MSU's Zone Offense Wears Out Louisville
What an impressive performance by Michigan State last night in beating number one overall Louisville. As a coach, you can look at that win and think to yourself, wow, they really executed their gameplan to a T. Now, on the other hand, I thought that Louisville stayed in their half-court zone defense too long. I know, that is their character, Pitino likes zones and matchup zones,...
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March 30, 2009
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March 30, 2009
SPARTANS MOVE ON TO FINAL FOUR IN DETROIT
In the only money bracket I filled out this year, I have MSU winning it all. Sure it was a homer pick because I thought maybe the best they could do was eek out a final four.But at this point, would you really pick against them? In fact, you could make a strong argument that they probably match up better with UCONN than they do Louisville.Few teams can throw multiple big guys on...
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March 30, 2009
Qualified Links
NQTC’s first liveblog went pretty well, except for the Goran Suton love affair. Anyways both games were blowouts, with MSU beating Louisville and UNC crushing Oklahoma. [NQTC]
Coach Ditka heard about those new NFL rules that protect the players’ safety, and let’s just say he’s not thrilled about those pussies and their ‘rules’. [Blog Down]
John Paxson [...]
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March 30, 2009
Louisville Game Recap (3/29/09)
MSU dismantles Louisville 64-52 in a 56-possession game to advance to the Final Four. StatSheet box score.
After a performance as thoroughly impressive as this one, it’s hard to know where to start. So let’s start with what each of the eight guys who played double-digit minutes today contributed:
Goran Suton: 19 points on 3-5 three-point shooting, [...]
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March 30, 2009
After Ejection, Devan Dumes Suspended Indefinitely by Tom Crean, Indiana
Junior guard Devan Dumes has been suspended indefinitely by Indiana and
head Tom Crean after being kicked out of the Hoosiers' game on Saturday
for some flailing elbows, one of which caught Michigan State center
Goran Suton in the twig'n'berries.Watch video of Dumes' unruly elbows, and my thoughts on why this is a great move by Tom Crean early in his IU tenure...
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February 08, 2009
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February 08, 2009
Barn Blurbs 2/3/09: Fabulous Prize Edition
Special predict the score contest for the Michigan State game
During the first Michigan State game, due to my cat-like reflexes and not wanting to get smacked in the face, I caught an official student section “Tubby Town” t-shirt. Since I already have one, why not give it away? ...
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February 03, 2009
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February 03, 2009
Big Ten/ACC Challenge Tied Going into Final Night
With the ACC going 3-2 against the Big Ten Tuesday night, they squared up the challenge and set up another ACC win based on the schedule tonight.
Michigan at Maryland, 6:30 PM
Michigan might have the second best chance at a Big Ten win and that tells you a lot about the Big Ten's chances. Maryland is a killer at home, winning over 86% of their games in College Park over...
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December 03, 2008
Orlando-Related Updates
Orlando-Related Update: Basketball Edition
Goran Suton is "doubtful" for Sunday afternoon's game vs. Wichita State.
I'm very interested to see (or maybe just hear) how MSU deals with an opponent who plays at a slow pace and, based on their rebounding stats, appears to be pretty physical.A (And, to boot, they utilize a zone press.)A Good thing [...]
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November 30, 2008
Goran Suton Update
Tom Izzo made an appearance on WDFN yesterday.A His comments indicate that (1) Suton probably won't need arthroscopic surgery on his knee but (2) he expects to be without Suton for at least 90% of the Old Spice Classica?"if not all of it.A Izzo indicates the situation simply requires rest (in which case I'd question [...]
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November 26, 2008
Suton to miss Old Spice Classic?
Joe Rexrode is reporting that Goran Suton may have to sit out the Old Spice Classic due to lingering knee problems.A Suton will certainly be limited in terms of minutes, and arthroscopic surgery is a possibility, which would mean 2-3 weeks of missed time.
This would be (is) a major blow to MSU's advantage over the [...]
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November 24, 2008
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