Hey Joe: Italy trip offers clues about MSU basketball

Before basketball fades into the background for a couple months, and before Tom Izzo’s team returns from Italy on Tuesday night – just in time for the start of classes Wednesday – let’s review what four exhibition games hinted to us about the Spartans. They went 1-3, facing pros on all three national teams they faced (Russia, Italy, Georgia) and trying a variety of lineup combinations. - Read more at Freep.com