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Thursday, February 10th, 2011
After reaching the Final Four last year for the sixth time in the last 12 seasons, Tom Izzo flirted with the NBA this offseason. Perhaps he should’ve stayed a little more focused on his duties in East Lansing. Coming off a Final Four appearance, there were high expectations for Sparty ...
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Thursday, December 30th, 2010
When he is not studying kinesiology, Kirk Cousins is one of the better quarterbacks in the Big Ten. His efficient play under center, a strong running game, and tough defense was the formula this season for the Spartans to earn a share of the Big Ten Title and a top ...
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Monday, December 27th, 2010
Tom Izzo has always been known for playing a strong non-conference schedule. Just because it seems like the first time in a while that his Michigan State Spartans stumbled through one doesn't mean he's going to change it.
When the Spartans open Big Ten play this week, they'll do so as ...
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Monday, December 6th, 2010
Tom Izzo wanted his players to get a feel for Krzyzewskiville, so he took his players through it. He wanted them to get a feel for Cameron Indoor, so he made sure to get them there early before last week's meeting with Duke. Then, when it came time for the ...
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Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
After nine days of deliberation and a lot of different rumors, Tom Izzo made his announcement yesterday that he had turned down the Cavs job and elected to stay at Michigan State. It was clearly a very difficult decision for him to make and this was as close as he ...
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Monday, March 29th, 2010
Raise your hand if you thought at the beginning of the tournament that Michigan State would be playing Butler for the right to go to the National Championship. If you just raised your hand while reading this you’re either lying, you’re a Butler fan, or you’re a Michigan State fan. ...
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Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
After Korie Lucious’ last second three pointer ripped through the net against Maryland, Michigan State celebrated because they were onto the Sweet Sixteen. However, the celebration didn’t last too long as the win came with an enormous price. The Spartans best player, Kalin Lucas, ruptured his Achilles tendon in the ...
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Thursday, March 18th, 2010
Michigan State is making its thirteenth-straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament as it opens as the fifth seed in the Midwest Region against the number twelve seed New Mexico State. The Spartans current NCAA streak is the third-longest in the nation behind Kansas and Duke. They shared the Big Ten regular season championship with Ohio State ...
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Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
I don’t know if there is anything that college basketball can do about the one and done rule, but something needs to happen. Whether it’s up to the NBA or college basketball, the rule needs to go away. It’s an absolute joke right now for college basketball and I think ...
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Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
Michigan State came into this season with high expectations coming off a National Championship appearance against North Carolina last season and so far they really haven’t lived up to those expectations. Every year before conference play opens up, the Spartans tend to play some pretty big out of conference games. ...
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