Rodney wouldn't have left if he Ben Howland as coach.
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Rodney wouldn't have left if he Ben Howland as coach.
There is no downside to what he is doing. As far as people saying he has made up his mind, maybe he has or maybe he is getting his mind set like he is going. Very successful people have the ability to set your mind on a goal and somehow make it happen. If he is healthy with the way he can shoot, he might get drafted in the first round. As much as I love MSU, I hope he does great and stays in the league for a long time.
I guess you will have to forgive the guy for not just taking your word for where he is going to end up. This is a life changing decision, and he could still make hundreds of thousands of dollars in the D league if an NBA team were to draft him and set that up. It pretty much isn't any of your business.
If he is going pro no matter what and someone like a casual fan like you knows that, don't you think our head coach who has been to 3 final fours knows that as well? And even if he doesn't, it's still none of your business when Malik Newman decides to make a final decision about whether or not he stays in the draft. It's his life, not yours. Whether or not State gets a grad transfer or not because of how long he takes to decide to enter the NBA is not his problem and anyone that tries to make it his problem is wrong.
How do you know we haven't missed on a player already? We already missed on Tookie Brown whose an actual true PG last year. I don't have anything personal towards MN I am just not sure he's worth all of this when you start adding up players last year we didn't take for him and players right now we aren't taking for him.
So we aren't "holding a spot open for him" and MSU won't have missed out on any recruit if Malik leaves State. If Malik decides to stay, then we might be one over the limit and will have to process out an underperforming player/signee, which may or may not be a guard.
OH NO WE LOST TOOKIE!! We currently have four 4 star guards committed and it's no secret we are in the market for a PF type in the transfer market. Again, Malik's decision has no impact if we decide to take a grad-transfer PF or not. Your argument holds less water every time you type.
His decision just decides Joe Strugg's future?