Izzo straight up put that kid on blast.
I agree, he went a little above and beyond the usual "wish him the best in his future endeavors" line.
Yeah, all the MSU fans noticed that. Izzo has sent a few kids packing in recent years (Korie Lucious, Chris Allen) and none of them got thrown under the bus like Kenny. Izzo must be pretty frustrated with him. As someone noted, he was suspended twice last season. Clearly a last straw issue. There's no way this is a basketball decision. MSU is now pretty thin in the frontcourt and has lost a guy who hit 50% from three. He was expected to be a major contributor and maybe starter if MSU went big.
The knock on Kenny last season was that was a painfully weak defender, even against slower 4's. Also, he's (at this stage) a below average rebounder for his size and the B1G. He's in much better shape than high school (just saw him a few weeks ago at a Summer League) but he's very much a power forward at the college level, especially MAC. I don't see him guarding any 6'5" wing guards very effectively.
I'd love to see him come to Ohio and play for us though he'd have to get his act together once he got to Athens.
Last Edited: 8/11/2014 2:43:51 PM by intrpdtrvlr