Michigan State Spartans Insider Podcast: Should Jase Richardson Start Going Forward?
No Michigan State men's basketball player had scored more than 25 points this season going into the Spartans' game against Oregon on Saturday.
Freshman guard Jase Richardson was inserted into the starting lineup in place of redshirt freshman guard Jeremy Fears Jr., who missed the game with an illness. And in what was the first start of his collegiate career, Richardson turned in a career-high 29 points, something no Spartan had done all year.
The performance begged the question: Should Richardson be a full-time starter going forward?
We dive into the question on this episode of the Michigan State Spartans Insider Podcast.
You can watch the episode below:
Michigan State coach Tom Izzo addressed the media on Monday.
Below is a transcript from his opening statement:
Izzo: "Well, I had said earlier that Saturday was a special day for a lot of us, and had that championship team over at my house late that night, and it was just fun to reminisce. It was fun to realize some guys that really appreciated a lot of things. So, I enjoyed that. The reunion went well and, of course, the fans were great. But now, it's getting ready for Indiana. And another concern, I mean, with Mike [Woodson] and all that's going on, it's obvious that there's a lot of news, but it doesn't change that this is -- and it was said to be the team with Oregon picked to win it -- they were a very talented team. The talent has not changed. They have struggled as of late, but every loss seems to be a close loss, especially Maryland, Purdue and Michigan lately. They're huge up front now, with [Oumar] Ballo, and one other thing that's different is [Malik] Reneau, who killed us last year, has been out with a knee injury, and he's played, I think, three, four games, but he's definitely played his last two, have been his best games. And both of them are scoring in double figures. [Mackenzie] Mgbako is still the guy. He's averaging 18 and six. So, as a big, big 6-8, 6-9 wing, that creates problems for us. And they do have experienced guards. [Trey] Galloway’s 6-5. He's big. [James] Goodis’ 6-7, and he's shooting the daylights out of it. And Myles Rice, who was really good early, has been a little more up and down, but that is a talented eight, nine guys right there that we're going to have to contend with. As far as our illnesses, we seem to be improved. Jaden [Akins], I'm hoping, can go today. Did not yesterday, but we did not do much yesterday, other than walk-throughs, film sessions and getting some shots up. So, quick turnaround, but ready to go.”
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