spunky, talented Penn State squad.

• Penn State's offense isn't bad, but it plays right to MSU's strengths
• Tony Carr's breakout season
• PSU's quality starting five, but limited depth
• An aside on Nick Ward's passing upside
• Five keys