Michigan State Basketball: 5 reasons Spartans can make 2018 Final Four

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EAST LANSING, MI – FEBRUARY 20: Joshua Langford #1 of the Michigan State Spartans reacts after hitting a 3 point shot in the 2nd half during the Illinois Fighting Illini at Breslin Center on February 20, 2018 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images) /

4. Josh Langford can’t stay cold forever

I may be one of the few Josh Langford advocates at this point in the year. Why? Because he’s in the middle of slump that he hasn’t seen in his young career. Even during his quiet freshman season with the Spartans, he didn’t shoot as poorly as he has for the past few weeks.

Since Feb. 6, Langford has scored more than eight points just once and he’s shot under 40 percent from the field in 5-of-7 games. That’s not exactly a winning recipe and his struggles rubbed off a bit on the rest of the Spartans despite the fact they won 6-of-7 games.

When Langford is making his shots, Michigan State becomes that much more difficult to guard. He can force defenders to step out on him and he has the athleticism, believe it or not, to dribble right past and to the hoop.

Langford is going to shake this slump that he’s in and the two weeks off may have cleared his mind and helped him press the reset button. He’ll shoot around 50 percent in the tournament and average about 12-13 points per game.

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