Michigan State's Green Shows Worth By Doing It All Late
He doesn't have the sculpted physique of Thomas Robinson or the endless length of Anthony Davis, but Draymond Green possesses everything else.
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He doesn't have the sculpted physique of Thomas Robinson or the endless length of Anthony Davis, but Draymond Green possesses everything else.
After the buzzer sounded and the cheers died, there was ... nothing.
If there is a wide spread perception Michigan State didn't play well Sunday, it's not true.
It was not easy, but the Michigan State Spartans beat the St. Louis Billikens 65-61 on Sunday, sending the Spartans to the round of 16 in the West Regional of the 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship.
They have three players from San Antonio, two from Canada, two from Maryland and a guard from Massachusetts whose basketball roots will stay forever green.
Tom Izzo put his head back and his feet up, crossing his left ankle over his right leg on the corner of an airplane seat where his young son was sitting.
We should have known better than to leave Izzo's Spartans out of the Preseason Top 25 (and one), but the roster didn't have the look or feel of something that could even challenge Ohio State in the Big Ten.
Las Vegas casinos like top seed Kentucky better than all the other teams in the NCAA tournament, but think Ohio State is better than any of the other No. 1s.
Michigan State, the fourth No. 1 seed, was fifth followed by Kansas, Ohio State, Duke, Baylor and Florida State.
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If you believe in karma, then you can already print the Michigan State 2012 Final 4 T-shirts.
The NCAA's attempt to be more transparent about its tournament selection process proved one thing Sunday: It's still subjective.
The Big Ten Tournament had morphed almost into being meaningless.
Draymond Green had 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead No. 8 Michigan State over Iowa 92-75 in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals on Friday.
Michigan State still has a shot at a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament if it can forget about a bitter finish to the regular season and overcome a season-ending injury to its star freshman.
Iowa faces top-seeded Michigan State Friday in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament.
Mateen Cleaves, captain of the last NCAA championship team in 2000, said injured freshman SF Branden Dawson will be difficult to replace.
If Michigan State beats Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament. Or wins the Big Ten Tournament.
Big Ten, Thursday-Sunday, Indianapolis. The regular season was a weekly beatdown and the battles figure to continue in Indy. No. 8 Michigan State appeared to be a lock to win the regular-season title, taking a two-game lead with two games left.
Michigan State fans don't like this notion, but I believe it to be true.
Nobody mentions this, but, how would Michigan have done this season if Darius Morris stayed in school?
Michigan State coach Tom Izzo was still hurting 18 hours after his team lost to Ohio State and had to settle for a share of the Big Ten title.
Michigan State's Draymond Green was chosen as player of the year in the Big Ten by two panels, one comprised of media, the other made up of coaches.
Kansas, the Big 12 champion for an eighth straight season, is followed by North Carolina, Missouri, Duke, Ohio State, Michigan State, Marquette and Michigan.
