Michigan State Basketball: 10 bold predictions for 2020-21 season

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Jan 13, 2019; University Park, PA, USA; Michigan State Spartans guard Foster Loyer (3) looks to make a shot during the second half against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Bryce Jordan Center. Michigan State defeated Penn State 71-56. Mandatory Credit: Matthew O’Haren-USA TODAY Sports /

5. This will be the second-best shooting team of the Izzo era

Everyone remembers the mini Warriors that Tom Izzo coached up in 2015-16. The Spartans could shoot the lights out, making over 43 percent of their 3-point attempts on the season. It’s hard to imagine another team even approaching that total from long-range or the 48 percent Michigan State shot from the floor. But this year’s team will be close.

If you look up and down the roster, the Spartans have shooters just about everywhere.

Rocket Watts, Foster Loyer and AJ Hoggard can all shoot from deep at the point guard position, Joshua Langford, Gabe Brown and Aaron Henry are sharpshooting wings and both Marcus Bingham Jr. and Joey Hauser can fill it up from deep. Guys like Malik Hall and Julius Marble can improve in that area, but they’ll likely be more high-percentage guys from inside 15 feet.

Michigan State’s 2020-21 team will be one of the best shooting squads in the Izzo era, breaking the 40 percent mark from long distance and over 45 percent from the floor.

Teams are going to have to respect this shooting ability.

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