Toasters in the Cold Tub

About this episode

The episode discusses the recent basketball wins against UCLA and Ohio State, focusing on player performances and underlying questions about the team's future.

Two wins against UCLA and Ohio State keep the Spartans at 22-5, but this episode earns its soul not from the wins themselves — the UCLA game was a blowout and the Ohio State game was an officiating drama wrapped around a Bruce Thornton highlight reel — but from the questions underneath: whether Kohler's foul trouble and shooting coldness is a problem that follows them to Mackie, whether Fears can finally become the guy Izzo is still waiting for, and whether Carson Cooper's career performance against Ohio State is a new floor or just a good day. Mick Cronin provides the comic relief, the Naismith committee provides the outrage, and Plum once again is right about Jeremy Fears being maddeningly inconsistent, even in a win.

People in this episode

Hosts: Izzo, Plum

Topics covered

• basketball
• NCAA
• Michigan State
• UCLA
• Ohio State

Keywords

• Kohler
• Fears
• Carson Cooper
• Mick Cronin
• Naismith committee

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