Spartans land Kentucky recruit

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Draymond Green liked the idea of possibly going to the 2009 Final Four as a freshman and playing in front of a national audience less than two hours from home. With the top-ranked classes that Michigan State coach Tom Izzo could bring to East Lansing over the next two years, an appearance in the 2009 Final Four at Ford Field in downtown Detroit is a strong possibility for the Spartans -- and Green wants to be there with them. Green initially committed to Kentucky, but decided to consider other schools after coach Tubby Smith left for Minnesota.

Detroit Free Press

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December 28, 2007 08:40 AM ET

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Good for State. Hope you guys play well this year. You look like you have a great team. Love that guard you have.

12th Century Ninja

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December 28, 2007 09:10 AM ET

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He should have sticked with Tubby and went to Minnesota...he's building something there is gopher country. Michigan State was a good choice to!!!

timewalker

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December 28, 2007 12:15 PM ET

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this is reallllly old news. this actually happened over the summer

setyourselfup

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December 28, 2007 01:40 PM ET

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No, this isn't reallllllly old news. Green held a press conference on Thursday, 12/27 to announce that he'll be a Spartan.

Allan Gibbs

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December 28, 2007 03:22 PM ET

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Context: I'm a Gopher fan - granted, Tubby has a ways to go with the squad. It looks like he's had a good start, though, and one of the things I look forward to is seeing how he matches up with (IMO) the best current Big 10 hoops coach (Izzo) over the next few years. I'm hoping Tubby can pass him quickly, but Izzo knows what he's doing; this kid picked a good school to replace Kentucky.

stewart2525

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December 28, 2007 07:37 PM ET

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Did somebody just pull a gun on Tom Izzo?

Slick Ric is DaMoFo

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December 29, 2007 12:42 AM ET

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GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BIG TEN!

Sir Sci

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December 29, 2007 03:21 PM ET

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this realllllllly is old news because green held a press conference over the summer in saginaw where his high school his which is also where i live and he announced **** play for the spartans. it was a big deal here. he may have just signed his letter of intent but hes been a verbal since the summer

setyourselfup

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December 29, 2007 07:17 PM ET

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Verbals and LOI's are two different things. Ask Alex Legion.

Allan Gibbs

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December 29, 2007 10:49 PM ET

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dude why are you being such an **** about this? the majority of the time players do go where they give their verbals. Alex Legion was a different case because there was a coaching change. sure doesnt look like Izzo's going anywhere does it?

setyourselfup

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December 31, 2007 06:46 PM ET

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The Legion comment was a joke. Smile! Izzo is.

Allan Gibbs

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January 2, 2008 12:15 AM ET

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Now, girls...

TDP

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January 4, 2008 01:58 AM ET

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One recruit doesn't make or break a team, but it seems that luck is continiouslly spitting in UK face.

The_Chosen_One08

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January 7, 2008 10:26 PM ET

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LUCK? Ky signed this so-called "good" coach. Tubby was winning with most of these players

Lewislane

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January 8, 2008 06:01 PM ET

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Coach Izzo seems to be a pretty good guy, at least from what the internet and TV interviews and comments portray. I'm happy for him since I think it was disgraceful the way Kentuck fans ousted Tubby with jeers instead of cheers. That said, I agree that the kid should have given strong consideration to MINN - after all, he could have been instrumental in reshaping MINN's fortunes. Just my two cents ...