Today the Michigan State Spartans upset the 5th ranked Texas Longhorns. The game was close all the way through with Durrell Summers hitting a late 3 pointer to seal the deal. What was key to today's victory was the stability that Goran Suton brought to the floor. When Suton is in the game, that allows Coach Izzo to play Delvon Roe at power forward, and have Raymar Morgan at small forward. Earlier in the season Morgan was having to play power forward where he was at times over matched and got into foul trouble early. When Morgan gets to play against some smaller opponents he makes the most of his mismatch.
Suton has grown into a reliable scoring option. He has a post game and can hit the occasional outside jumper. Even though today he didn't hit the boards to hard, usually he is always the team leader in rebounds. Having Suton back also allows Marquise Gray to play off the bench and bring his energy to the game in spurts.
We all know that the Spartans are a deep team, but having the right pieces in place is what the Spartans need to have a successful run in the tournament. Izzo has recruited certain players to fill certain roles, and having everyone healthy will allow him to take advantage of each player's strength.
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