The article about Bridges in SI about why he stayed is pretty good. Says his mom was totally against him staying..
"Cynthia said: "Miles, the bills are going to start coming in."
And Miles said: "Ma, you'll be O.K."
And his mom said: "What are you going to get if you win a championship? A cap and a shirt. What will Coach Izzo get? Millions."
And Miles said: "Money's the root of all evil. I'm not in it for the money."
Cynthia says she tried "anything and everything" to change her son's mind. But the battle was lost. Truth is, it was lost before he ever played a game at Michigan State. It was lost one night on campus, shortly after Bridges arrived in East Lansing. He and freshman Josh Langford were hanging out with junior Lourawls (Tum Tum) Nairn Jr., talking about spirituality and religion and the purpose of their existence from 8 p.m. until 2 a.m."
"Izzo told him, You can't come back just to win a national championship. It's too unlikely. Too much has to go right. And you might not improve your draft position, either. College basketball is awful at Hollywood endings."
It evens mentions how Izzo thinks about Bo's "Those who stay will be champions" quote.
I still hate MSU and wish for all their sports teams to collapse and burn but...its a pretty good read.
https://www.si.com/college-basketba...s-michigan-state-sophomore-season-nba-lottery
"Cynthia said: "Miles, the bills are going to start coming in."
And Miles said: "Ma, you'll be O.K."
And his mom said: "What are you going to get if you win a championship? A cap and a shirt. What will Coach Izzo get? Millions."
And Miles said: "Money's the root of all evil. I'm not in it for the money."
Cynthia says she tried "anything and everything" to change her son's mind. But the battle was lost. Truth is, it was lost before he ever played a game at Michigan State. It was lost one night on campus, shortly after Bridges arrived in East Lansing. He and freshman Josh Langford were hanging out with junior Lourawls (Tum Tum) Nairn Jr., talking about spirituality and religion and the purpose of their existence from 8 p.m. until 2 a.m."
"Izzo told him, You can't come back just to win a national championship. It's too unlikely. Too much has to go right. And you might not improve your draft position, either. College basketball is awful at Hollywood endings."
It evens mentions how Izzo thinks about Bo's "Those who stay will be champions" quote.
I still hate MSU and wish for all their sports teams to collapse and burn but...its a pretty good read.
https://www.si.com/college-basketba...s-michigan-state-sophomore-season-nba-lottery
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