UNC beat the Michigan State Spartans down by 35 on Wednesday.
Not only did lightning quick (tell that to Ty Lawson) sophomore guard Kalin Lucas struggle, virtually no points came from Michigan State’s frontline, and to make matters worse, the Ford Field crowd had the intensity of a mid-August Royals crowd at Kauffman Stadium.
Spartans Weblog author kj was actually at the drubbing,
…the environment at Ford Field didn’t help. The sparse crowd (relative to the size of the arena) never gave the team any kind of emotional lift. At one point in the second half, the crowd gave a Bronx …read more

The top freshman poll is over three months young and 52,000 votes have been cast.
Hold it– 52… 52.
Nix that.
52 votes have been cast and 22 of the votes went to MSU’s Delvon Roe.
I think this polling thing is getting to Delvon’s head a bit.

Newscom
Thinking big: MSU freshman Delvon Roe believes the Spartans will national title contenders in his first season. “I think we can go all the way. We have everything in place – size, talent, athleticism,” he said.
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Hold it right there…
Will they be able to post a solid enough record to warrant a top two or three seed …read more

Delvon, if the hoopla is true, will be a special, special player.

Usually Izzo recruits pan out.
Look for this kid to be fantastic come the Big Ten slate.

It’s never too early to start pontificating about the upcoming season.
My crystal ball I dust off every July or August is acting abnormally insane, as, for the very first time, the Northwestern Wildcats have scratched their way to the front of my lopsided prediction formation… via the crystal ball.
I need to listen to the ball.
You can’t not listen to the ball.
It’s like the Tommyknockers.
Apparently Kevin Coble and his band of international scholars, not so much ballers, are going to be getting some help of the vertically gifted variety this next season. Four 6’8 or taller players are …read more