ISIAH THOMAS AND PREDICTIONS

Isiah Thomas was and still is my favorite player of all-time. But his track record off the court seems to have been tarnished again.

With speculation that a “man” was taken from his house after OD’ing on sleeping pills and the confusion that it somehow involved his daughter, it seems more and more likely that it was indeed Isiah who overdosed.

Am I shocked?

Not really. While Isiah was my favorite player, he was never a role model for me. In fact, outside of his kids, he probably shouldn’t be a role model for anyone.

His screw-ups as a GM aside, I can’t respect someone who had little to no respect for a female worker. Whether the allegations are 100% true means nothing to me. The fact that someone brought these allegations up means Isiah was doing something wrong.

Ever since then, I’ve had a hard time defending him to friends, because deep down, I just couldn’t agree with the man he was.

I’d rather not speculate further about his current situation. I personally hope that he gets himself the help he needs.

But I’ve come to accept that Isiah the basketball player and Isiah the man are two different people to me.

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I know the Spartans played like trash last week but they are going up against, in my opinion, the worst team in the BigTen.

Truthfully, on a neutral field, I’m not sure they could beat anyone in the league. And that includes Indiana and Purdue.

MSU has shown to be a solid team this year. Few mistakes, consistent play on both sides of the ball, and efficent special teams.

The only reason people would think State wouldn’t win today is the rivalry factor. The problem with putting Michigan away. So many times in the last few years, they’ve had the opportunity but have failed.

If State can get that out of their head and realize they are the better team in all facets of the game, there is no reason to think they shouldn’t run away with this one.

MSU 34
UM 14

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