{"id":18537,"date":"2024-07-12T09:00:48","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T13:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spartanshadows.com\/?p=18537"},"modified":"2024-07-12T04:00:09","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T08:00:09","slug":"xavier-booker-takes-exception-to-criticism-of-moneyball-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spartanshadows.com\/?p=18537","title":{"rendered":"Xavier Booker takes exception to criticism of Moneyball performance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Star Michigan State basketball big man Xavier Booker didn’t take too kindly to some rather harsh criticism of his Moneyball showing.<\/h2>\n

Year two of Xavier Booker<\/a> already has people buzzing.<\/p>\n

There has been plenty of excitement this offseason surrounding Booker whether it’s been with his weight gain (up to about 245 pounds) or the fact that he’s working out with NBA superstars like Jaren Jackson Jr. or LeBron James. People are buying into the Xavier Booker hype.<\/p>\n

We usually see a lot of growth from year one to year two in Tom Izzo’s system and the former five-star big man should follow that trend. A lot of talking heads have even stated that they’ve been hearing good things about Booker this summer from East Lansing.<\/p>\n

However, one podcast didn’t like how he looked during the opening night of the annual Moneyball Pro-Am. The Sleepers podcast called his performance on the first night a “disaster”, knocking his mentality during the opening night.<\/p>\n

Booker didn’t take too kindly to the criticism of his night one performance at Moneyball, replying to the YouTube video on the podcast’s channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Thought that Xavier Booker looked like he wanted to show off a little more Tuesday night than the other sessions. Didn\u2019t realize he saw the negative comments of some talking heads that weren\u2019t even in attendance pic.twitter.com\/ZXUZf4oc66<\/a><\/p>\n

— L\u27b0\u27b0min Kn\u27b0tty (@Loomin_Knotty) July 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n