Malik Hall thinks Michigan State basketball can win it all

There is a lot of truth to this quote. Once you’re in the tournament, nothing else matters as anything is possible. All you have to do is survive and advance. Simple enough, right?

Not when you’re a 9-seed in the tournament. Beating the 8-seed is difficult enough, but then you have a second round matchup with a 1-seed. That is where most 8/9-seeds’ tournament runs ends. However, it’s called March Madness for a reason as many upsets happen every year, so anything is possible.

Hall then took it a step further, saying he still believes they can be national champions.

Some people might think Hall is crazy, but this is the exact mindset I want my team to have. Does Michigan State basketball have a realistic chance at becoming the national champion? Absolutely not. But I’m just a fan and me thinking that way doesn’t affect anything. However, a player on the team thinking that wouldn’t be a good sign at all. So I’m glad a leader like Hall has this mindset going into the tournament.

Could Michigan State actually win a national championship?

Even though I just said the Spartans don’t have a realistic chance at winning it all, I still won’t say they have a zero percent chance. Just look at the seeds of last year’s Final Four teams. One 4-seed, two 5-seeds, and a 9-seed. That’s right, just last year a 9-seed made it all the way to the Final Four. So why can’t Michigan State do the same?

We also have seen MSU play extremely well in a few games this year. They dominated Baylor this year and looked strong in a win over Illinois as well, two teams that are 3-seeds. They also looked strong against 1-seed Purdue both times they played the Boilermakers and they took 2-seed Arizona down to the wire. So if Michigan State plays their best game, they definitely can beat any team in the tournament.

Will they actually do that is the question. We will all find out beginning Thursday as the Spartans take on Mississippi State in the first game of the NCAA tournament.