detnews.com —
The top five candidates for Big Ten Player of the Year for 2008-09 -- assuming Indiana's Eric Gordon opts for the NBA draft after this season:
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Michigan State coach Tom Izzo has been trying endlessly to find the best way to motivate Goran Suton and Marquise Gray. Izzo sees talent in both big men that, at times, seems to get wasted. Lately, however, there have been indications both might be ready to put things together down the stretch here for the Spartans.
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freep.com —
After Michigan State's last matchup with Illinois, coach Tom Izzo said the Illini had punched his players in the mouth and the Spartans didn't punch back. MSU won that game, 51-41, at home Jan. 30, but the Spartans were caught off guard by a tough defense. Illinois forced 20 turnovers and 20 fouls, and held MSU to 37.2% shooting.
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lansingstatejournal.com —
Finally, Michigan State has solved the puzzle. Sunday's 103-74 home romp over Indiana was the beginning of a fast-break renaissance that will continue tonight at Illinois and beyond. Or not. There's one thing to remember about Indiana in that game. "They didn't get back at all," MSU coach Tom Izzo said. And Illinois? Illinois will get back on
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Is the turnover problem solved? Progress is certainly evident. MSU has a total of 27 in the past four games, winning three of them. In the two previous games, losses at Purdue and Indiana, the Spartans committed 38. But Illinois will be trapping and hound-dogging the Spartans tonight - as the Illini did on Jan. 30 at Breslin Center, forcing MSU in
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betus.com —
In the BetUS NCAA basketball betting odds, Michigan State is listed as a 2.5-point road favorite, with a total of 122.5 points.
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suntimes.com —
Michigan State coach Tom Izzo, a longtime friend of Bruce Weber, came to the defense of the beleaguered Illinois coach this week as Weber winds down his first losing season in 10 years as a head coach.
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blog.mlive.com —
"You have a wonderful sense for the obvious" is one of former Michigan State head basketball coach Jud Heathcote's favorite putdowns. Well, his protege reprised that backhanded compliment, but with a little extra sauce for those who think they've figured out what's wrong with the Spartans and aren't shy about letting him know.
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spartansweblog.wordpress.com —
As much as we’ve focused on MSU’s turnover problems this season, the most distinctive feature of their tempo-free profile is actually their reluctance to shoot three-pointers. They rank 337 in the nation–fifth from last–in the percentage of field goal attempts taken from beyond the arc.
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detnews.com —
"You try to keep it in perspective," coach Tom Izzo said Tuesday during his weekly news conference. "I think we're a better basketball team than we were a month ago. Sometimes it shows, sometimes it doesn't.
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Summers who has often been odd man out in the playing rotation although Izzo said he hasn't lost confidence in him, and even accepts some of the blame for Summers' lack of playing time.
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brightcove.tv —
Michigan State's Goran Suton talks with Mike Hall about all things Spartans basketball.
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noise.typepad.com —
The Spartans will be down in Illinois tomorrow for their penultimate regular season game against the Fighting Illini. The boys in orange haven't had much fight in them this year, currently sitting in second to last place, only ahead of Northwestern.
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msuspartans.cstv.com —
Coming off a very impressive victory over Indiana in the home finale, Michigan State will play two road games in the final week of the regular season. The Spartans will play at Illinois on Thursday, facing an Illini squad coming off a road win at Iowa on Saturday. The game will feature two of the Big Ten's best defensive teams, as both squads ran
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The AP poll has us at #17 (up from #19).
The coaches’ poll has us at #18 (down from #15).
Sagarin ratings peg us at #17 (same as last week).
Kenpom ratings say #16 (up from #18).
The RPI figures at StatSheet.com place MSU at #14 (up from #15). read more »
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The coaches’ poll has us at #18 (down from #15).
Sagarin ratings peg us at #17 (same as last week).
Kenpom ratings say #16 (up from #18).
The RPI figures at StatSheet.com place MSU at #14 (up from #15). read more »
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