Ben Howland's team dropped a third straight game against Southeastern Conference competition on Tuesday night when a comeback bid fell short at Kentucky. Despite the 0-3 start in league play and the team's 7-8 overall record, you should remain optimistic about the direction Ben Howland is taking the program.
I know a lot of people, including myself, expected an instant turnaround when Howland took the job at MSU. After all it was hard not to respect his resume of three straight final fours at UCLA and impressive list of 18 players placed into the NBA.
But when you inherit an absolute mess left over from the previous coach, it takes more than one year to effectively build a program back up to relevancy.