After a somewhat underwhelming 2021-2022 men’s basketball season for Michigan State — one that saw players who the program thought would be top-level performers only play at their peak levels for parts of the season, and one that saw the team defense and offense wax and wane frustratingly until the closer-than-the-scoreline defeat to Duke in the second round of the NCAA Tournament ended the season — how should Michigan State fans (and the coaching staff if they want my opinion) evaluate the state of the program right now?
Coaching Staff
The long march back up to coaching excellence began in earnest this season as Tom Izzo and his staff recovered from the nadir of their careers in 2020-2021.