Michigan State basketball will face off against USC on Friday and before the match-up, we spoke to TrojansWire editor Matt Zemek to get his thoughts on MSU, this year’s USC team, and more.
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What should Michigan State fans know about the story of this particular USC team and their season?
USC overachieved this season. Five-star big man Vince Iwuchukwu had an episode of cardiac arrest in July. No one knew if he would play at all this season. He was medically cleared to play on January 12, and for the first few games, he played just five or six minutes per game. He was very slowly integrated into the team because of a medically-based minutes restriction (not Andy Enfield’s choice, but the doctors’ guidelines). Only after a few weeks did he play closer to 20 minutes. He never played 30 or more minutes in any game. This was supposed to be the key piece to the puzzle, given that Enfield has recruited and cultivated elite big men as his cornerstone defenders and rebounders at USC: Onyeka Okongwu (No. 6 lottery pick in the draft) in 2020, Evan Mobley (No. 3 pick) in 2021, then Isaiah Mobley in 2022. Iwuchukwu was supposed to be next in line, and Enfield barely had a chance to do anything with him in 2023 because of his health problems, which included back soreness these past few weeks. Iwuchukwu has missed USC’s last two games.
Given that reality, and given that USC has a very thin bench — only one bench player, Reese…
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Publish date : 2023-03-16 04:01:15
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