Coach K vs. Tom Izzo (aka the only person who could have kept Lebron in Cleveland)

Tom Izzo is about to wish he had taken the Cleveland Cavaliers coaching job. His team will be successful this season but not tonight. Duke following it's first 6 wins with yet another will continue to reiterate it's dominance to the rest of Division 1 and little will change for them besides the number left of the dash in their record from 6 to 7.

Tonight Duke faces its first of many teams by which they will be gauged. With the recent loss to U Conn Michigan state enters Cameron Indoor Stadium hungry to prove that they will be a valid title contender come March. Unfortunately for them Duke is at home, in the happiest place on earth and will not lose.

With their rowdy fans seated above Coach K court painted faces and chests will speckle the crowd and the most devote fan base in college basketball will erupt for every play. Duke is 10-1 in games during the ACC/Big Ten challenge and I doubt very highly they will be 10-2 following the conclusion of this game. Beating their opponents on average this season by 28 points and most significantly Kansas State by 14 the Spartans who have recently found themselves stricken with turnovers and will have a hard time remaining within single digits if they give Duke an opportunity to put the away early.

Kalin Lucas the most significant name on the Michigan State roster enters his senior season with high hopes to seal his name among point guards taken early in the NBA draft. His opposition tonight, Kyrie Irving, a freshman point guard will get his first opportunity to play against a truly elite college point guard and will also be hoping to seal a spot high in the draft order. Lucas having been described as slow but quick will have limited looks from teams in the first round but looks to be building a resume as a quality shooter and may possibly find himself molded into a passer rather than an off the dribble, drive and dish type player. Kyrie Irving is almost the polar opposite and has been called the next John Wall by many. He does have the same shooting ability as Lucas but seems much more content running the floor and driving to draw pressure off from the shooters he has so eagerly camped on the three point line.

For Duke the focus will be to continue to play their game. Duke rarely goes into autopilot especially this early in the season and continuing to put teams away early will keep them atop the weekly rankings. For Michigan State keeping any of Duke's perimeter players from getting open looks will be key. Singler will be looking to find his stroke which has been absent as of late and Nolan Smith will be splitting time on Lucas defensively and looking to help duke repeat and earn Coach K his 5th NCAA title.