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Tom Izzo staying at Mich St! They Should Riot in East Lansing

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This happens every summer. NBA teams court Michigan State supercoach Tom Izzo, and NBA teams get turned down. But this time, the lure was much stronger. This time, the offer was $30 million to tutor LeBron James, the best player in the game. And again the offer was turned down. Like I said a couple weeks ago, I knew "H to the Izzo" was staying, unless he had a guarantee that … [Read more...] about Tom Izzo staying at Mich St! They Should Riot in East Lansing

Tom Izzo isn’t going anywhere

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We've all heard the news and rumors about MSU's head coach Tom Izzo: $30 million, 5 years from the Cleveland Cavaliers. Even though State's A.D. says no official offer has even been made. However, don't believe any of this  hype- unless Izzo knows he has Lebron to work with. Michigan State entered this past season ranked #2 in the AP poll. They had their struggles in … [Read more...] about Tom Izzo isn’t going anywhere

Michigan State could be nation’s top team next year

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By Paul M. Banks Michigan State entered this past season ranked #2 in the AP poll. They had their struggles in midseason, but played up to the hype when it counted in March. Without top player Kalin Lucas, the Spartans still finished just one HORRIBLE non-call away from playing in the national title game. Butler star forward Gordon Hayward even admitted it himself, … [Read more...] about Michigan State could be nation’s top team next year

Michigan State Spartans All Decade Team

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By Paul M. Banks With six Final Fours and two national title game appearances in the last 12 years, the 2000s have been without a doubt the most fruitful period in Michigan State basketball history. The decade kicked off with the 2000 National title, and every player to stay all four years at State has been to at least one Final Four since Tom Izzo took over the program in … [Read more...] about Michigan State Spartans All Decade Team

Michigan State Head Coach Tom Izzo on Minnesota, and the Spartans’ Quarterfinal Loss

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By Paul Schmidt "I'm so proud of the two guys next to me. And I'm happy for Tubby, because they deserved to win. He played -- we've had some tough games, and we've won a lot of those. And I think it proves they're a tournament team, and I hope they're in the tournament now because of maybe what they did, and then we'll get something out of this loss. We just didn't play very … [Read more...] about Michigan State Head Coach Tom Izzo on Minnesota, and the Spartans’ Quarterfinal Loss

Michigan State’s Season On The Line Sunday

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By Jeff Ghiringhelli Sunday's marquis matchup between Michigan State and Purdue was already full of storylines. Robbie Hummel added another on Wednesday night when he went down with a torn ACL at Minnesota. Hummel's knee buckled awkwardly on a drive to the basket, and an MRI taken yesterday confirmed that he will be out for the rest of the season. This is obviously … [Read more...] about Michigan State’s Season On The Line Sunday