Welcome to the Brand New Spartans Weblog
kj on May 31st 2008
. . . 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 the [...]
A few links before the blog goes on the fritz
kj on May 29th 2008
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 [...]
Your 2008-09 Michigan State Basketball Roster
kj on May 28th 2008
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!
kj on May 27th 2008
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
kj on May 22nd 2008
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 [...]
Tuesday Night Links, AKA “Recruiting talk returns like a bad rash”
kj on May 20th 2008
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 [...]
Season Review: End-of-the-Bench Edition
kj on May 15th 2008
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: [...]