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Coming off a Final Four, Cassius Winston and Xavier Tillman say Michigan State basketball is embracing being a favorite to win it all in 2020. Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press

Steven Izzo threw up his first day in the gym. It was June. His coach laughed.

You wanted it, eh, son? Tom Izzo joked.

Actually, the Michigan State basketball coach wanted it, too. Not for his son to vomit after a tough workout in the weight room, necessarily, but for his son to be in the weight room, period.