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Michigan State Basketball: Why the 2020-21 squad feels hopeless

Ohio State Buckeyes forward E.J. Liddell (32) and Michigan State Spartans guard Foster Loyer (3) chase a loose ball during Sunday's NCAA Division I Big Ten Conference men's basketball game at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio on January 31, 2021. Ceb Osu Mbk Msu Bjp 20

Michigan State basketball has had its fair share of down years, but this is different. For the first time, one of Tom Izzo’s squads feels hopeless.

As somebody who was born in the year 1997, Tom Izzo is the only man who has coached Michigan State basketball in my lifetime.