Michigan State Basketball: 5 things we’d like to see during 2020-21 season

5. A confident Gabe Brown

As a freshman, Gabe Brown came to East Lansing with some hype but didn’t see the floor much, averaging 7.9 points per game. He had his moments where he would come in and hit a corner three, but he was known more for his dance moves on the bench than his play on the floor.

That changed as a sophomore when he averaged about 22 minutes per game and about tripled his points per game to 6.8 from 2.3, but his shooting numbers took a hit after he got sick in the second half of the season and never looked like the same player. He was missing open shots he was normally money on and his confidence plummeted.

Entering that sophomore year, the word on the street was that Brown had added enough confidence in his all-around game to drive to the hoop and use that athleticism to finish with electrifying dunks. He did that early on, but those types of drives stopped as the year went on. He rarely put the ball on the floor.

Michigan State fans want to see the lights-out shooter that Brown can be as well as a confident slasher who can score from anywhere.

A confident Gabe Brown is a game-changer.