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\ud83d\udc9a\ud83c\udfc0 MICH. STATE GOATS \u2013 STARTING 5 \ud83c\udfc0\ud83d\udc9a
Welcome to Spartan royalty.
These five didn\u2019t just play the game \u2014 they rewrote it in green and white.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PG: \ud83d\udc51 Magic Johnson (#33<\/a>) \u2013 The origin of “showtime.” Took a national title back to East Lansing before becoming one of the greatest to ever do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SG: \ud83d\udde3\ufe0f Mateen Cleaves (#12<\/a>) \u2013 The voice, the soul, the leader of the 2000 champs. He willed banners into the rafters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SF: \ud83d\ude80 Jason Richardson (#23<\/a>) \u2013 Bounce like a pogo stick. 2000 national champ. Slam dunk king. One-man fast break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PF: \ud83e\uddf1 Jaren Jackson (#2<\/a>) \u2013 Shot blocker. Stretch four. Defensive anchor. A prototype modern NBA big \u2014 and he\u2019s just getting started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C: \ud83d\udd0a Draymond Green (#23<\/a>) \u2013 A walking triple-double with a PhD in trash talk. 4\u00d7 NBA champ. MSU\u2019s ultimate competitor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2694\ufe0f All five wore “STATE” across their chest like a badge of honor.
\u2694\ufe0f All five turned East Lansing into a proving ground for champions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83e\udd14 Who\u2019s your 6th man? Zach Randolph? Scott Skiles? Shannon Brown?
Drop your pick in the comments \u2014 and defend it like Draymond would.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Build the most NBA-ready starting 5 using only players who attended the university for at least one season. This isn\u2019t just about college accomplishments \u2014 it\u2019s about who would dominate right now if you dropped them into an NBA game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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