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More from MSU basketball media day: Nix, Byrd and Dawson, and one telling dunk and another it’d be nice to see

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Graham Couch

For a reporter, Michigan State basketball media day is information/opportunity/creativity overload. There are plethora of intriguing story lines, all available at once after six months away, many prompted by a coach (that’d be Tom Izzo) who embraces the microphone as … Continue reading →

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Born and bred in Lansing, Graham Couch returned to his hometown in September to be the LSJ's sports columnist. He's covered Michigan State since January, after nearly a decade covering Western Michigan University and the Freeport (Ill.) Pretzels.
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