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Wisconsin Basketball: 2019-20 keys to beat Michigan State Spartans on the road

By Austin Walther

COLUMBUS, OHIO - JANUARY 03: The Wisconsin Badgers bench celebrates after a made three pointer during the second half at Value City Arena on January 03, 2020 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)
COLUMBUS, OHIO - JANUARY 03: The Wisconsin Badgers bench celebrates after a made three pointer during the second half at Value City Arena on January 03, 2020 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 26: Kobe King #23 of the Wisconsin Badgers (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 26: Kobe King #23 of the Wisconsin Badgers (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images) /

2. Offense goes through Kobe King

If Michigan State is going to try and beat Wisconsin with just Cassius Winston then the Badgers can just use Kobe King in that role. Well obviously comparing King to Winston right now is going to get me in trouble, but Badger fans are starting to value King as the number one playmaker on the roster. Brad Davison did have a great game against Maryland. He came up with the steal and then hit the go-ahead on the in bounce. Davison though does play a little out of control at times and he’s in foul trouble more than any other Wisconsin guard.

King just looks so much more comfortable in his second full season with the Badgers. Wisconsin fans were waiting for something magical to happen with King and it never came. It’s coming now and everyone is starting to love it. King is stepping up at the right time seeing how Trice seems a tick off this season. The biggest knock on King was his three-point shooting, but who needs three-point shooting when his mid-range is as deadly as anyone. Three is greater than two, but there are five Badgers averaging over one triple per game. That’s including Micah Potter who has played in just seven games, but not including Reuvers who is three-pointer shy of that average.

Speaking of Potter, he and King are a lot of fun to watch together. Their chemistry has been great since Potter was reinstated. They can run the pick-and-pop, both are able to post up defenders and knock down shots from really anywhere. The two of them kind of make the defense unbalanced because Potter is a better three-pointer shooter than King so the spacing throws the opponents off.

King may not get the assists like Davison, Trice and Trevor Anderson, but he’s by far a selfish player. The redshirt sophomore is shooting 50 percent from the field. And that’s from taking the ball to the hoop, hitting a mid-range or posting up defenders. He will get some bigger guys from Michigan State, but he’s not afraid of the challenge.

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