Garrick Sherman has terrible hands. Think of it like a receiver in football; if you get your hands on it you should catch it. Sherman gets his hands on rebounds and loses them. Soft.
Summers has a very low basketball IQ. He is gifted, no doubt, but doesn't not know what to do with the ball. He is out of position. He does not anticipate. He takes bad shots and does basic things wrong, like stepping out of bounds. What is good for Summers is not good for MSU, and vice versa. That is, Summers is a spot up jump shooter, at best. He cannot and should not put it on the floor. However, everyone in the NBA can shoot. He knows that. He needs to be able to score off the bounce to play at the next level. He can't dribble and gets nervous with the ball in 1 on 1 situations. I liken it to someone that can't handle dead air. The person that says something, anything, rather than sit in silence. You can watch the discomfort as they scramble for a topic and then blurt out anything to end the deafening silence. That is Summers with the ball. Uncomfortable, forcing something, anything. Usually turning it over.
Lucious is a nightmare as a point guard. He also is lacking in basketball IQ, however, full of confidence. That means 100 mph in the wrong direction. Terrible passes, charges, early 3's. That is Korie's game. He is a tough matchup, no doubt, but better as a spark plug than an everyday playmaker.
Lucas, Appling and Green are the only players worth a healthy #2 right now.
The whole team is getting out rebounded and shooting free throws like the school for the blind after a trip to Rick's American Cafe.
But then...there are bursts. There are 2,3 and 4 minute spans where they show that potential and just DOMINATE. And then for 37 minutes they suck, badly.
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