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Agreed that Morgan is more like a 3/4. He does post up sometimes, but he's more of a slasher and a midrange guy. I really like his game.
Neitzel has the ability to play the point, but Lucas and Walton are the primary ball handlers. Neitzel spends most of his time running off of screens and taking off balanced shots that always seem to go in.
Good call on Morgan. He's less of a "post player" than he is an interior scorer, or at least he was last year. I haven't seen him enough this year, beyond his numbers, to battle that assessment.
And Neitzel is a point guard insomuch as the Spartans use him to control the ball. Walton and Lucas bring it up the floor, but Neitzel's percentage of possession is much higher than Walton's, and slightly less than Lucas'. But yeah, I'll cop to having seen the Spartans but once this season, and that was the UCLA game. This was numbers-based, and I'll stand corrected on the Morgan stuff.
1) Neitzel clearly plays shooting guard now, in the sense he doesn't usually bring the ball up the court or run the offense. He's still a heckuva a passer, though.
2) Morgan is clearly a wing player, albeit one who's very good as using his size and athleticism to create scoring opportunities near the basket. And he continues the Izzo tradition of wing players who can rebound.
Have appreciated the team previews here. Did a preview of my own--stat-based and all in one fell swoop. Warning: I've downplayed IU's chances a bit--maybe your preview will convince me otherwise.
http://spartansweblog.wordpress.com/2008/01/01/...
Should be a good race. I wouldn't rule Wisconsin out--particularly with the advantage they have of not playing in East Lansing.
Cheers.