Going into this weekend, I said a 2-1 record in the Old Spice Classic would be a “solid outcome.” But that was contingent on winning the opening game against Maryland–which we didn’t. Nevertheless, I don’t think we should get too despondent about MSU’s Old Spice Classic results (although yours truly was pretty despondent late Thursday [...]
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MSU at the Old Spice Classic: A Statistical Review
Posted in stats analysis, tagged austin thornton, chris allen, delvon roe, draymond green, durrell summers, kalin lucas, korie lucious, marquise gray, old spice classic, raymar morgan, travis walton on December 1, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Idaho Game Recap (11/16/08): Delvon's Debut
Posted in game recap, tagged austin thornton, delvon roe, idaho, isaiah dahlman, marquise gray on November 16, 2008 | 9 Comments »
The Spartans vandalize the Vandals 100-62 in a 70 69-possession game (seemed faster than that, didn’t it?). In a game with plenty of scoring by the good guys, let’s start by talking about a player who didn’t make a single field goal: Delvon Roe must have had the most impressive one-point debut by a freshman [...]
Northern Michigan Game Recap (11/5/08)
Posted in game recap, tagged austin thornton, durrell summers, northern michigan on November 6, 2008 | 9 Comments »
MSU defeats NMU in a landslide, 118-57. I ended up attending the game in person, which was good since it sounds like the streaming video thing wasn’t a flaming success. Michigan State came out flaunting their new high-tempo game plan. They applied full-court pressure on every made basket or dead ball. It’s not a full-court [...]
Izzo planning on a smaller lineup
Posted in commentary, links, tagged austin thornton, delvon roe, lineup, schedule on July 27, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Another scheduling note: MSU will not be playing an exhibition game vs. the University of Victoria after all (hat tip: Up with the Colors). No explanation for the cancellation. I still haven’t seen any additional information on the preseason Canadian tour. Not sure if this is a sign it’s not going to happen now or [...]
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