Welcome to the Izzone: A Michigan State Spartans Dynasty (CH 2k9)

[JSmoove5]

Welcome to the Izzone: A Michigan State Spartans Dynasty
Though Coach Tom Izzo's Spartans lost Drew Neitzel, their heart and soul floor general from last season's 27-9 team, there's plenty of talent left over in East Lansing.

Sophomore Point Guard Kalin Lucas takes over for Neitzel, and he's already proven he can play after averaging 10.2 points and 3.8 assists per game as a freshman last season. Last year's leading scorer (14.0 ppg) Raymar Morgan also returns to hold down the Small Forward position and provide leadership. Sophomore guard Chris Allen will be counted on for his shooting and scoring ability.

The Spartans' frontcourt should not be lacking in talent or toughness, either. Newcomer Delvon Roe, a 6'10" power forward, has the toughness and athleticism to start right away in the Big Ten. Senior Center Goran Suton is as hard-nosed as they come, and he should improve upon his 9.1 points per contest.

Final Projection: 30-6, NCAA Elite Eight

Starting Lineup:

PG Kalin Lucas


SG Chris Allen


SF Raymar Morgan


PF Delvon Roe


C Goran Suton

Hope you guys enjoy. I've done a bunch of 'chises over on the IGN boards but wanted to try something different, and especially a CHoops one, so here we go!

[JSmoove5]

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Media Poll - Preseason Top 25

Rank	Team Name
1	N. Carolina
2	Connecticut
3	Louisville
4	UCLA
5	Pittsburgh
6	Michigan State
7	Texas
8	Duke
9	Notre Dame
10	Gonzaga
11	Purdue
12	Oklahoma
13	Memphis
14	Tennessee
15	Arizona State
16	Marquette
17	Miami (FL)
18	USC
19	Florida
20	Davidson
21	Wake Forest
22	Georgetown
23	Villanova
24	Kansas
25	Wisconsin

[JSmoove5]

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Michigan State 2009/09 Schedule

11/7/2008 - vs. Bradley
11/11/08 - @ #9 Notre Dame
11/13/08 - @ Valparaiso
11/24/08 - @ #4 UCLA (Maui Invitational)
12/1/2008 - @ Clemson (Maui Invitational)
12/3/08 - vs. #1 North Carolina (Ford Field)
12/5/08 - vs. Bowling Green
12/7/08 - vs. #7 Texas
12/9/08 - vs. Albany
12/10/08 - @ Washington State
12/13/08 - vs. Texas Tech
12/18/08 - vs. #24 Kansas
1/2/2009 - vs. Penn State
1/6/09 - @ #11 Purdue
1/7/09 - @ Penn State
1/11/09 - vs. #11 Purdue
1/15/09 - @ Ohio State
1/18/09 - vs. #25 Wisconsin
1/23/09 - vs. Iowa
1/27/09 - @ Michigan
2/1/09 - vs. Michigan
2/7/09 - @ Indiana
2/14/09 - Illinois
2/18/09 - Northwestern
2/21/09 - vs. Ohio State
2/24/09 - vs. Indiana
2/25/09 - @ #25 Wisconsin
2/27/09 - @ Minnesota

Red denotes Non-Conference game
Green denotes Big Ten Conference game

Schedule Analysis: There are several rough patches in the schedule for the Spartans, including #1 North Carolina just two days after returning from Hawaii and a back-to-back on the road at #11 Purdue and Penn State. Overall, enough strength on the schedule (Notre Dame, UCLA, UNC, Texas, Purdue, Wisconsin, Kansas all in Top 25) to boost the RPI, but it shouldn't be totally killer. Look for MSU to have their way with the Big Ten schedule.

[JSmoove5]

Re: Welcome to the Izzone: A Michigan State Spartans Dynasty (CH 2k9)

Whoops, sorry.

[JSmoove5]

Re: Welcome to the Izzone: A Michigan State Spartans Dynasty (CH 2k9)

Bradley 51, Michigan State 63
1 2 OT T Final BRAD (0-1) 20 31 51 MSU (1-0) 37 26 63	7:30 PM - ESPN2 November 7, 2008 Breslin Center East Lansing, Michigan

The Spartans jumped out to a huge halftime lead thanks to 10 first-half Bradley turnovers and balanced scoring from Kalin Lucas, Chris Allen, and Delvon Roe. The Spartans struggled with turnovers in the second half, but credit Bradley's improved D on Kalin Lucas. Freshman Korie Lucious was able to knock down 5 of 6 free throws in the final minute to ice the game for Michigan State. Coach Izzo will be pleased with the defensive intensity and rebounding, but MSU still has some work to do offensively, which became plainly obvious in the 2nd Half.

Bradley Braves
Starters	MIN	FGM/A	3PM/A	FTM/A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Singh	21	2/3	0/0	0/0	3	0	1	1	0	4
Thompson	21	2/6	0/0	0/0	4	0	3	2	2	4
Wilson	21	5/12	0/0	2/2	8	1	2	0	3	12
Warren	21	7/12	1/3	0/0	2	4	0	0	5	15
Maniscalco	20	5/9	0/2	0/0	0	5	0	0	5	10
Reserves	MIN	FGM/A	3PM/A	FTM/A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Collins	4	0/1	0/0	0/0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Roberts	4	2/2	0/0	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Brown	4	1/3	0/0	0/1	1	0	0	0	1	2
TOTALS		24/48	1/5	2/3	19	10	6	3	16

Michigan State Spartans
Starters	MIN	FGM/A	3PM/A	FTM/A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Suton	20	5/5	0/0	0/0	4	2	3	3	0	10
Morgan	20	1/3	1/2	0/0	3	0	2	0	3	3
Summers	6	1/1	0/0	0/0	2	2	0	0	1	2
Allen	10	5/10	1/5	1/2	0	1	3	0	2	12
Lucas	18	5/11	2/6	0/0	2	2	0	0	3	12
Reserves	MIN	FGM/A	3PM/A	FTM/A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Roe	18	3/8	0/0	2/2	6	1	0	1	3	8
Lucious	7	2/3	0/1	5/6	1	0	1	0	1	9
Walton	5	2/4	1/2	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	5
Gray	5	1/1	0/0	0/0	3	1	0	0	0	2
TOTALS		25/46	5/16	8/10	21	9	9	4	13

[JSmoove5]

Re: Welcome to the Izzone: A Michigan State Spartans Dynasty (CH 2k9)

Any thoughts? Comments? Any ideas would be much appreciated.

Also, where do you guys get those small, generic logos?

[LingeringRegime]

Re: Welcome to the Izzone: A Michigan State Spartans Dynasty (CH 2k9)

Nice start, love the columns. I am such a novice when it comes to HTML. I will be following this.

[JSmoove5]

Re: Welcome to the Izzone: A Michigan State Spartans Dynasty (CH 2k9)

Nice start, love the columns. I am such a novice when it comes to HTML. I will be following this.

I am too! I found Pujols4MVP's table creator and just used that, so I'm still getting the hang of that, but it's a great help for me.

Notre Dame game should be up sometime today or tonight.

[JSmoove5]

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(1-0) @ (0-1)
#6 Michigan State @ #9 Notre Dame
Game of the Week -- 9 PM, ESPN

Picks:

Rece Davis

Michigan State
I like their Defensive and Rebounding ability, especially on the road. Spartans win by 10.

Jay Bilas

Notre Dame
Home-court advantage and shooting ability should be just enough for Irish.

Hubert Davis

Michigan State
Even though Spartans are on road, leadership of Lucas and inside toughness will carry them past Irish.

[stlstudios189]

Re: Welcome to the Izzone: A Michigan State Spartans Dynasty (CH 2k9)

I am liking this so far keep it up man.

[JSmoove5]

Re: Welcome to the Izzone: A Michigan State Spartans Dynasty (CH 2k9)

Thanks man. Nice to see the Spartans headed to the Final Four this year, too!

I'll have the Notre Dame game up tonight and probably a bunch of updates tomorrow, no school.

[zjl630]

Re: Welcome to the Izzone: A Michigan State Spartans Dynasty (CH 2k9)

Looks good, I thought there wasn't a College Hoops 2k9?

[JSmoove5]

Re: Welcome to the Izzone: A Michigan State Spartans Dynasty (CH 2k9)

Looks good, I thought there wasn't a College Hoops 2k9?

Yeah, by "2k9" I mean 2k8 with updated rosters and starting this season.

[zjl630]

Re: Welcome to the Izzone: A Michigan State Spartans Dynasty (CH 2k9)

Yeah, by "2k9" I mean 2k8 with updated rosters and starting this season.

Oh, gotcha

[R1zzo23]

Re: Welcome to the Izzone: A Michigan State Spartans Dynasty (CH 2k9)

Always love to see CHoops franchises around here. Michigan State should be pretty interesting. What difficulty are you playing on?