Re: MSU BB headed to Italy for late summer tour

by **Other Teams Pursuing That** 2015-08-28, 13:46

The_Dude wrote:
Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:

Were we expected to lose?

Jesus. Yes. It's men vs boys for the most part. Russia is considered a top 5 national team. They are professionals and we won't play a team this good all year in college.

I don't know about you guys, but I was taught to demand excellence.

by Guest 2015-08-28, 14:37

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:
The_Dude wrote:

Jesus. Yes. It's men vs boys for the most part. Russia is considered a top 5 national team. They are professionals and we won't play a team this good all year in college.

I don't know about you guys, but I was taught to demand excellence.

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by Brock Middlebrook 2015-08-28, 14:41

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:
The_Dude wrote:

Jesus. Yes. It's men vs boys for the most part. Russia is considered a top 5 national team. They are professionals and we won't play a team this good all year in college.

I don't know about you guys, but I was taught to demand excellence.

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by **Giant Moose** 2015-08-28, 14:43

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:
The_Dude wrote:

Jesus. Yes. It's men vs boys for the most part. Russia is considered a top 5 national team. They are professionals and we won't play a team this good all year in college.

I don't know about you guys, but I was taught to demand excellence.

It was a team of white guys. MSU thought it was playing Duke so we had our obligatory double-digit loss.

by **Blanch32** 2015-08-28, 14:46

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:
The_Dude wrote:

Jesus. Yes. It's men vs boys for the most part. Russia is considered a top 5 national team. They are professionals and we won't play a team this good all year in college.

I don't know about you guys, but I was taught to demand excellence.

Fuck yea!!! Fire whatever assistant was in charge of game planning!

by Guest 2015-08-28, 14:49

Blanch32 wrote:
Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:

I don't know about you guys, but I was taught to demand excellence.

Fuck yea!!! Fire whatever assistant was in charge of game planning!

Don't you mean the Black Dude with the Glasses?

by **Blanch32** 2015-08-28, 15:15

LooseGoose wrote:
Blanch32 wrote:

Fuck yea!!! Fire whatever assistant was in charge of game planning!
Don't you mean the Black Dude with the Glasses?

That's never going away is It? Oman...

by Guest 2015-08-29, 11:39

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[*]Kevin Pauga ‏@KevinPauga 2m2 minutes ago
Today's starters for @MSU_Basketball vs Italy: Valentine, Forbes, Bess, Davis, Schilling.
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Spartan Basketball ‏@MSU_Basketball 3m3 minutes ago
NBA fans might recognize some of the names from the Italian National Team: Belinelli (Sacramento), Gallinari (Denver), Bargnani (Brooklyn)
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by Guest 2015-08-29, 19:49

Italian national team buries MSU late for 90-69 win

A day after Tom Izzo's Spartans were thumped 93-75 by the Russian national team, they made a late run to get within five points of the Italian national team in an upset bid in Trieste, Italy -- then succumbed to a 20-4 run to end the game with a 90-69 final score.
MSU senior guard Denzel Valentine had 23 points to lead the Spartans in scoring for a third straight game, the first of which was a 98-54 win over a club team in Florence. He has 60 points in the three games.
Senior guard Bryn Forbes scored 17 points for MSU and freshman guard Matt McQuaid had eight. Italy was led by 25 points from Marco Belinelli, a ninth-year NBA shooting guard who is now with the Sacramento Kings.

by Brock Middlebrook 2015-08-30, 10:07

Anyone know what time they play today?

by **SpartanInNH** 2015-08-30, 11:45

Just saw it on Twitter. Noon, I think. Let me check.

by **SpartanInNH** 2015-08-30, 11:48

https://twitter.com/KevinPauga/status/637999519104417792

by **Turtleneck** 2015-08-30, 12:35

Brock Middlebrook wrote:Anyone know what time they play today?

The team or Schilling?

by **SpartanInNH** 2015-08-30, 14:24

https://twitter.com/kylebaustin/status/638053013874180097

https://twitter.com/kylebaustin/status/638053227473301504

https://twitter.com/joerexrode/status/638053595695288320

https://twitter.com/kylebaustin/status/638053412203032576

by **SpartanInNH** 2015-08-30, 14:24

https://twitter.com/kylebaustin/status/638052958765236224

by **SpartanInNH** 2015-08-30, 14:26

Sounds like Izzo is pretty pleased, guys. I'll take it.

by **Floyd Robertson** 2015-08-30, 16:27

There have been some pretty good pictures posted on instagram. Too many to post here.

msu_spartans

by Guest 2015-08-30, 17:18

MSU hoops happy with Italy trip, which ends with loss

The basketball portion of Michigan State basketball’s 12-day trip to Italy is finished, and the four-game summary reads as such: One 44-blowout win over a club team, lopsided losses to loaded Russian and Italian national teams, then Sunday’s 71-70 loss to the Georgian national team in Trieste.
And it can be capped with this quote from MSU coach Tom Izzo: “This trip was as good as anything I’ve done in my 20 years.”

by Brock Middlebrook 2015-08-30, 17:25

scrap the program

by **CORNER BLITZ** 2015-08-30, 17:43

Brock Middlebrook wrote:scrap the program

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Happy with a loss?? Terrible

by Brock Middlebrook 2015-08-30, 17:47

CORNER BLITZ wrote:
Brock Middlebrook wrote:scrap the program
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Happy with a loss?? Terrible

Time for a new coach

by Guest 2015-08-30, 17:50

Brock Middlebrook wrote:
CORNER BLITZ wrote:
Happy with a loss?? Terrible
Time for a new coach

Time to put Izzo out to pasture and promote the Black Dude with the Glasses. He's Blanch approved!

by **Giant Moose** 2015-09-01, 14:56

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