Syracuse lost to D2 Le Moyne yesterday. Does it mean anything? Not really, but is it a sign of how this Syracuse team is going to be this year? Possibly. MSU lost to Grand Valley State a few years ago. MSU then went on to have a great year and a great tournament run. There's one difference. This Le Moyne team is in the same town as 'Cuse. You gotta know these kids know each other and ball in the summer together. If you don't think so, then you've never been to the Lansing Pro-Am where every player who was ever anything from the Lansing area in the past 10 years plays with and against LCC and MSU players, who def. know each other. You have to know after halftime when this game was still close, those kids were trying hard. Think of a time you were ever getting beat and DIDNT try hard to come back. Hats off to Le Moyne.


On another note, Tom Izzo is at it again. He just received a coimmit in Brandan Kearney, a 6'5" SG/SF/PG? from Detroit Southeastern. That last part is a key part. EVERY great player from the D the last few years has made the trip up to EL and at least considered MSU. A few have went out of state (some of that because of other thing$$$$), but a lot have ended up in Detroit. MSU players from Detroit the last 5 years:

2011- Brandan Kearney, **** #9 SF, Detroit Southeastern
2010- Keith Appling, **** #9 SG, Detroit Pershing
2009- Derrick Nix, **** # 11 C, Detroit Pershing
2007- Durrell Summers, *****, #4 SG, Redford Covenant
2007- Kalin Lucas, **** #4 PG, OLSM
2003- Brandon Cotton, **** #6 SG,Detroit DePorres
2002- Mo Ager, **** #13 SG, Detroit Crockett
and to a lesser extent, Paul Davis, ***** #1 C, Rochester HS

There have been guys who have gone elsewhere, Tajuan Porter, Joe and Malik ($), CDR ($), Manny Harris (bum), etc. but a lot fo talent is coming up the road and that will continue with the way Izzo (and Asst. Dwayne Stephens) is doing work!