EAST LANSING -- Every spring after basketball season, Michigan State basketball assistant coach Dane Fife has a similar conversation with his boss, Tom Izzo, about the future.
"I usually ask coach, 'Do you still see value in what I bring? Because I still see value in being a part of your staff,'" Fife said recently.
After seven seasons on staff, Fife wants to make sure he's still providing value to the program. At the same time, in many years Fife has been evaluating the flip side of that: is being at Michigan State still his best option or is there a head coaching job that makes sense to pursue?