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Michigan St.’s Green, Notre Dame’s Abro Make USA World University Games Team

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The 12-member roster that will represent the U.S. in the 2011 World University Games men's basketball competition has been set, with three prior USA Basketball medalists selected to the team after six days of training camp at the U.S. Olympic Training Center, in Colorado Springs, Colo. … [Read more...] about Michigan St.’s Green, Notre Dame’s Abro Make USA World University Games Team

Michigan State Blows Out #9 Purdue, Secures NCAA Tournament Bid

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I guess MSU Coach Tom Izzo  finally got his Michigan State Spartans to realize that March is here? In their 74-56 rout over the #6 Purdue Boilermakers, State finally played like a preseason #2 team in national college basketball. And of course they did it in March, a month in which they're known to be at their best. It took all the way to the Big Ten Tournament … [Read more...] about Michigan State Blows Out #9 Purdue, Secures NCAA Tournament Bid

Northwestern takes Michigan State Down to the Wire

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Although the final outcome was still a loss, it was a much more exciting and interesting loss to Michigan State this time for Northwestern, who took one of their toughest Big Ten opponents down to the final possession. No wants to believe in nor accept moral victories, but losing to the #18 Spartans, when your star forward John Shurna (the Big Ten's leading scorer) is … [Read more...] about Northwestern takes Michigan State Down to the Wire

Michigan State Needs More Consistent Scoring from Durrell Summers

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It maybe single digit high temperatures and subzero wind chills in East Lansing, Michigan right now, but the Michigan State Spartans should look to make it Durrell "Summers summer, summertime Time to sit back and unwind" if they are to start living up to their preseason hype. Apologies for quoting Will Smith. Really, that was my bad I know. The Spartans were preseason #2, … [Read more...] about Michigan State Needs More Consistent Scoring from Durrell Summers

Draymond Green Needs to Lead Michigan State out of Doldrums

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I'm beginning to think Kalin Lucas is overrated. Sure he's accomplished a lot in his college basketball career, but the MSU floor general is the main culprit for all these Michigan State Spartans turnovers. The #8 Syracuse Orange gave #7 Mich St. a good ole fashioned whopping Tuesday night, and much of it was due to the shoddy ball-handling. And a lot of that is on Lucas, … [Read more...] about Draymond Green Needs to Lead Michigan State out of Doldrums