Michigan State Basketball: 5 takeaways from Ohio State upset

2. Miles Bridges needs to attack the rim more

Spartan fans love Miles Bridges. He’s one of the most unselfish players in recent memory, even passing up millions of dollars waiting for him in the NBA for another chance to lead Michigan State to a national title. However, he’s doing his team a disservice by not being more aggressive.

Earlier in the season, Tom Izzo harped on his star’s need to drive to the basket and create his own shots more. He did it, looking like his old self again. Unfortunately, it seems like he’s reverting to his style of play from the beginning of the season when he just stood around the perimeter and passed out of a contested shot almost instantly.

Fans, teammates, coaches and scouts would love to see him utilize a pump fake, get past his defender and attack the rim like he’s capable of doing. He’s going to be the best player on the floor at all times this conference season (although Keita Bates-Diop played like the best Sunday), so that means he needs to act like it and take advantage of his skill set.

Bridges trained all offseason to become an aggressive player and to use the dribble-drive to his advantage. It’s time we start seeing him attack the rim the way he should be — he did so near the end of the game and came away with some easy buckets.