. . . which, you’ll note, looks almost exactly like the old Spartans Weblog. Nevertheless, this is, in fact, a brand new site from a technical perspective, which has two implications: You should update your bookmark to http://www.spartansweblog.com. If you were subscribed to the RSS feed for the old site, you’ll need to resubscribe to [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Welcome to the Brand New Spartans Weblog
Posted in links, site news, tagged drew neitzel on May 31, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Stop Reading this Blog
Posted in general on May 31, 2008 | Comments Off
Or, more accurately, stop reading this blog at this web address. Everything has been moved over to: http://www.spartansweblog.com You’ll want to update your bookmarks as any new content won’t appear here anymore. (I’ll probably keep this version up for a while to direct any traffic from links/searches to the new site.) And I think anyone [...]
A few links before the blog goes on the fritz
Posted in links, michigan state basketball, recruiting on May 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Izzo is reportedly in the hunt for 6’7″ shooting guard Russell Byrd out of Fort Wayne (a 2010 recruit), as is John Beilein. Byrd’s father indicates Iowa is currently the leader, though. This quote from Mr. Byrd is enlightening regarding Izzo’s plans for the next two recruiting classes: “They said they had three scholarships for [...]
Your 2008-09 Michigan State Basketball Roster
Posted in coffee talk, drew neitzel, michigan state basketball on May 28, 2008 | 5 Comments »
With the Tigers’ odds of contending for a playoff spot rapidly dwindling to naught, the five months until the 2008-09 MSU basketball season begins are looking even longer to me than they otherwise would. Nonetheless, let’s look ahead to how the team fits together, at least on paper. I’ve now provided my thoughts on all [...]
We need a bigger basketball arena!
Posted in big ten, breslin center, general, michigan state basketball on May 27, 2008 | Comments Off
AKA They’re numbers and they’re MSU basketball-related, so I must analyze them. Despite once again selling out every home game, MSU ranked just 17th in the nation in average home attendance this season (from the page I’ve linked to, there’s a link to a Word file with all the details). This is, of course, a [...]
Shades of Gray
Posted in marquise gray, michigan state basketball, stats analysis on May 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This is the last in the series of posts looking at each returning scholarship player’s performance this past season. And we’ve saved the most enigmatic Spartan for last: Marquise Gray. Gray came into the program in 2004 as a 5-star recruit expected to use his off-the-charts athleticism to become a major star. Needless to say, [...]
Tuesday Night Links, AKA "Recruiting talk returns like a bad rash"
Posted in links, michigan state basketball, tagged recruiting on May 20, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Much-maligned Detroit Country Day center DaShonte Riley has committed to Georgetown. Riley plummeted to #111 in Rival’s latest ranking of 2009 prospects. Nix is #108. Sherman is #130. As previously indicated, I’m not a recruiting expert by any stretch of the imagination, but it seems like Izzo needs a wing player in the 2009 class [...]
Tuesday Night Links, AKA “Recruiting talk returns like a bad rash”
Posted in links, michigan state basketball, recruiting on May 20, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Much-maligned Detroit Country Day center DaShonte Riley has committed to Georgetown. Riley plummeted to #111 in Rival’s latest ranking of 2009 prospects. Nix is #108. Sherman is #130. As previously indicated, I’m not a recruiting expert by any stretch of the imagination, but it seems like Izzo needs a wing player in the 2009 class [...]
Season Review: End-of-the-Bench Edition
Posted in idong ibok, isaiah dahlman, michigan state basketball, tom herzog on May 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
A Couple Links The MSU-Texas game will be played in Houston on December 20, per Joe Rexrode. Leave it to John Schneider to get to the bottom of the “Thank you, Tom” billboard mystery. They were put up by a Mr. Paul Covert, owner of Smart Office Systems. (Quite the missed opportunity for the LSJ: [...]
Sunday Night Links and the Return of Coffee Talk
Posted in coffee talk, links, michigan state basketball on May 11, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Our friend Devin (of College Basketball Chronotope) provides a couple useful links: 2008 Big Ten player efficiency ratings: Goran Suton ranked as the 4th most efficient player in the conference on a per-minute basis. A preliminary 2009 Big Ten power poll: His rundown of the 11 conference teams has a lot more meat on the [...]
