As Kevin wrote in the commitment announcement, Max Christie chose to play for Michigan State over Duke among many other terrific schools this afternoon, adding a second huge recruiting win for Tom Izzo and the staff in as many weeks. While Spartan fans are reeling from the best recruiting streak in program history with Pierre Brooks II committing this spring, and Emoni Bates committing last week, it would seem that something has changed for Izzo on the recruiting trail. But has it really?
I do not believe that anything truly has changed in some sort of seismic shift of the cosmic forces that control the world of NCAA men’s basketball.