If you don’t think the mental game is every bit as important as the physical one, consider this from the State News MSU blog: Derrick Nix said all the right things Tuesday about his free throw struggles. But MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo said he believes he knows how his freshman center really [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Derrick Nix’
Derrick Nix’ free throw shooting woes are mental, Izzo says
Posted: December 22, 2009 by Jared Field in CollegeTags: Derrick Nix, Michigan State basketball, Tom Izzo
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MSU’s ‘Big’ Problem: Lack of post production will haunt the Spartans this season
Posted: December 6, 2009 by jglitz in CollegeTags: Delvon Roe, Derrick Nix, Draymond Green, Garrick Sherman, MSU basketball, Tom Herzog, Tom Izzo
By Josh Glitz The more and more I think back on MSU’s loss on Wednesday to UNC the more and more I see it coming down to one thing, Izzo’s swings and misses on big men the last few years. Izzo has done a great job recruiting players in the backcourt, but the lack of [...]
The people’s Mr. Basketball, Ben Simons, impressive in Drake debut
Posted: November 16, 2009 by Jared Field in CollegeTags: Ben Simons, Derrick Nix
The pride of northern Michigan, Ben Simons, made his collegiate debut over the weekend and looked pretty darn good doing it – he scored 12 points on four second half 3-pointers. He also swiped a game-high four steals. Simons, only by the sheer elitism of the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan, was robbed of the Mr. Basketball award [...]
