During his press conference on Saturday before his Michigan State Spartans Elite Eight clash with the Duke Blue Devils Tom Izzo was asked about what a year in college means for potential one and done players, the likes his team was about to face a day later in Zion Williamson or R.J. Barrett for example. Izzo looked up and thought about it for a moment. What then followed could be considered almost philosophical, yet probably describes better than anything else what the gigantic win against Duke on their way to the Final Four meant for his own team. “I always talk about that you have certain phases in your life that become memories”, Izzo said.
On to the Final Four: A game for the ages
