McCoy commits to UNLV over MSU in CBB
Not sure how much they'll need him next year, but surely not having to contend with another elite player down low in East Lansing is a good thing
http://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state/spartans/2017/…
April 26th, 2017 at 10:32 AM ^
low in East Lansing."
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April 26th, 2017 at 10:34 AM ^
UNLV went 11-21, so I doubt we'll cross paths with them for at least one year.
April 26th, 2017 at 11:29 AM ^
I'm all about laughing at MSU, but it's worth pointing out that he also chose UNLV over Oregon and Arizona.
April 26th, 2017 at 12:46 PM ^
Trying to get a football team. Now UNLV getting top recruits over other top programs. Looks like the money train is is making rounds to everyone out there in Vegas.
April 26th, 2017 at 11:12 AM ^
Thank you for the non-Freep article. I would not want to catch anal warts by clicking on a Freep link.
April 26th, 2017 at 11:33 AM ^
Aren't the Free Press and Detroit News the same company?
April 26th, 2017 at 11:44 AM ^
You're new around these parts?
April 26th, 2017 at 10:38 AM ^
April 26th, 2017 at 10:44 AM ^
Can confirm. I know when I was being recruited, I wouldn't consider any school not near an NFL team.
April 26th, 2017 at 12:40 PM ^
April 26th, 2017 at 11:04 AM ^
nuff said
April 26th, 2017 at 11:10 AM ^
April 26th, 2017 at 11:19 AM ^
Classic callback.
April 26th, 2017 at 11:16 AM ^
I don't think an NFL team or being in a city is going to change their recruiting significantly. In the end, team success, coaches, and conference affiliation are going to win out.
UNLV has basketball history and boosters that were already in place, but it is still going to struggle long-term as long as it remains outside the Power 5.
April 26th, 2017 at 11:42 AM ^
Yes, but it put Ogdenville on the map.
April 26th, 2017 at 11:03 AM ^
I'm on a FB Sports group with a bunch of MSU guys and they were bitchin and moanin last night claiming the guy was getting paid, etc. Schadenfreunde is nice sometimes.
April 26th, 2017 at 11:20 AM ^
I was coming to post this. Dropped by RCMB while bored during my "morning routine" today, and as far as I can tell, the only explanation for McCoy picking UNLV over MSU is that he was paid one billion quadrillion kajillion zillion dollars by "bagmen." Lots and lots and lots of bagmen...
April 26th, 2017 at 11:28 AM ^
April 26th, 2017 at 11:22 AM ^
MSU's frontcourt is already loaded with Nick Ward, Miles Bridges, Gavin Schilling (returning from injury), and incoming 5-star recruit Jaren Jackson. Not sure where the minutes were going to come from if he had chosen MSU.
MSU needs a PG or a SG more than they need another forward. I still want to see what happens with a backcourt of Cassius Winston, Josh Langford, and Lourawls Nairn. If they don't add a grad transfer, Winston and Langford are going to have to grow up fast to achieve the high expectations developing in East Lansing.
April 26th, 2017 at 11:26 AM ^
I dont understand why Tum Tum gets so many minutes. Winston should have clearly been playing more. Is Tum Tum Izzo's new Mateen Cleaves?
April 26th, 2017 at 11:44 AM ^
My MSU friends were definitely more concerned with getting Mark Smith, than McCoy. I think Smith announces today; time to see if Underwood can recruit his new state and earn that $3 mill
Unfortunately, though, I think Langford and Winston will be a very good 4-year backcourt. I do love the idea of McQuaid and Nairn being the only guard depth
April 26th, 2017 at 11:46 AM ^
I must admit - first word that popped into my head was "BAGMAN"
April 26th, 2017 at 11:53 AM ^
that surprising. But the Running Rebels haven't been too hot of late. So, this is quite a coup for them. But I'll take it.
April 26th, 2017 at 12:35 PM ^
This does seem very Hugh Freeze but they were trending positive under Lon Kruger and had a deal with Nick Cronin that he backed out of at the last minute. I'd like to see UNLV become a good basketall school again and think it's a place a good coach could win.
There's that Stacey Augmon money train again! Very weird choice other than under the guise of "I am one and done and NBA will draft me no matter where I play so I might as well play in a crap conference and crush people since I'm getting drafted on potential anyhow" but to sit here and laugh at their recruiting the past few years in light of our inability to get top 25 players is silly. They had a huge class last year of top players and have a top 10 player coming in this year as well.
Hopefully Mark Smith goes to ILL as rumored as the maturation of Langford and Winston will be their main wildcards. Their front court currently as set if Jackson is anywhere near his 5* rating will be difficult for almost anyone not named North Carolina or Kentucky to deal with.
They gain Gavin Schilling and Jaren Jackson from a 9 seed team this year. They'll be good but I don't get how they're going to be the 96 Bulls that I hear from every MSU fan. I expect Ward and Bridges to be better but they still have holes at guard.