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

Sunday, October 26 was Big Ten Media Day.
No surprises on the top three picks (Big Ten only releases top three teams). For 1-11, click here.
2008-09 Top Three Preseason Picks
Team, 2007-08 Final Records (Finish)
1. Purdue …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

The Spartans are again wickedly athletic, versatile, deep and, yep, a likely good tease as well.
Losing Drew Neitzel won’t be as catastrophic for the Spartans as it would be for quite a few other quality teams in the country. Izzo had some depth to work with last year and that allowed fellow guard Kalin Lucas, now a sophomore, to really gain a wealth of experience. As one of the fastest players in the country, Kalin often does not need anyone to accompany him on a fast break. He’s an up tempo player of the A grade variety. …read more

Drew Nietzel era over-

Kalin Lucas, Raymar Morgan, Goran Suton, Chris Allen and Delvon Roe might be the most solid starting five in the nation outside of UNC.

Kalin Lucas is so fast that rabid Spartan fans have flooded SpartanTailgate.com with Usain Bolt-Kalin Lucas comparisons.
But as one quick poster pointed out, who would be faster dribbling a ball?
Yeah Usain, try multi-tasking while running your little 100 and 200 meter jogs.
Kalin is maneuvering his way around folks, laying it in around and over guys six or more inches taller, all the while dribbling a basketball at full speed. One …read more