By picking Michigan State on Tuesday, Rolling Meadows (Ill.) shooting guard and longtime Duke basketball target Max Christie indirectly offered a touch of clarity to the chase for Hamilton (Wis.) small forward Patrick Baldwin Jr.
The impact lies in two facts: 1) the five-star sharpshooters, who were once ballboys together for Northwestern, had spoken on several occasions about choosing the same school, and 2) Christie's chosen destination isn't among Baldwin Jr.'s 10 finalists: Duke, Georgetown, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, Northwestern, UCLA, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Therefore, it's time to scratch the idea of this package deal coming together.