More than once this week, Washington State Cougars men’s basketball coach Kyle Smith has publicly singled out guard Michael Flowers, effusively praising him for his development and work ethic as a grad transfer for the Cougs.
When a coach does that, I tend to sit up and take notice.
(Side note: Don’t forget that WSU plays Stanford at 2 p.m. PT today on ESPNU, so set your DVRs or fire up WatchESPN.com or the ESPN app while you’re at work. And read Bryce’s preview, while you’re at it!)
Flowers committed to WSU shortly after last season ended, and it was widely assumed at the time that he’d be a like-for-like replacement for the departing Isaac Bonton.