Ethics

How Bout Those Spartans?

By Ed Brayton

Unbelievable. Incredible. I wrote at the beginning of the season that MSU had the talent to make the Final Four, but I really didn't think before today that they could beat Louisville. I figured we just couldn't handle their big, athletic guards. Boy was I wrong. I guess it's time to learn not to doubt Tom Izzo, who is now in his 5th Final Four in the last 11 years. Every single 4 year player for him has gone to at least one final four. That's unreal. Understatement of the year: The guy can coach.

I also said at the start of the season that the key to this team making a deep run was Goran Suton, who can be maddeningly inconsistent but has serious talent. But as he did last year, he's stepped up his game during the tournament and has been their MVP so far. He's playing great defense and shooting the lights out on offense and he's outplayed far more highly ranked big men.

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on March 30, 2009 (boomark / email).