theonlycolors.com - 11/12/2009
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by Amy Sancetta - AP
Tough to top this.
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Five Final Fours in eleven years.
It's a fabulous factoid, one that rolls off the tongue (or computer keyboard) of any and ...
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collegehoopsnet.com - 11/9/2009
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Overall Rank: #3 Conference Rank: #1 Big
Ten Conference 2008-09: 31-7, 15-3 2008-09 postseason: NCAA...
Coach: Tom Izzo (336-137 at Michigan State, 336-137 overall) Michigan State was one game away from winning a National ...
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Michigan State Basketball Preview: #3
theonlycolors.com - 11/11/2009
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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 ...
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Linking Laconically almost forgot it's signing day
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Thursday Zags Around the Web - Of course leading off with Gary Bell Jr.
The Slipper Still Fits —
... in with his season preview. A well written piece with some good quotes but, like most previews when the season is so close, it doesn't offer much of anything truly newsworthy to Zag diehards but it is a fun piece.
College Sports | 5 keys to Gonzaga's season | Seattle Times Newspaper
Kind of an appendix to Bud's preview article. These are his five keys for Gonzaga this year: Dumb it down, feed the post, hit the glass, give it to Gray, and keep the faith.
Preseason Musings: Expectations - The Only Colors
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The Links: Rasheed Wallace steals a fake leg and Zach Randolph is trying to avoid a third 20-10-50 season
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... : Zach Randolph has two 20-10-50 seasons. Impressive. The Only Colors : A lengthy rundown of preseason expectations for the Michigan State basketball team. phayes.jpg ...
Preview: Michigan State Spartans vs. Gonzaga Bulldogs
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... If our guards--i.e., the assumed strength of the team--can outplay Gonzaga's guards, who have some experience but probably can't match up talent-/depth-wise, then our relatively inexperienced big men (Draymond Green, Derrrick Nix, Garrick Sherman) just have to play the Bulldogs' relatively inexperienced big men to a draw. ...
Preview: Michigan State Spartans vs. Wofford Terriers
The Only Colors —
... Let's go big picture instead: 48 hours out from the UNC loss, I'm feeling a little better about the (college basketball) universe. From pure a fan perspective, I'm disappointed this team hasn't been able to meet the early-season expectations that come with a preseason #2 ranking. But, from an analytical perspective, I have to concede that Tuesday night's game probably doesn't have a lot of predictive value. It was an early-season road game in a very hostile setting against a team that refused to miss shots in the first half. MSU could have won, but ...
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Preseason Musings: What's Left to Say?
theonlycolors.com 11/5/2009 — 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, ...
Preseason Musings: Depth
theonlycolors.com 10/28/2009 — 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 ...
Meanwhile On The Plane Back To East Lansing…
tarheelfanblog.com 12/2/2009 — Somewhere of Big Ten country, the Michigan St. charter jet speeds towards home. On board most everyone is asleep except for a few coaches who are still pondering a fifth straight loss. In the back of the plane, Kalin Lucas is trying to sleep but getting more agitated by the minute.
Kalin ...
Big Ten Basketball Media Day Musings
thesportsbank.net 10/30/2009 —
By Paul M. Banks
When preparing for Big Ten basketball Media Day at the Crowne Plaza Hotel is Rosemont, IL. My first thought was “why on Earth did they hold it way out here by the airport? Instead of downtown” Seriously, are that many people flying in for this instead of driving? I doubt ...
Spartan Basketball getting better...
spartymsu.com 11/19/2009 — 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 ...
340 and Counting: Michigan State 90 Valparaiso 60
theonlycolors.com 11/23/2009 —
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by Al Goldis - AP
Record, all-time wins by head coach, Michigan State University: 340 (tie), George Melvin Heathcote and Thomas Izzo (pictured).
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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 - ...
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