2022 five-star #20 overall recruit decommits from Staee
Guess it doesn't help when the team you committed to loses by 30 but he says the reason he's opening it is too many dudes coming back. We can only hope they all do.
Anywho tough week continues for Tommy.
February 15th, 2021 at 12:09 PM ^
He probably decommitted because he realized Bates isn't going there either.
February 15th, 2021 at 12:27 PM ^
I think Bates not going there might be a recruiting positive. While he’s as talented as any wing in the past 15 years, but he seems like a pain in the ass to play with.
February 15th, 2021 at 12:46 PM ^
It's usually not a good idea to switch schools to play for a team built for one person.
February 15th, 2021 at 2:18 PM ^
That could well be true, but then having him committed isn't much use.
February 15th, 2021 at 12:34 PM ^
If you are interested in Sparty pain:
https://247sports.com/college/michigan-state/board/93/Contents/enoch-boakye-decommits-160969484/
February 15th, 2021 at 2:27 PM ^
Not good to spend too much time on RCMB...
"And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you."
-Friedrich Nietzsche.
February 15th, 2021 at 2:57 PM ^
Yes, I too have been watching Season 3 of the The Sinner on Netflix.
February 15th, 2021 at 3:06 PM ^
Haven't seen a minute of it. Any good?
February 15th, 2021 at 5:42 PM ^
Loved the first two seasons, and equally hated the third season.
February 15th, 2021 at 2:58 PM ^
My favorite are the fans who say that actually this is a positive for the program. "We probably don't have room" for a 5 star? Okay lol sure
February 15th, 2021 at 3:34 PM ^
Whoever posted the 24/7 Sparty board a couple of days ago had a bunch of Sparty fans bitching about this kid being "another big guy project" & "Does Izzo know he can recruit ready made big men like Dickinson?"
Maybe the kid got a peek at the hateful bitching over there & decided he should look elsewhere.
On this board at least we bitch about the recruits that don't have enough stars, the 4 & 5 star kids are revered...until they hit campus /s
February 15th, 2021 at 12:13 PM ^
It keeps on getting better and better over at the landfill.
February 15th, 2021 at 12:45 PM ^
Detroit and East Lansing's finest, Keith Appling, in the background there.
February 15th, 2021 at 2:51 PM ^
I know that people call East Lansing East Landfill, but the Granger family who own Granger construction and Granger [Waste Management] and a landfill, sold much of their farm land back in the day to MSU. The rest of their land is actually a landfill.
Was the East Landfill moniker because of that, or just a coincidence?
(Grangers are good people BTW)
February 15th, 2021 at 12:13 PM ^
Hot take: Izzo is falling off a cliff and Howard already has the advantage.
February 15th, 2021 at 12:21 PM ^
Your lukewarm take feels like a cooled off stove top.
February 15th, 2021 at 12:46 PM ^
Nah man. It's all Martelli, haven't you heard?
February 15th, 2021 at 12:14 PM ^
if you decommit from MSU they should automatically make you the valedictorian for demonstrating a level of critical thinking unprecedented in east lansing
February 15th, 2021 at 12:15 PM ^
I'm not a recruiting expert, but this seems like a really big deal for them. Not only is this guy a stud recruit, but there has been some chatter that he would reclass and come in next season to help them solidify their center position.
Most of the hope around MSU returning to glory centers around their excellent 2021 recruiting class and the idea of bringing Boakye in as soon as they could to help.
Obviously we know from football that crappy seasons have a direct impact on recruiting. In this case it also doesn't help that Izzo is literally playing 5 different centers 8 minutes per game. Can't imagine that's the type of development a 5-star would be looking for.
February 15th, 2021 at 12:30 PM ^
In the "M is a final four team" RCMB thread that we were mocking yesterday --- a poster put together a DETAILED comparison on how the top 5 recruits for MSU in 2021 were actually better ranked than M's "#1" class.
Of course this included both Boyake and Bates as reclassifying into 2021 - which is already 0-1 pending Bates' inevitable NBA declaration.
More rational posters in the Boyake decommit thread on RCMB point out that it was optimistic to expect him to have a significant impact as a Frosh.... - aka a "Dickinson level of impact".
Side note - Have there been any recent Basketball players that have re-classified that actually made an impact? In the B1G I can only think of the 5* guard on IU that barely plays and the kid on OSU that enrolled in December and got a little run when they had injury issues.
February 15th, 2021 at 1:26 PM ^
Canada is unique in that they have a 13th grade which means that someone reclassifying there simply puts them on a level field with US recruits.
February 15th, 2021 at 1:48 PM ^
ontario was the only province that offered the "13th grade" aka OAC... but it was phased out in 2003... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_grade
when i went to HS in Windsor there were a lot of schools in the Windsor/Essex county area that took advantage of the extra year for sports, because kids could graduate after grade 12 if they had enough credits and didn't want to go to a University (College in Canada isn't the same as University) but schools would get the better players to come back for that extra year and make sure that had enough classes/credits on their schedules to get that sports season in... IIRC you only needed to be taking 3 classes/credit to be able to play a sport...
but when it comes to basketball a lot of the high end players come to the US to play at prep schools so they can play against better talent and have more scouts see them play...
February 15th, 2021 at 3:42 PM ^
People forget that Caleb Houstan reclassified from 2022
February 15th, 2021 at 4:25 PM ^
Zion re-classified, right?
February 16th, 2021 at 5:42 AM ^
Or that could say they have no dominant center and are looking for one.
February 15th, 2021 at 12:15 PM ^
His decommitment indicates that he is concerned about playing time at MSU. If that is the case, why would UM be interested?
February 15th, 2021 at 12:29 PM ^
Who said he was worried about playing time?
edit: I just saw this: “It’s a tough decision, because I really do love Michigan State,” Boakye said. “But it’s just one of those situations where I have to do what’s best for me and my future.” The issue, according to Boakye, a junior, stems from the logjam of bigs in Lansing, who will likely be around longer because of the Spartans’ underwhelming season.
“Just doing a lot of research with my people and watching a lot of games, it looks like they will have a lot of guys staying,” Boakye said. “I want to go to a place where I have the opportunity to make an impact right away. That’s the No. 1 goal of mine.”
February 15th, 2021 at 12:35 PM ^
There was a second tweet / SI story where he notes that as part of the reasoning for the decommit. It sounds like an excuse more than a reason to my ears.
February 15th, 2021 at 12:42 PM ^
Considering MSU doesn't have a single adequate center on their roster its definitely him trying to be nice as opposed to saying he doesnt want to hop into the couch fire that is the current state of MSU basketball.
February 15th, 2021 at 2:39 PM ^
I read as more of the fact that all of the bigs will be back next season and there's no scholarship for him to enroll at MSU for '21 class so Izzo simply do not have room for him lmao. He won't push out of his players to make room for him.
February 15th, 2021 at 1:28 PM ^
Can't he play point guard? No logjam, or even logs, there.
February 15th, 2021 at 1:38 PM ^
I don’t buy that for a second. There is attrition every year under normal conditions. I bet half of Sparty’s roster could turn over by the time he hit campus.
February 15th, 2021 at 5:08 PM ^
I read this not as a comment on whether a scholarship was available, not about the awesome competition he'd face on the depth chart, but about Izzo's current penchant for playing all 13 scholarship players. No young player is making an impact for MSU.
February 15th, 2021 at 12:19 PM ^
Another bullet for Tiny Tom
February 15th, 2021 at 12:21 PM ^
This is a huge loss for State. I think they've been really betting on Boakye and Bates to reclassify and re-energize this program. If Bates and Boakye both decommit, then thats a really puts a damper on their future
Also, this decommitment seems to be a direct indictment on Izzo's coaching and development. Decommitting due to too many undeveloped bigs on the roster that you think your coach might undeservedly play over you is a bad look
February 15th, 2021 at 12:32 PM ^
With the way Bates has been playing, I doubt he goes the "G" league route. He will probably still show up for year or 2. I can see him and Izzo bumping heads.
February 15th, 2021 at 2:40 PM ^
Chances of Emoni Bates suiting up to play college ball regardless of the team is less than 1%. I'm not worried about Emoni at all.
February 15th, 2021 at 12:24 PM ^
Aww, poor Tiny Tom...
I'm sure he says it's all the players fault and that decommitting shouldn't be allowed.
February 15th, 2021 at 12:27 PM ^
Still kind of reveling in that 30 point loss to Iowa. This is getting to be too much.
February 15th, 2021 at 12:31 PM ^
That's a shame
February 15th, 2021 at 12:33 PM ^
He's from the same town as Nik and others who have played for us and now Houstan coming in. I wonder if Juwan will pursue him, the list of teams he's interested in are dubious to say the least.
February 15th, 2021 at 3:30 PM ^
"Town" is an interesting choice of words for a city of 700K people lol. But yeah, we've had quite a few players on our hockey team from Mississauga as well
February 15th, 2021 at 12:33 PM ^
Very similar to Tyus Battle for us.
I remember how out of the blue amazing that signing was- but it was still like 2+ years away before he was going to potentially step onto the court. I am now super, super nervous about anyone who signs that far in advance- I almost prepare myself for them potentially leaving and see it as a bonus if they commit.
February 15th, 2021 at 12:47 PM ^
Could this be the last year for Tearful Tom?!
February 15th, 2021 at 1:00 PM ^
I said this another thread; this season has aged Tom by a decade.
I think he's probably got 3-4 years left in the tank. If his next recruiting class, which is pretty good, does not get him a championship, I could see him stepping aside.
If I was an MSU fan, I'd be terrified about the future after Tom. I think most of their fans cannot stomach the assistant coaches. I'd be worried for them if it just turns into a transition into Fife or one of those other guys.
February 16th, 2021 at 10:35 AM ^
Would they want Scott Skiles to coach?
February 15th, 2021 at 1:15 PM ^
This kid would fill a big void in either class. We need another big in 2021 and if he was still there or stayed in the 2022 class he might be the only returning big.
February 15th, 2021 at 1:18 PM ^
I call BS. The dude is clearly running away from the competition from Tiny Tim's Weird Guys at the end of the bench.
Someone probably showed him a clip of Jaren Jackson Jr getting beat out for crunch time vs Syracuse when Ben Carter helped Sparty light up the scoreboard.
February 15th, 2021 at 3:18 PM ^
“But,but,but Ben Carter moved the ball around.”?
-Tom Izzo