Michigan State knocks off Wichita State 65-57 in roughly a 63-possession game. Unofficial Official box score (I’m tired of waiting for the official one to get posted). It’s hard to know exactly how to feel about this result, partly because we don’t know how good (or bad) a team Wichita State is. On the one [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Wichita State Game Recap (11/30/08)
Posted in game recap, tagged delvon roe, old spice classic, wichita state on November 30, 2008 | 5 Comments »
MSU Conference Game Tickets on Sale
Posted in news, tagged tickets on November 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
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 well and could still get in [...]
Orlando-Related Updates
Posted in news, tagged capital one bowl, goran suton on November 30, 2008 | 6 Comments »
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 to be pretty physical. And, to boot, they utilize a zone press. [...]
Oklahoma State Game Recap (11/28/08)
Posted in game recap, tagged kalin lucas, marquise gray, oklahoma state, old spice classic, raymar morgan, travis walton on November 29, 2008 | 8 Comments »
The Spartans run by the Cowboys 94-79 in a 76-possession game. Official box score. Well, MSU certainly got that up-tempo thing to work last night. I listened to the game on the radio, and the play-by-play call by Will Tieman was pretty frantic. Oklahoma State apparently insisted on pressing MSU, to not much success. MSU turned it over [...]
Maryland Game Recap (11/27/08)
Posted in game recap, tagged chris allen, marquise gray, maryland, old spice classic, raymar morgan, travis walton on November 27, 2008 | 11 Comments »
MSU falls hard to Maryland, 80-62, in roughly a 66-possession game. Unofficial box score. Angst-ridden bullets: I once called Goran Suton “MSU’s most indispensable player.” I’m disappointed to now have a data point that backs up that claim. Raymar Morgan’s proclivity to pick up cheap fouls is apparently a chronic problem. Which gives me a sense of [...]
Jamil Wilson is down to three
Posted in news, tagged jamil wilson, recruiting on November 27, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Jamil Wilson is down to MSU, Oregon, and Texas. Marquette is out of the picture. 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 sometimes and not get too worked up over things. Sometimes [...]
Wednesday links
Posted in links, tagged big ten, old spice classic on November 26, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Old Spice Classic preview is here. Wednesday links: Starting Spots, Deserved and Otherwise Maryland is in the same position we are at the moment: lots of depth at guard, question marks up front. Breaking Down the Old Spice Classic The Kennel Report is high on Gonzaga’s chances this weekend. Old Spice Classic features some of [...]
Goran Suton Update
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged goran suton, injuries on November 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Tom Izzo made an appearance on WDFN yesterday. 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 Classic–if not all of it. Izzo indicates the situation simply requires rest (in which case I’d question [...]
Old Spice Classic Preview
Posted in game preview, tagged georgetown, gonzaga, maryland, oklahoma state, old spice classic, siena, tennessee, wichita state on November 25, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Thursday/Friday/Sunday. The Milk House, Orlando, Florida. The ESPN family of networks. Relevant links: Old Spice Classic bracket (PDF) Old Spice Classic TV schedule Bracketography.com OSC preview (written by Mlive’s Chris Mackinder) Michigan State opens play at 7:00 on Thursday night vs. Maryland. All four games on Thursday will be televised on ESPN2. If MSU wins [...]
Dantonio's Double Timeout
Posted in commentary, tagged football, mark dantonio, sportsmanship analysis on November 25, 2008 | 23 Comments »
Against, my better judgment, allow me to weigh in on the Mark Dantonio double-timeout controversy. (I’m still trying my best to finally take advantage of that “be controversial to increase your blog’s traffic” advice I read somewhere.) Adam Rittenberg summarizes the facts of the case: Leading 42-7 entering the fourth quarter, Penn State continued to [...]
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