Katz: MSU has nation’s best program in the last decade
ESPN.com’s Andy Katz has been a huge Tom Izzo fan for several years now. What Katz suggests in his Monday column may be surprising for even the biggest of Michigan State fans though. Katz argues that MSU’s program has been the top college basketball program in the nation over the last ten years…and he backs his statement up with plenty of ammunition. The man makes a great argument.
It’s finally time to acknowledge something: Michigan State — yes, Michigan State — has arguably been college basketball’s top program over the past 10 years.
There, it’s been said. Now let the e-mails and message boards outside of East Lansing implode.
But if you disagree, you had better bring a lot of ammunition, because the Spartans have plenty on their side. Yes, we know. It’s not what mainstream America is used to hearing, but it’s the truth.
Tom Izzo was the handpicked successor of Jud Heathcote, and all Izzo has done is make the Spartans one of the most consistent programs in the country. Over the past 10 seasons, Michigan State has the most Final Four appearances of any school in the nation (four) and also has a fifth Elite Eight appearance in that span.