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There was a little discussion in the comments section of the last post as to whether Neitzel belongs up there on the new banner with Magic, Skiles, Smith, Respert, and Cleaves. The first five guys are no brainers:

Magic Johnson was the driving force behind MSU’s first national title. Despite playing only two years [...]

Drew Neitzel will play for the Timberwolves’ summer league team next month in hopes of making the Minnesota roster.  I’m not up to speed on the nuances of the NBA contract system, but I assume the fact he hasn’t actually signed a free-agent contract with the team isn’t a positive sign for whether the Wolves [...]

For anyone who hasn’t taken the time to scour the draft list from last night, Drew Neitzel went undrafted.  As noted by Joe Rexrode (and previously asserted here), this may be for the best, as Neitzel will be able to find the best fit for an NBA team to try out for over the summer.
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The NBA draft is Thursday night.  Based on this interview with NBA.com from last week, after working out for the Timberwolves, Drew Neitzel hopes to be drafted somewhere in the low 40s.  Minnesota has the 31st and 34rd picks, so maybe there’s a slight chance Neizel goes early in the second round–or the Wolves are [...]

Drew Neitzel appears to have done himself some good at the NBA pre-draft camp. Fox Sports reports the following:
Drew Neitzel, 6-0, 180, PG, Michigan State, Sr.: He put his name into serious consideration with a good performance. He was able to show his range, but also good ability to knock down pull-ups from mid-range [...]

. . . 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 [...]