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Capital One Bowl Preview
December 14, 2008 by
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OR ?If the football team goes 9-3, the basketball blogger will take the time to do a full-fledged game preview for the bowl game.?
1:00 pm, Thursday, January 1.? The Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium, Orlando, Florida.? ABC.
Georgia?s and MSU?s win-loss resumes are nearly identical: 9-3...
Alcorn State Game Recap (12/13/08)
December 14, 2008 by
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MSU streaks by Alcorn State 118-60 in an 81-possession game.? Official box score.
When your back-up point guard has 11 assists, you know it?s been a very long night for your opponent.
Michigan State dominated this game in every way possible:
Stats by StatSheet.com
Most indicative...
Alcorn State Game Preview
December 11, 2008 by
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6:00 Saturday.A The Breslin Center.A Big Ten Network.
Three-word game preview: Cupcake city . . . baby.
The Alcorn State basketball team is simply bad.A Both Kenpom and Sagarin rated the team as being among the 10 worst Division 1 teams in the country last year, when they went 7-24...
Coffee Talk: Accentuate the Positive
December 10, 2008 by
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Wednesday Night Links
Game Time Changed For Men's Basketball Big Ten Opener
Tip-off on December 31 will be at noon, not 6:00, so Gopher fans can watch their football team.
The Minnesota Athletic Department still knows how to screw over their fans
From the Barn points out most...
Who's turning the ball over?
December 09, 2008 by
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Coming into this season, we thought MSU might have finally beaten the turnover bug.A They had ended the 2007-08 season by posting sub-20% turnover percentages in nine of their final 11 games.
To date, though, turnovers continue to be the team's weak point on offense this season...
Rankings Update: An Octet of Big Ten Vote Recipients
December 08, 2008 by
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Rankings Update
Michigan State fell to #18 in the AP poll and #20 in the coaches' poll.A Sticking to the AP, Purdue is the highest-ranked Big Ten team at #14 and Ohio State has entered the poll at #21.A Michigan is the 3rd team under "Others Receiving Votes."A Wisconsin...
Bradley Game Recap (12/7/08)
December 07, 2008 by
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MSU runs by the Braves 75-59 in a 78-possession game.A Official box score.
The final margin was right in the range it should be against a medium-strength mid-major like Bradley.A But this win felt unsatisfying for several reasons:
MSU came out looking unprepared and a step slow against...
It's official: We're going to Disney World
December 07, 2008 by
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I'm not sure if they mentioned this during the basketball broadcast (my children were engaged in boisterous Sunday afternoon play at the time), but Coach Dantonio announced that MSU is going to the Capital One Bowl during a second-half time out.
So, all you football experts out...
Wolverines Down Devils
December 06, 2008 by
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Michigan upset #4 Duke 81-73 in a 70-possession game this afternoon.
Watching the Wolverines play with confidence and composure against a top ten team for 40 minutes was, I have to say, a bit of a surreal experience.A This is a landmark game in the John Beilein era.
I'd say more...
Saturday Links: More Knee News
December 06, 2008 by
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Injury News of the Cheerfulness-Inducing Variety
Joe Rexrode:
Delvon Roe said after Friday's practice that doctors have cleared him to do "whatever I want to do."
. . .
So while Goran Suton's knee situation is a drag on this team, Roe's situation is as good as...
Bradley Game Preview
December 06, 2008 by
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4:00 Sunday.A The Breslin Center.A BTN.
Bradley comes in at 4-2.A They lost to Florida on the road by 23 points and dropped a neutral-court game vs. the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
The Braves are coming off a season in which they compiled a record of 21-17, including a 9-9...
(Another) Goran Suton Update
December 05, 2008 by
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Steve Grinczel on Suton's knee surgery:
Suton's 15-minute procedure was performed Thursday, Izzo said Friday evening after practice. A small "fleck" of cartilage that may have contributed to the pain Suton experienced in his left knee was removed.
According to the...
Thursday Night Links
December 04, 2008 by
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Thursday Night Links
The 2008 Big Ten/ACC Challenge: Best Ever?
No so much for us.
SPARTANS DOWN, NOT OUT
Travis Walton to Jeff Goodman: "Don't worry.A We'll take care of you."
Kaizen: Making sense of a 35-point loss
I link to anyone who calls me "insightful...
North Carolina Game Recap (12/3/08)
December 04, 2008 by
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The Tarheels dismantle the Spartans 98-63 in an 83-possession game.A Official box score.
In terms of analyzing the full 40 minutes of the game, the Statsheet "Stat of the Day" sums things up neatly: "Michigan State did not beat North Carolina at any of the 4 factors...
3-3
December 03, 2008 by
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The Big Ten made things interesting last night.A If either Illinois or Iowa, both of whom had a chance to tie their games in the final few seconds but couldn't convert, had pulled out a win, the Big Ten could have taken a 4-2 lead into tonight's game.
Purdue couldn't keep...
Pregame Listening
December 03, 2008 by
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Two experts, of disparate qualifications, pontificate about tonight's game:
1) Yours truly was invited to talk about the game on Chadd Scott's "Big Ten All-Access" show at bustersports.com, an on-line sports radio channel.A You can access the audio feed here.A My...
MSU-North Carolina Game Preview
December 02, 2008 by
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Tuesday Night Links
Chat: John Gasaway
TAFKATBTW answers your questions Wednesday at 1:00.
Ten sophomores ready to break out
Kalin Lucas makes Seth Davis' list.
ESPN Analysis of Wisconsin's Swing Offense
X's & O's of Basketball: "Isn't motion offense just...
MSU-North Carolina Tickets Now 50% Off
December 02, 2008 by
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Thanks to MootheKow for finding this:
Ticketmaster Special Promotion Link
While this makes those of us who bought our tickets ahead of time feel somewhat ripped off, they might as well do what they can to get more people in the seats Wednesday night.A It's probably not going to...
Monday Night Links: Big Ten-ACC Challenge Edition
December 01, 2008 by
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Rankings Update
2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings (Dec. 1)
MSU drops to 13th in the AP poll and 12th in the coaches' poll.A A larger fall could be justified.A Purdue is only other Big Ten team ranked in AP poll (at #9).A Four of first 11 teams under "Others Receiving...
MSU Conference Game Tickets on Sale
November 30, 2008 by
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In case you haven't seen Spartalytical's note in the comments:
Just an FYI that conference tickets have gone on sale before the 12/1 date (tonight at midnight). Nothing is available any longer in the lower section for the Kansas game. I picked up a couple of other games as...
Orlando-Related Updates
November 30, 2008 by
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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...
Oklahoma State Game Recap (11/29/08)
November 29, 2008 by
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The Spartans run by the Cowboys 94-79 inA a 76-possession game.A Official box score.
Well, MSU certainly got that up-tempo thing to work last night.A I listened to the game on the radio, and theA play-by-play call by Will TiemanA was pretty frantic.A Oklahoma State apparently insisted...
Maryland Game Recap (11/27/08)
November 27, 2008 by
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MSU falls hard to Maryland, 80-62, in roughly a 66-possession game.A Unofficial box score.
Angst-ridden bullets:
I once called Goran Suton "MSU's most indispensable player."A I'm disappointed to now have a data point that backs up that claim.
Raymar Morgan's...
Jamil Wilson is down to three
November 27, 2008 by
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Jamil Wilson is down to MSU, Oregon, and Texas.A Marquette is out of the picture.A Wilson says he didn't like them "playing head games" with him.
Meanwhile, his head coach is hoping he'll enjoy playing basketball more this season:
"But Jamil needs to just relax...
Goran Suton Update
November 26, 2008 by
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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...
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