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Article: MSU coach to choose sixth man.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
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- November 23, 2004
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Byline: Jemele Hill
EAST LANSING, Mich. _ Guard Kelvin Torbert came into this season having started 60 of Michigan State's last 65 games, but he might have his biggest impact yet this season _ as a reserve.
Although it's early, it seems Torbert may have found his comfort zone as a sixth man.
The senior came off the bench in the Spartans' season opener against Florida A&M and scored 21 points, proving that coach Tom Izzo's concept of having six starters already is taking root.
When training camp ended, Izzo said he had six players who could start. He was going to use preseason games to figure out who was more effective as a reserve and ...