You need a new tag line. No one is apologizing for Ben he's a 40 year old millionaire that I don't know or care about. The program sucks. Ben clearly sucks as coach of said program for a multitude of reasons.
Pitino should have been here 3 years if we were a half serious program. Monson was hired after a scandal and handcuffed by it. Program hasn't won without scandal or cheating ever and won't (until proven otherwise).
Does he though? He's been the coach for a middle of the pack Big Ten team the last 5 years with 4 and 5 star recruits every year. Not the same winning coach he once was.
Michigan State is dead last in 3 point shooting in the country. They don't have very many good basketball players currently but they are athletic which will be an issue.
Averaging 6/6 and getting paid 500k sounds like the dream. Payne was a distant 3rd for me behind the other 2 starters that left for importance this year.