When the MSU mens basketball team tangles with Illinois tonight, people will be watching Illini guard Frank Williams.
Williams, the 2001 Big Ten Player of the Year, is the Illinis leading scorer at 16.4 points per game.
But lurking in Williams shadow is the key to the Illinis attack, guard Cory Bradford.
Many college basketball enthusiasts remember the senior as one of the conferences best players his freshman and sophomore campaigns, when he averaged just over 15 points a game.
Some remember Bradford as a two-time All-Big Ten selection. Some recall the NCAA-record 88 consecutive games he connected from three-point land.
But MSU head coach Tom Izzo has his own idea of Bradford.
Cory Bradford is dangerous, Izzo said. Dangerous is a good word because hes capable of putting together a string of good, long-range shots.
And Izzo should think Bradford is dangerous. To think otherwise would be na