After a win over Ohio State on Saturday, Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo said he believed his team has a legitimate chance to win the national championship this year. Six straight wins to end the regular season, all by at least 12 points, and a 26-5 record as the No. 2 seed in this week’s Big Ten tournament has optimism high in East Lansing, and rightfully so for the most part.
Well, star guard Denzel Valentine has taken things up a notch with his own comments about the Spartans’ chances.