(Photo: Daniel Mears, Detroit News)
East Lansing — Rocket Watts admitted he needs to be more aggressive.
Malik Hall acknowledged that he needed to slow things down just a tad.
Not unlike most freshmen, Michigan State’s two most important first-year players were quick to accept their coach’s critiques after the top-ranked Spartans lost to No. 2 Kentucky in the Champions Classic on Tuesday, the first game for each.
Watts, the prolific high school scorer, took only four shots and often deferred to his teammates while Hall, an athletic power forward, was often out of control and earned two quick fouls that limited his playing time.