The Spartans run, not walk, past the Huskies 82-73 in a 74-possession game. StatSheet box score. At this point, it’s hard to find more words to describe how well this team is playing. This game was almost a carbon copy of the Louisville game in terms of scoring flow: It was back and forth in [...]
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UConn Game Recap (4/4/09)
Posted in game recap, tagged connecticut, final four, kalin lucas, korie lucious, ncaa tournament, raymar morgan on April 5, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Robert Morris Game Recap (3/20/09)
Posted in game recap, tagged draymond green, goran suton, ncaa tournament, raymar morgan, robert morris on March 21, 2009 | 5 Comments »
The Spartans bounce the Colonials 77-62 in a 65-possession game. StatSheet box score. The Kenpom prediction was a scoreline of 73-60, so the game result was in line with statistical expectations. Robert Morris kept things close early by knocking down some 3-pointers, but eventually MSU’s size and athleticism were too much for the Colonials to [...]
Indiana Game Recap (3/3/09)
Posted in game recap, tagged indiana, raymar morgan on March 3, 2009 | 23 Comments »
The Spartans dodge a bullet and win an outright title, all in same night. 64-59 MSU in a 60-possession game. StatSheet box score. Weird game: Stats by StatSheet.com Indiana kept the rebounding battle close, both teams turned the ball over with regularity, and sloppy defense led to a lot of free throw attempts. Thankfully, our [...]
Tuesday Night Links
Posted in links, tagged brian hoyer, raymar morgan, tom herzog on February 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Some non-poll-related conversation topics: Conference Check: Beginning of the End Edition Buckeyes can shoot the rock. Mulling an Intervention for the Big Ten More TAFKATBTW. Would an up-tempo coach have a recruiting/competitive advantage in the Big Ten. Is Tom Izzo an up-tempo coach? Tom Izzo: I’m stressing offense, ‘believe it or not’ But we’re #1 [...]
Statistical comparison of the read-into-it-what-you-want variety
Posted in stats analysis, tagged goran suton, raymar morgan on February 17, 2009 | 3 Comments »
MSU in games in which Goran Suton or Raymar Morgan have been out/limited: 8-4 record Offensive efficiency of 105.0 Defensive efficiency of 96.3 MSU in games in which Goran Suton and Raymar Morgan have both been at/near full strength: 12-0 record Offensive efficiency of 118.4 Defensive efficiency of 93.8 The schedule for the second set [...]
Penn State Game Recap (1/14/09)
Posted in game recap, tagged goran suton, penn state, raymar morgan on January 14, 2009 | 17 Comments »
Michigan State escapes Happy Valley with a 5-point win: 78-73 in a 65-possession game. Statsheet box score. (Note: I just realized the Statsheet box scores have an “Advanced Player Stats” tab with individual tempo-free numbers. Wicked awesome.) That was a very unpleasant 10 minutes of basketball. After a game like this one, it’s easy to [...]
Minnesota Game Recap (12/31/08)
Posted in game recap, tagged kalin lucas, marquise gray, minnesota, raymar morgan on December 31, 2008 | 8 Comments »
The Spartans grind out a 70-58 victory against the Gophers in a 61-possession game. Unofficial box score. MSU’s performance today deserves that oft-used moniker of “workmanlike.” Outside of a brief Gopher spurt to close MSU’s lead to one point going into halftime, the Spartans played with intensity for 40 minutes, slowly building a lead that [...]
Oakland Game Recap (12/27/08)
Posted in game recap, tagged chris allen, goran suton, oakland, raymar morgan on December 27, 2008 | 4 Comments »
The Spartans knock out the Grizzlies 82-66 in a 65-possession game. Official box score. For once, I got the keys to the game right: rebounding and 3-point shooting. MSU out-rebounded Oakland at both ends of the court and knocked down 11 of 20 three-point attempts (55.0%), resulting in the four-factor graph below: Stats by StatSheet.com [...]
The Top Ten Performances of the 2008-09 Season
Posted in coffee talk, commentary, tagged delvon roe, durrell summers, goran suton, kalin lucas, raymar morgan, travis walton on April 9, 2009 | 11 Comments »
I’ve decided not to post any commentary of a forward-looking nature until we get over to the new site. For now, let’s revel in the season that has been. One of the things that made this season so special was the number of guys who stepped up at various times during the season to get [...]
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