Michigan State is set to host Iowa on Thursday… After grinding through six games in 16 days, Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo was glad his team was able to take a day off on Monday before beginning preparations to host Iowa this coming Thursday. That stretch would have been difficult for a fully-healthy Spartans team, but without senior forward Malik Hall for a little over half of that stretch Michigan State was running on fumes by the time they headed to Indiana this past Sunday. “His experience, his ability to guard [every position]. He’s just our most versatile guy,”…