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

2. Spartans are more talented than just about everyone

Looking at the NCAA Tournament field, there may not be a more talented team than Michigan State — Duke and Arizona are the two teams that give the Spartans a run for their money. Although the Spartans may be slightly behind Duke, in terms of talent, they gave the Blue Devils a heck of a battle earlier in the year and even held a late lead before Grayson Allen went off.

Sometimes it’s those uber-talented teams that take the crown over some ‘strong’ ones. Strong meaning playing well together all year despite not having the most talent — I look at teams like Virginia, Cincinnati, Xavier and Kansas to fit that description.

Michigan State has about 9-10 guys who could start on a majority of college basketball teams. Outside of an elite starting lineup, Michigan State has guys like Gavin Schilling, Matt McQuaid, Xavier Tillman, Kenny Goins, Ben Carter and even Tum Tum Nairn, who has starting experience in a Final Four, coming off the bench.

The depth on this team is nice, but the pure talent is even more impressive. There are two lottery picks in the starting lineup, an All-Big Ten caliber starting point guard who shoots over 50 percent from 3-point land, an All-American shooting guard and All-Big Ten big man. This team is supremely talented.