SI’s Grant Wahl is not very high on Spartan basketball

KJ, over at Spartans Weblog, had an opportunity to interview Grant Wahl at Sports Illustrated. Wahl’s comments on MSU basketball offered a somewhat pessimistic outlook. Despite fans’ high expectations for 2008-09, Grant’s perspective may be the most realistic.

On the season as a whole

He thinks MSU could be a little “tougher” this year, particularly if Delvon Roe continues to get healthier, providing an added rebounding presence.  When Grant talked to Coach Izzo a couple weeks ago, Izzo seemed optimistic, but at the same time he didn’t want to rush Roe, even with the all the big nonconference games on MSU’s schedule.

On Michigan State’s matchup with North Carolina on December 3rd

Grant didn’t mince words, saying it’s “gonna be tough” for MSU to win.  The injury bug seems to be UNC’s only weakness at this point, with Marcus Ginyard, one of the best defenders in the country, also out for the time being and freshman Tyler Zeller injuring his left wrist last night.

For more, head over to KJ’s post.

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