Michigan State’s loss to Maryland featured a number of frustrating and disappointing moments. All too often the Spartans looked inexperienced, under skilled, and had poor execution. While the players made mistakes that led to the loss, there were a few prime examples of coaching undermining even the best efforts of the players.
While it’s cliché to say that players win games and coaches lose games, the examples listed below go beyond that. These were signs of a coaching staff struggling to make good decisions and put their players in positions to succeed.
Here is a run down of 5 examples of true coaching malpractice, and to balance it out two positives at the end.