Preseason Musings: What's Left to Say?
theonlycolors.com 17 days ago — OR "Previewing the Season by Reviewing the Offseason" With just barely more than a week until the regular season basketball opener, I feel like I should be providing more in the way of preview-like substance around here.  But, frankly, after seven months of offseason basketball blogging, ...

Michigan State Basketball Preview: Izzo Hopes to Take Spartans Back to Indianapolis
midwestsportsfans.com 18 days ago — The last time Michigan State won a national championship was the 2000 season…in Indianapolis. Nearly a decade later, the Final Four returns to Indianapolis and the Spartans are hoping for a case of dèjà vu. Last season the Spartans almost fulfilled a dream season but fell just ...

Technical Difficulties: Michigan State 76 Grand Valley 53
theonlycolors.com 12 days ago — More photos » by Al Goldis - AP The big fella looks to score. Browse more photos » Grumpy Preface: So the $2.99 I invested tonight bought me two hours of almost constantly ...

Spartan Basketball getting better...
spartymsu.com 2 days ago — Sports Illustrated article on the Spartans is below, along with their 5 minute NCAA guide..  You need to go out and get this copy for a primer on all of the teams… Good reference issue…. But the article on MSU they have allowed us to use on the Blog.. Nice guys !  I’ll renew ...

Around the Big Ten ‘09: Michigan State
umhoops.com 9/30/2009 — Previously : Wisconsin KJ of The Only Colors agreed to pitch in and answer some questions about Michigan State’s upcoming season. KJ has a few more friends at The Only Colors and they even talk football, but we know that he is a basketball blogger ...

Game Thread: Gonzaga Bulldogs at Michigan St. Spartans
theonlycolors.com 4 days ago — by Eric Gay - AP With Raymar Morgan and Delvon Roe less than 100%, can Draymond Green come up big in the paint tonight? View full size photo » If (like me) you're not at the Breslin Center ...

Linking Laconically almost forgot it's signing day
theonlycolors.com 10 days ago — MSU's Tom Izzo likes new recruiting class | freep.com | Detroit Free Press Could add one more?  Would require an early departure, unless I'm missing something.  Izzo: "“This year’s class really fits our needs.  We’ve got a banger, a couple of scorers and a lot ...

MSU Green-White Basketball Scrimmage Recap
theonlycolors.com 27 days ago — Yay, basketball!  A sport that doesn't make us think about sharp objects!   The lineup format for the scrimmage was first team (Green) vs. second team (White).  The starting lineup for the Green team--and, therefore, the presumed opening game lineup at this point--was ...

Preseason Musings: Depth
theonlycolors.com 24 days ago — Depth ratio, as formulated last June : Depth Ratio = (minutes played by top two players) / (minutes played by 8th and 9th players) This ratio allows us to compare a single number across different teams and captures two key aspects of having depth: Not relying too heavily on one or two ...

MSU's defensive tendencies during the Tom Izzo era
theonlycolors.com 10/14/2009 — A couple weeks ago, I promised you some long-term analysis of MSU's defensive tempo-free numbers.  (I'm sure you've been jumping out of bed every morning and running to the computer to see if this post has been published yet.)  As it turns out, there's a good reason I haven't yet ...

Michigan St. cruises in preseason finale (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Men's Hoops News 12 days ago
Kalin Lucas had 18 points and Draymond Green added 15 points and 11 rebounds in No. 2 Michigan State?s final exhibition game, a 76-53 victory over Grand Valley State on Monday night. The Spartans again played without Raymar Morgan, who suffered a ...

2009-10 College Basketball Preview: Awards and Tournament Predictions — Bleacher Report - College Basketball 11 days ago
John Wall, New York Knick, 2010. Player of the Year 1) John Wall, G - Kentucky, Fr. 2) Sherron Collins, G - Kansas, Sr. 3) Luke Harangody, F - Notre Dame, Sr. 4) Kalin Lucas, G - Michigan State, Jr. 5) Cole Aldrich, C - ...

Michigan's Monday Musings — Bleacher Report - College Football 11 days ago
Brandon Minor Adds a Different Dimension to the Run Game Brandon Minor's absence has definitely contributed to Michigan's offensive problems. Michigan is first in the Big Ten in scoring and rushing offense, however a truly healthy Minor against ...

Wisconsin Badgers-Michigan Wolverines: A Badger's Take — Bleacher Report - College Football 11 days ago
Michigan Wolverines football. The very thought causes several different reactions among Big Ten fans. "I would rather kick myself in the face than see the Wolverines win a game." -Josh, L.A. Ohio State fan. "...they are without a doubt the most ...

Michigan AD says Rodriguez's job not in jeopardy — Latest Sporting News Articles for College Football 11 days ago
Sporting News staff reports Michigan athletic director Bill Martin, the man who hired Rich Rodriguez as football coach, told the Detroit News that Rodriguez's job is secure. Rodriguez, ...