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Year of the Spartan Still to Come

The Michigan State Spartans concluded a very successful season just over a week ago. They rode a two-seed past the defending champions, the top overall seed, and a supremely talented Connecticut squad before falling to the obvious best team in the nation, the NCAA champion Tar Heels. After a brief rest, the Spartans will...

A Study in Opposites

Somewhere in Michigan State's middle-class brand of Michigan hope and mixed martial basketball, and North Carolina's mechanized cavalry of an offensive attack, there may be a similarity or two lurking somewhere. But you've got about as good a chance of finding it as you do spotting an opposing fan in Ford Field's South...

How Michigan State Can Upset UConn

Rebound. Make the shooters beat you. Rebound. Make Thabeet roam. Rebound.These are the five keys for Michigan State if it's to win its Final Four game. The most important are the first, third and fifth, but Nos. 2 and No. 4 could make the difference if the game is close.Connecticut has only lost four games this year. One...

Survive and Advance

From an individual standpoint, this season has been an absolute nightmare for Raymar Morgan. The Michigan State junior came into the season with a chance to get into lottery pick position, as long as his game kept progressing. Instead, he regressed. Every regular statistic across the board is down for Morgan this year. He...

The Great, Underrated Tom Izzo

Tom Izzo has coached the Michigan State Spartans for the past 15 seasons. It took him two years to get the program where he wanted it. In those last 13 seasons, they have gone to the NCAA Tournament all 13 times, the Sweet 16 eight times, the Elite Eight six times and the Final Four five times. He's never coached a player...