Kobe King decided to leave Wisconsin on Wednesday evening. He made it official and sent Wisconsin’s social media in a tizzy (More on that in a later post today). The most interesting commentary from anyone was Tyler Herro, Miami Heat guard, Wisconsin native. He attended Kentucky for a year. You might remember that Herro spurned Wisconsin in the final hour to go play for Coach Cal and Kentucky. Herro had one good year and ended up drafted in the lottery. He shared with Zak Showalter, former Badgers that will make so much on shitty paid appearances for the next decade, his thoughts on King leaving. Herro added the killshot to Showalter at the end.

Good stuff from Tyler Herro here on Kobe King’s transfer. pic.twitter.com/nGRVz47B48

— Sam Vecenie (@Sam_Vecenie) January 30, 2020

Do all in-state recruits matter? In a word, no. But do some matter more than others? Yes. Herro is a great example of this. He bet on himself and went to Kentucky because he wanted to play in the pros versus spend two or three years at Wisconsin. The system works for college basketball. But it will not make you a professional athlete. If that’s what you’re looking to do, Wisconsin isn’t that school. Trust me, schools are using that against them when they get into recruiting battles with the Badgers. That might not matter to some players, but it matters to the ones that mean the most.

While Badgers have a dynamic recruiting class for next season, they did not land a talent that could be an NBA talent after one year at Wisconsin. “That’s not the Badger way.” Herro was another example of a five-star in-state recruit slip through the fingerprints of Wisconsin. They need to take a long look in the mirror and wonder how they can get more acclimated to 2020 basketball.

Charlie.