EAST LANSING — The best is yet to come, Tom Izzo thinks. Even despite the way No. 16 Michigan State impressed while dismantling Illinois.
Rebounding and defending against the bigger Illini. Running the court and scoring. Sharing and passing the ball with a crispness that evoked memories of last year’s Final Four team.
Thursday night’s 76-56 victory was, Izzo said, “the most connected this year’s team has been.”
“We’ve been jagged here, for a lot of good reasons,” he said after practice Friday. “But what we’re gonna do right now is just keep getting better.