By Jeff Ghiringhelli Two of the Big Ten's best teams and players will clash tomorrow afternoon when Michigan State hosts Ohio State. The matchup everyone will have their eye on is between Player of the Year candidates Kalin Lucas and Evan Turner. Lucas appears to be almost fully recovered from the sprained ankle he suffered at Wisconsin, as he has averaged 18.5 points and … [Read more...] about Ohio State/Michigan State Preview: Big Ten Battle
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Fridays with Izzo: Sports “Saving” a City Storyline
By Paul M. Banks Welcome to a new quasi-weekly feature where we discuss some of the biggest topics in the Michigan State Spartan world, including the insight and observations of legendary MSU coach Tom Izzo. In this edition, we talk about the idea of a successful sports team becoming a battered city's salvation. Despite what ESPN, the Chicago Tribune and other corporate … [Read more...] about Fridays with Izzo: Sports “Saving” a City Storyline
Kalin Lucas Update
By Jeff Ghiringhelli Michigan State basketball fans can all take a collective sigh of relief. When Kalin Lucas had to be helped off the court during the second half of Tuesday's loss at Wisconsin, Spartan fans saw the season flash in front of their eyes. Lucas underwent further tests on the ankle after the team returned to East Lansing. X-rays came back negative and … [Read more...] about Kalin Lucas Update
Gophers Hopes Fading With Heartbreaking Loss to Michigan State
By Mike Gallagher What a difference a week makes….. The Golden Gopher basketball team’s hopes were higher than ever at the beginning of this week, with Royce White practicing for the first time in nearly three months. The next day things took a drastic turn for the worst. One of the nation’s top perimeter defenders and captain of the Gopher offense, point guard Al … [Read more...] about Gophers Hopes Fading With Heartbreaking Loss to Michigan State
Without Press, Gophers Merely Average
By Mike Gallagher Losing three out of the last four games isn’t exactly what Tubby Smith had in mind after starting the conference season with back to back wins, but as we’re quickly discovering, the Gophers may not be what our minds told us. … [Read more...] about Without Press, Gophers Merely Average
Jim Jackson on the Big Ten’s Strengths & Weaknesses
By Paul M. Banks At Big Ten Media Day, Ohio State alum Jim Jackson was just like the rest of us journalists, he participated in the college hoops version of speed dating that is Media Day, as he went from table to table interviewing players and coaches. At the same time, the NBA veteran of 14 seasons, 1992 #4 overall draft pick and current Big Ten Network analyst was … [Read more...] about Jim Jackson on the Big Ten’s Strengths & Weaknesses
2010 Point Guard Prospects
by: David Kay The 2009 NBA Draft was all about the point guards. 11 were drafted in the first round and that doesn't count Tyreke Evans who will likely run the point in Sacramento. However, the balance of power will sway in the 2010 Draft as the point guard class will likely be very weak. In-coming Kentucky freshman John Wall will be the cream of the crop and should be … [Read more...] about 2010 Point Guard Prospects
Big Ten 2010 Draft Prospects
By Paul M. Banks Kalin Lucas and Robbie Hummel It seems like every college basketball season, there's one player in the game who can move so swiftly, he's on a level all his own. That player's speed just jumps out at you so much that it appears unfair. In past years, Illinois' Dee Brown and Texas' T.J. Ford come to mind. Michigan State junior Kalin Lucas is this year's … [Read more...] about Big Ten 2010 Draft Prospects
Why Michigan St Plays for the Title
By Paul M. Banks Heading into Saturday’s Final Four, much has been made of MSU’s home-court advantage in Detroit, but the “intangible” if you believe in such things as a deciding factor being slightly under-reported is the dark cloud of scandal hanging over the heads of the UConn program. They may just fold up shop, like Indiana did down the stretch last season when the … [Read more...] about Why Michigan St Plays for the Title
Michigan State Now Midwest’s Premier Program
By Paul M. Banks Before it was an environmental clarion call spouted by business and government leaders everywhere, the phrase “go green” was the Michigan State Spartans’ battle cry. For those lucky enough to be in Detroit this weekend (Yes, it’s weird describing Detroit as a coveted destination) you’ll hear lots of “go green” and “go white” as MSU becomes the first team … [Read more...] about Michigan State Now Midwest’s Premier Program