Why does it feel so disappointing to be #2? MSU made it all the way to the championship game!! And fell short of a title.

They had a great season and I got to watch almost every game so why do I feel so let down? They did great, I just hate to see it end.

Dick Vitale said he would grow his hair back before MSU was a #1 seed and two weeks later, MSU had beaten two #1 seeds to get into the championship game. Izzo's record of taking every 4 year player to the Final Four is intact.

Unlike Vitale, I saw most of the MSU games and I knew that this was their best team in years. They had what it takes but UNC was just better. That first half was brutal. MSU played like they always do and UNC played like champions. No mistakes. Almost no misses. The second half was a normal game but it wasnt enough for MSU. Maybe if there had been a third half or the refs had called a few fouls on UNC in the first half... but life isnt about maybe.

This was the best MSU team in years but now the season is over. This is the end of the year for me. The end of basketball on TV. The end of cable TV period. Im another year older. I wont see some of my friends anymore - Suton, Walton, Ibok... The senior class is gone for good.

It wont be the same team next year but hopefully they will still be a good one. This year they had a lot of young players - freshman and sophomores - and it showed. They were inconsistent during the season but they got their shit together for the tournament.

And that is a hallmark of an Izzo team. Sometimes I dont think Izzo cares about the regular season. It's just the practice for March Madness.

Izzo's teams are always tough on defense but they usually struggle with offense. Offense and defense are two totally different mindsets and I have begun to wonder if the teams struggle because of the players or because of the coach.

This year they struggled to score but had the best players in many years. They also struggled because Izzo played 10+ players a game. Playing so many guys makes it hard to figure out who will score. UNC had three guys that average 18+ points a game but MSU never knew where the points would come from. Despite that, they got the points more often than not. One game it was Suton, another it was Walton (amazing), another little Lucious. Maybe next year the offense at least will be more clear even though we are losing many of the big guys to graduation.

So long Sparty. See you in November.