Did y’all know we’re about five weeks from college basketball season? Yeah! I swear to God!
It’s coming up fast, and yet with college football in full swing, the shooty-hoops are getting even less love than normal. Obviously, this is not a problem at Sons of Pepe Sanchez (or else we’d probably be called Sons of Pisa Tinoisamoa) but it is worth bearing in mind that the cognoscenti have run out of space on the dance card to devote to basketball.
So until the season tips, we’ll tackle one big question for each of my own personal preseason top-10. For previous editions, we have:
No. 10 Kentucky: Can youth be served in Lexington this time?
No. 9 Purdue: What happens if Zach Edey’s supporting cast isn’t enough?
No. 8 Texas A&M: Was the post-New Year Texas A&M the rule or the exception?
No. 7 Tennessee: Is this the year the Vol offense does its part?
No. 6 Creighton: How, exactly, can Creighton get over the hump?
And now, because Spartans will:
What is this Michigan State team now?
That question probably makes it sound like the Spartans are in some kind of trouble heading into this season. Au contraire! The Spartans should be amazing this year! Quite possibly Tom Izzo’s best team in the last half-decade, and all he’s done in that time is lead Michigan State to one Final Four, another Sweet 16 and three conference titles. Light work, as one does.