Idaho Game Recap (11/16/08): Delvon’s Debut
kj on Nov 16th 2008
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 in [...]
LSSU Game Recap (11/10/08)
kj on Nov 10th 2008
MSU romps again, winning 112-69 in roughly an 85-possession game. (I predict our record will be very good in game of 80 possessions or more.)
I tried to follow the on-line video stream, but, like most viewers, only saw pieces of the game. (Note to the BTN front office: You’re not doing yourselves any favors by [...]
More Media Day Notes
kj on Oct 16th 2008
MSU has to get to Ford Field (in April) to keep the every-Izzo-player’s-been-to-a-Final-Four streak alive.
Kalin Lucas:
“I feel this is my team now,” Lucas said. “Last year it was more of me coming in as the new guy. I know what I’m talking about now.
“We want to run more this season, our main thing is to [...]
Coffee Talk: Back to Basketball
kj on Sep 22nd 2008
Must . . . not . . . get . . . emotionally . . . invested . . . in . . . MSU . . . football . . . team.
We’re now just 25 days from Midnight Madness (Friday, October 17; haven’t seen any details yet). Let’s chat about how this basketball team [...]
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 [...]