I dunno, I thought Keenan did a solid job yesterday on the court. He's not a P5 starting center, but I was actually more comfortable with him out there than Hunger. He's a lot faster than Matt, a lot faster. He should have come up with several rebounds that turned into scores inside for MSU, so I don't want to sing his praises too loudly, but Matt was getting burned constantly by speed.
Ty has always been a headgame guy. When he believes, he is gold, but his confidence seems rooted on a shaky platform. I understand why Collins goes to him in the clutch, but I suspect if people checked the history they'd realize Ty doesn't handle the clutch very well. He is definitely one of our better defenders - he had two direct steals and helped create several turnovers along the way. I agree he is a step slower than last year. He also seems to pick up a few imaginary fouls each game - like that 'trip'.
I honestly can't remember the last time the Cats had something near the fastest guy on the court in conference play. We've always been slower and a step behind. It's frustrating, but I don't see it changing. So far it seems we can only hope to find guys who are fast enough. KJ seems fast enough, he just needs experience.
Along with our shooting woes, I can't help but notice that once again our free throw shooting is hurting us. Six missed points this game, although I can't recall if any of those was also the front of a 1 and 1.
