mlive.com —  Travis Walton has gained a new appreciation for the job basketball coaches do. read more »
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spartannation.com —  March is definitely different.  The College game is filled with different matchups, different venues, and different stakes.  While a team might have been able to get away with a little sloppiness earlier in the year, there’s little room for error when you’re in the final games of a Conference race or Tournament play.  In March, the finer points of the game end up examined under the powerful microscope of elimination. read more »
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spartannation.com —  As the Spartans arrive in Indy today for the Big Ten tournament, Tom Izzo is more fired up than any time I can remember for the event. 
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blog.mlive.com —  MSU Coach Tom Izzo suspended his starting guard for the Big Ten Tournament Opener. Izzo proves he is serious about his job both on and off the court. read more »
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noise.typepad.com —  That's right, Tom Izzo was talking about the Big Ten Tournament when he said that. It sounds like Izzo is fed up with MSU's inability to get past Saturday for the past nine events. read more »
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mlive.com —  The eve of Michigan State's opening game in the Big Ten tournament serves as a stark reminder that arguably the most dominant program in college basketball over the Past decade remains consistently hobbled by one painful thorn. read more »
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lansingstatejournal.com —  Joe Rexrode breaks down the Big Ten tournament read more »
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detnews.com —  With the fifth-highest NCAA Tournament winning percentage among active coaches, Tom Izzo sounds ready to take on more challenges. Michigan State's 14-year head coach made his case this week for tournament expansion, a complex issue expected to be a hot topic nationally this month. read more »
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freep.com —  A right wrist injury and a concussion at the beginning of the season are more examples of the bad luck Roe has endured. "My whole body's screwed up," Roe said. read more »
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theonlycolors.com —  KJ at The Only Colors graphs every Big Ten teams offensive and defensive efficiency. read more »
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thelantern.com —  Writers for Ohio State "The Lantern" seem to like Michigan State's chances in the Big Ten Tournament and one thinks Raymar Morgan wil be the tournaments outstanding player read more »
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bleacherreport.com —  An altercation between Michigan State's 6'3" shooting guard Chris Allen and Durrell Summers may have been the catalyst that led Tom Izzo to his breaking-point Tuesday afternoon. read more »
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sportsillustrated.cnn.com —  Tom Izzo is in his office, talking about how the season almost fell apart. First, his freshman wing made a game-winning shot against Wisconsin, but officials decided it came after the buzzer. "A good call," Izzo admits. "But the replay the next day (showed) there should have been another second on the clock," Izzo said. "If I woulda ..." read more »
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msuspartans.com —  Michigan State enters the 2010 Big Ten Tournament as the No. 3 seed, having captured a share of the regular season championship. The Spartans will play the winner of the Minnesota/Penn State game on Friday night. read more »
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basketballprospectus.com —  Basketball Prospectus previews the Big Ten Tournament. KenPom's system thinks the fourth-seeded Badgers have the best chance of anyone to cut down the nets in Indianapolis. That's not surprising, really, but what is kind of a shocker is the relatively weak showing of Tom Izzo's Michigan State Spartans, which Pomeroy sees as closer to the middle of the pack than to top dog's status. read more »
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