Published 12/6/2008
by Marcus Shockley
at Bleacher Report - College Basketball
After getting pounded by number one ranked college basketball team North Carolina last Wednesday, Michigan State might still be licking their wounds, but they got a bit of good news on a basketball recruit.
Jamil Wilson (SF/PF, 6′6″, 2009) has stated multiple times that he rates the Spartans highly, and this week he reduced his college list to four teams , and continues to list Michigan State, along with Marquette, Texas and Oregon.
I don’t think you can look at the brutal loss to the Tar Heels as a fair assessment of the Michigan State program, actually I think Tom Izzo has one of the most talented teams in years…but also much less experienced than the Heels were this year and without as much depth. I would not be surprised at all to see Michigan State win the Big Ten outright.
At any rate, Jamil’s announcement eliminates the ACC completely. I haven’t seen enough of Wilson to really assess him, but he seems to be more of a small forward than a power ...
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You know, the jerks who fired Tommy Amaker!
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