Re: Final Four!!!! YES!!!

by Guest Mon 30 Mar 2015 - 12:23

Chris Vannini ‏@ChrisVannini 16m16 minutes ago

Some stats from ESPN: MSU is the 6th team seeded 7 or lower to reach F4 in last 5 years. Izzo first coach w/ 3 F4s seeded 5 or lower.

by Guest Mon 30 Mar 2015 - 12:29

Kevin Pauga ‏@KevinPauga 34m34 minutes ago

DVR ALERT: @MSU_Basketball All Access airs TONIGHT at 5:30pm ET on @FOXSportsDet. Full access to how MSU got to the 2015 Final Four!

by **Rocinante** Mon 30 Mar 2015 - 12:32

Turtleneck wrote:

by Guest Mon 30 Mar 2015 - 12:37

Former Michigan State star Mateen Cleaves: 'It should be' Tom Izzo's favorite Final Four

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/03/former-michigan-state-star-mateen-cleaves-it-should-be-tom-izzos-favorite-final-four

by **Turtleneck** Mon 30 Mar 2015 - 12:45

Rocinante wrote:
Turtleneck wrote:

So go watch them on Youtube, or does your Wyoming dial-up Internet make that kind of hard?

by **Rocinante** Mon 30 Mar 2015 - 12:53

So you embedded them for what? Artistic expression?

by **Turtleneck** Mon 30 Mar 2015 - 13:01

Rocinante wrote:So you embedded them for what? Artistic expression?

No. But now that I know they do not play, the answer is yes.

by Guest Mon 30 Mar 2015 - 13:31

A pretty good Comparoni column - well worth the read. And it's free....

https://michiganstate.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1751925

by Guest Mon 30 Mar 2015 - 13:50

538 weighs in on Izzo.

http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/tom-izzo-michigan-state-coaching-final-four/

by **Turtleneck** Mon 30 Mar 2015 - 13:56

Rocinante wrote:So you embedded them for what? Artistic expression?

Also, at 1:15 of the "closing seconds of OT" video, Clark is hugging Nairn and says "that is why we fucking came here."

by **The_Dude** Mon 30 Mar 2015 - 14:01

Turtleneck wrote:
Rocinante wrote:So you embedded them for what? Artistic expression?

Also, at 1:15 of the "closing seconds of OT" video, Clark is hugging Nairn and says "that is why we fucking came here."

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by **Robert J Sakimano** Mon 30 Mar 2015 - 14:03

Turtleneck wrote:
Rocinante wrote:So you embedded them for what? Artistic expression?

Also, at 1:15 of the "closing seconds of OT" video, Clark is hugging Nairn and says "that is why we fucking came here."

they came here to embed videos?

by **Rocinante** Mon 30 Mar 2015 - 14:23

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
Turtleneck wrote:

Also, at 1:15 of the "closing seconds of OT" video, Clark is hugging Nairn and says "that is why we fucking came here."
they came here to embed videos?

Kick ass and embed videos. And they're all out of videos.

by **Robert J Sakimano** Mon 30 Mar 2015 - 14:25

Rocinante wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote:they came here to embed videos?

Kick ass and embed videos. And they're all out of videos.

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by **Floyd Robertson** Mon 30 Mar 2015 - 14:26

LooseGoose wrote:538 weighs in on Izzo.

http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/tom-izzo-michigan-state-coaching-final-four/

#511, the recently unemployed Rick Barnes.

by Guest Mon 30 Mar 2015 - 15:06

Floyd Robertson wrote:
LooseGoose wrote:538 weighs in on Izzo.

http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/tom-izzo-michigan-state-coaching-final-four/

#511, the recently unemployed Rick Barnes.

Has to suck to hold down that position.

by Guest Mon 30 Mar 2015 - 15:48

USA Today writer picks the Spartans to win it all.

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/ncaab/2015/03/30/bold-predictions-final-four-wisconsin-kentucky/70632874/

by Guest Mon 30 Mar 2015 - 18:51

by Guest Mon 30 Mar 2015 - 18:52

Big Ten NetworkVerified account ‏@BigTenNetwork
Here's what @BTNJimJackson says. http://btn.com/ncaatourney #MarchOnBTN

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by Guest Mon 30 Mar 2015 - 19:08

I've seen some variations of this floating around the 'net today....

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by **Floyd Robertson** Mon 30 Mar 2015 - 19:11

NBC fail.

by **SpartanInNH** Mon 30 Mar 2015 - 19:15

LooseGoose wrote:Stewart Mandel ‏@slmandel 2m2 minutes ago

It will be three No. 1 seeds in the Final Four (Ky, Wis, Duke) for the first time since 2008, when all 4 made it.

Fuck seeds. Winning it all.

by **SpartanInNH** Mon 30 Mar 2015 - 19:34

Turtleneck wrote:
Rocinante wrote:So you embedded them for what? Artistic expression?

Also, at 1:15 of the "closing seconds of OT" video, Clark is hugging Nairn and says "that is why we fucking came here."

God DAMN it. I HATE fucking onions. DAMMIT.

by **Heat Miser** Mon 30 Mar 2015 - 19:40

by Guest Tue 31 Mar 2015 - 7:41

Four keys to Saturday’s Final Four showdown between the 33-4 Duke Blue Devils, champions of the South Regional and the 27-11 Michigan State Spartans, the East Regional winners.

http://www.si.com/college-basketball/2015/03/30/ncaa-tournament-final-four-duke-blue-devils-michigan-state-spartans

by Guest Tue 31 Mar 2015 - 7:49

Trice's Dad and brothers interviewed on ESPN.

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=12587371&ex_cid=espnapi_public

by **Floyd Robertson** Tue 31 Mar 2015 - 7:57

LooseGoose wrote:Trice's Dad and brothers interviewed on ESPN.

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=12587371&ex_cid=espnapi_public

Nice interview.

Keep up the great work here LG.

by Guest Tue 31 Mar 2015 - 9:16

A stats/notes based article from MLive.

The Top cumulative plus-minus on the team for the four NCAA tourney games belongs to Denzel Valentine -- the Spartans have outscored their NCAA opponents by 33 points with him on the floor.

Next? Surprise -- Bryn Forbes -- plus 28.

Travis Trice has a plus 25, as does Matt Costello.

Starters Lourawls "Tum Tum" Nairn and Gavin Schilling both are in the negative. Nairn at -8 and Schilling at -7.

http://www.mlive.com/spartans/index.ssf/2015/03/numbers_game_michigan_states_s.html

by **Floyd Robertson** Tue 31 Mar 2015 - 11:24

LooseGoose wrote:
Floyd Robertson wrote:

#511, the recently unemployed Rick Barnes.

Has to suck to hold down that position.

Well, he's Tennessee's suck now.

by Guest Tue 31 Mar 2015 - 11:26

Darren Rovell ‏@darrenrovell 1h1 hour ago
Most conflicted fan? Dr. Chris Bollinger, economics professor at UK, bachelors from Mich St & PhD from Wisconsin

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by Guest Tue 31 Mar 2015 - 11:34

CHICAGO – With both Wisconsin and Michigan State in the Final Four, BTN travels its studio team of Dave Revsine, Jim Jackson and Stephen Bardo to Indianapolis. The network’s coverage includes pre- and post-game press conferences, exclusive interviews with coaches and student-athletes, and analysis from a number of special guests.

BTN tips off its coverage at noon ET on Tuesday with the Michigan State press conference live from East Lansing. The Wisconsin press conference will air live at 4 PM ET. BTN Live will air at its normal time, 6 PM ET, on both Tuesday and Wednesday.

At noon ET on Thursday, both the Wisconsin vs. Kentucky and Michigan State vs. Duke press conferences will air live on BTN and BTN2Go. All four head coaches will take the podium, as well as select players from each team. BTN Live is scheduled for 6 PM ET with Rick Pizzo, Shon Morris and Taylor Rooks in studio.

http://btn.com/2015/03/31/btn-to-provide-extensive-coverage-surrounding-final-four/

by **The_Dude** Tue 31 Mar 2015 - 12:24

LooseGoose wrote:Darren Rovell ‏@darrenrovell 1h1 hour ago
Most conflicted fan? Dr. Chris Bollinger, economics professor at UK, bachelors from Mich St & PhD from Wisconsin

That's exactly how I envisioned someone like that to look like.

by Guest Tue 31 Mar 2015 - 12:38

Quote from Izzo.....as close as I can get it.

"When Gary and AP called me after the game - you know they're living their dream making millions in the NBA but I think either of them would give their left arm to be in Indy this weekend - at least that's the sense I got from their calls"

by Guest Tue 31 Mar 2015 - 13:38

ESPN First Take ‏@ESPN_FirstTake 2h2 hours ago

Which coach did the best job this year? #Final4Coaches
IZZO 87.7%

CALIPARI 9.8%

BO RYAN 1.6%

COACH K .9%

by **Robert J Sakimano** Tue 31 Mar 2015 - 13:45

LooseGoose wrote:ESPN First Take ‏@ESPN_FirstTake 2h2 hours ago

Which coach did the best job this year? #Final4Coaches
IZZO 87.7%

CALIPARI 9.8%

BO RYAN 1.6%

COACH K .9%

ESPN sucks..

by Guest Tue 31 Mar 2015 - 17:33

Spartan all Access video from the Syracuse weekend.

http://www.msuspartans.com/collegesportslive/?media=493957

by **Floyd Robertson** Tue 31 Mar 2015 - 18:12

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