EAST LANSING – Lost in the variety of things that need to improve for Michigan State is one that doesn’t — the effort of Branden Dawson.

It has been a long time since Tom Izzo talked about needing more “motor” from his athletic senior forward, and on Monday he pointed out that he can’t recall having a player averaging 12.3 rebounds in Big Ten play, as Dawson is doing now. - Read more at Freep.com