Update: Now that it's Tuesday and I have some distance from the game, I should add — as a few readers have — that it was an amazing year for the Spartans. They dominated two great teams in Louisville and Connecticut and provided something positive during a pretty bad stretch for Michigan and the rest of the country. And Flint's Tom Herzog, a 7 footer, got a minute of playing time and a blocked shot.
Monday, April 6, 2009
No Happy Ending
It's probably best to just not discuss the Michigan State-North Carolina National Championship game, right? But I can't help myself...Why wasn't Suton getting the ball every time down the court for the Spartans?
Update: Now that it's Tuesday and I have some distance from the game, I should add — as a few readers have — that it was an amazing year for the Spartans. They dominated two great teams in Louisville and Connecticut and provided something positive during a pretty bad stretch for Michigan and the rest of the country. And Flint's Tom Herzog, a 7 footer, got a minute of playing time and a blocked shot.
Update: Now that it's Tuesday and I have some distance from the game, I should add — as a few readers have — that it was an amazing year for the Spartans. They dominated two great teams in Louisville and Connecticut and provided something positive during a pretty bad stretch for Michigan and the rest of the country. And Flint's Tom Herzog, a 7 footer, got a minute of playing time and a blocked shot.
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Perhaps the most challenging aspect of this year's Spartan team was the question of who would step up and be the gamechanger/playmaker of any particular game. It seems as if every victory had a different hero--Lucas, Suton, Summers, Walton, Morgan, Allen, Green, Roe--each had their own "shining moment." You never knew who might bust out and have that career game. Unfortunately, in the matchup with UNC, no one got the "hot hand."
ReplyDeleteI was at the Final Four game last Saturday (my son won two tickets) to experience the excitement of MSU's win over UConn. Izzo and the entire Spartan team deserve a lot of credit for a great season.
No, its fine to talk about it. MSU had a great unexpected run to the finals. The Spartan fans should be proud of their cagers. Congratulations to MSU on your extraordinary basketball season.
ReplyDeleteIt sure was a fun ride, wasn't it? It was great to see a bunch of Michigan kids (along with a few Ohio and other midwest kids) get so far. How many North Carolina kids were from North Carolina? None that I heard in the pregame intro. It was a regional program vs. a national program. And if Izzo would have had more than a day to prepare, I think we would have had a chance.
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