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Maryland Game Recap (11/27/08)

kj on Nov 27th 2008

MSU falls hard to Maryland, 80-62, in roughly a 66-possession game.  Unofficial box score.
Angst-ridden bullets:

I once called Goran Suton “MSU’s most indispensable player.”  I’m disappointed to now have a data point that backs up that claim.
Raymar Morgan’s proclivity to pick up cheap fouls is apparently a chronic problem.  Which gives me a sense of enormous dread about [...]

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Old Spice Classic Preview

kj on Nov 25th 2008

Thursday/Friday/Sunday.  The Milk House, Orlando, Florida.  The ESPN family of networks.
Relevant links:

Old Spice Classic bracket (PDF)
Old Spice Classic TV schedule
Bracketography.com OSC preview (written by Mlive’s Chris Mackinder)

Michigan State opens play at 7:00 on Thursday night vs. Maryland.  All four games on Thursday will be televised on ESPN2.
If MSU wins the first game, their remaining [...]

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Coffee Talk: Taking the Clutch Shot

kj on Jul 29th 2008

The match-ups and schedule for the Old Spice Classic have been released.  (Don’t the words “Old Spice” and “Classic” go together nicely?)  Michigan State will play Maryland in the opening round at 7:00 on Thursday, November 27 (Thanksgiving Day).  The game will be televised on ESPN2.
If they won that game, they’d play the winner of [...]

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