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Robert Morris Game Recap (3/20/09)
March 21, 2009 by
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The Spartans bounce the Colonials 77-62 in a 65-possession game.
MSU-Robert Morris Open Thread
March 20, 2009 by
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Here’s the place to talk about tonight’s action.
Allow me to say . . .
March 20, 2009 by
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Amen.
Unfortunately, I’m going to guess Digger Phelps will be taking a different methodological approach.
Coffee Talk: Who Plays on the Wing?
March 19, 2009 by
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Going into NCAA Tournament play, our starting lineup looks like it may finally be completely healthy.
The ball is tipped . . .
March 19, 2009 by
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In my book, this is the best day of the entire year for pure sports fandom.
Warm-Up TV Viewing
March 18, 2009 by
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The three days between the NCAA bracket getting revealed and tournament play actually starting are always a tough stretch to get through for us hoops junkies (NIT games just don’t cut it).
Robert Morris Game Preview
March 17, 2009 by
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9:50 Friday night. The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis. CBS.
First, some fun facts:
Robert Morris’ mascot is the Colonials.
That’s appropriate, as the university is named after Robert Morris, a signer of the Declaration of Independence who was nicknamed...
Monday Night Links and Coffee Talk
March 16, 2009 by
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The plan is to post a Robert Morris preview tomorrow night. For now, here’s what other people are talking about as we head into the first week of the Big Dance–plus a question for us to talk about.
College Basketball BlogPoll breakdown, Week “6″
MSU is...
Monday Night Links and Coffee Talk
March 16, 2009 by
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The plan is to post a Robert Morris preview tomorrow night. For now, here’s what other people are talking about as we head into the first week of the Big Dance–plus a question for us to talk about.
College Basketball BlogPoll breakdown, Week “6″
MSU is...
Pick your 16
March 16, 2009 by
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First: Congratulations to Zack for winning the BTT bracket contest. Zack was one of two entrants to correctly name Purdue as the champion (Chris was the other). Send me your mailing address and I’ll mail you your DVD, Sir. Also, thanks to SpartanDan for serving...
First Impressions
March 15, 2009 by
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You guys have already covered a lot of this, but the draw looks about as good as we could have hoped for:
All of our six potential games would be played in the Midwest (Minneapolis, Indianapolis, Detroit).
Nothing on paper gives us any reason to be particularly afraid of Boston College...
Blogpoll Ballot VI
March 15, 2009 by
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Full disclosure: My heart wasn’t in this one.
Rank
Team
Delta
1
North Carolina
2
Pittsburgh
3
Louisville
5
4
Connecticut
1
5
Duke
6
Memphis
7
Michigan St.
8
Oklahoma
4
9
Missouri
2
10
Kansas
11
Wake Forest
2
12
Syracuse...
Selection Sunday Rant
March 15, 2009 by
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Digger Phelps says he doesn’t like the Big Ten because they “don’t score enough points.”
Well, we scored enough points to beat these teams:
Louisville
Duke
Florida State
UCLA
Texas
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma State
(And play Oklahoma to OT)
Maybe it’s the...
Selection Sunday Open Thread
March 14, 2009 by
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I’m sticking around in Indy on Sunday to take vengeance on the rest of the Big Ten by dominating them in the Hoops Day 5K (fans of those other teams better come prepared to break the half-hour mark, baby) and watch at least some of the BTT final.
Ohio State Game Recap (3/14/09)
March 14, 2009 by
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The Spartans bow out to the Buckeyes 82-70 in a 69-possession game.
Minnesota Game Recap/Ohio State Open Thread Combo Meal
March 13, 2009 by
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Minnesota Game Recap
MSU advances past Minnesota 64-56 in a 64-possession game.
BTT Open Thread: MSU-Minnesota
March 12, 2009 by
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Friday Noon. Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis. ESPN.
Here’s the place for those you who can be in front of a TV tomorrow afternoon to keep those of you stuck at a desk updated on how the game’s progressing.
The Gophers advanced out of the first round by beating...
BTT Day 1 Open Thread
March 12, 2009 by
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I’m leaving for Indy some time this afternoon.
Wednesday Night Musings
March 11, 2009 by
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Wednesday Night Links
Kalin Lucas is OK despite bruised hand
Please, no more injuries.
Conference Check: Final Reality Edition
We finished in a tie with Illinois for lowest defensive efficiency in the Big Ten (more on that below).
Conference Tournament Odds: Log5 Style
BP’s system...
State of the Blog Address: A-Change-is-a-Comin’ Edition
March 10, 2009 by
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To date, this basketball season has been a blogging dream. On the court, our team has fulfilled, if not exceeded, preseason expectations by running away with the Big Ten Championship–despite a series of injuries and illnesses along the way. On the blog, I managed...
Rankings Update
March 09, 2009 by
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AP: #7 (up from #8)
Coaches: #6 (up from #8)
Blogpoll: #6 (up from #8)
Sagarin: #7 (down from #6)
Kenpom: #11 (up from #12)
RPI: #6 (down from #4; I think playing IU hurt us here)
Bracketology: #2 seed (steady from last week)
Crashing the Dance: #2 seed (steady from last week)
The...
The Spartans would like to thank the Academy
March 09, 2009 by
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OK, it?s already ?later tonight? and the all-Big Ten selections have been released.
Your Spartan awardees:
Kalin Lucas was selected as the conference Player of the Year?and a first-team all-conference picks?by both the coaches and the media.? Chalk up another rock-solid preseason...
The Second Annual and World’s Only (As Far As We Know) Big Ten Tournament Bracket Contest
March 09, 2009 by
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The BTT bracket is now set. Why wait to make predictions about a bunch of teams you know almost nothing about (Robert Morris? Stephen F. Austin? Binghamton?) when you can make predictions right now about the 11 teams you’ve been watching nonstop for the past 10 weeks...
Final Conference-Only Points Over Replacement Per Adjusted Game (PORPAG)
March 09, 2009 by
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Original PORPAG post is here.? The basics:
As a refresher, this stat is an attempt to measure the marginal points per game a player contributes to his team on offense above what a ?replacement-level? player would provide.
Major caveats: (1) Basketball is a team, not an individual...
Purdue Game Recap (3/8/09)
March 08, 2009 by
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MSU guts out their 15th conference win 62-51 in a 68-possession.? StatSheet box score.
Raise your hand if you had us winning the conference by FOUR games:
TEAM
CONFERENCE
OVERALL
Michigan State
15-3
25-5
Illinois
11-7
23-8
Purdue
11-7
22-9
Ohio State
10-8
20-9
Penn...
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