In the hoop feed article this morning it was mentioned that he hurt his back again (?) and he certainly seemed slow to get up a few times last night. I think that this might be burying the lede a bit. This is a big deal if he is going to be limited.
I think that MSU can survive the next few weeks and still achieve most or all of their goals, but the margin for error is close to zero. If Ahrens is out or severely limited, MSU is simply out of options on the perimeter. Gabe Brown would basically need to play better than we have seen him play so far this year, and that is not the recipe for success.
I am optimistic that MSU can still win a lot of games as long as it only relies on players all giving MSU what they have shown in the past that they can deliver. I am not optimistic in expecting players to suddenly do things that we have not seen.
I think that MSU can survive the next few weeks and still achieve most or all of their goals, but the margin for error is close to zero. If Ahrens is out or severely limited, MSU is simply out of options on the perimeter. Gabe Brown would basically need to play better than we have seen him play so far this year, and that is not the recipe for success.
I am optimistic that MSU can still win a lot of games as long as it only relies on players all giving MSU what they have shown in the past that they can deliver. I am not optimistic in expecting players to suddenly do things that we have not seen.
