'11 MI SF LaDontae Henton - SpartanTailgate.com

Jersey Spartan · 03-19-2008, 03:55 PM

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Lansing (MI) Eastern
Ht: 6-foot-5
Class: 2011 (High School)

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4/15/2008

Scout - "ScoutTV: Lansing Phenom Attracting Attention" - $

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5/1/2008

Rivals - "Video: Henton, Guana in action at King James" - $

Spartan Pride · 03-19-2008, 04:01 PM

My Alma Mater is going to be very good in a few years...

Jersey Spartan · 03-19-2008, 04:05 PM

Hentons biggest weakness is his free throw shooting. He has to work on his outside game as well. Henton has a huge upside though.

TripleGreen · 03-19-2008, 04:06 PM

As a sophomore in high school, how old is Henton? I know he's old for his grade.

Spartan Pride · 03-19-2008, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by TripleGreen

As a sophomore in high school, how old is Henton? I know he's old for his grade.

He's a freshmen. I think he is "supposed" to be a Sophmore or Junior.

msu_030 · 03-19-2008, 04:30 PM

what is our chance of getting him?

Jersey Spartan · 03-19-2008, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by msu_030

what is our chance of getting him?

If he continues to improve he will most likely be a spartan. Sam Hosey did an article on the LSJ website and he said he was the #44 Ranked frosh in the country. He already has offers from Utah and Penn State.

AASpartan · 03-19-2008, 04:33 PM

Of course now I'm going to need to update this thread for the next THREE YEARS!

NorCal Spartan · 03-19-2008, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by AASpartan

Of course now I'm going to need to update this thread for the next THREE YEARS!

You've unleashed a monster.

Jersey Spartan · 03-19-2008, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by AASpartan

Of course now I'm going to need to update this thread for the next THREE YEARS!

I'm going to hold off on the 2012 recruits.

That's only because I have no names for 2012 prospects that are interested in MSU.

I hope I did ok AA. I just don't know how to title the links as I mentioned in the Horford thread.

BeantownSparty · 03-19-2008, 04:48 PM

I don't know a thing about this kid, but if free throw shooting is his biggest weakness then Izzo needs to start on this kid, if he hasn't already... As a frosh he has 3 years to work on that aspect of his game...

AASpartan · 03-19-2008, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Jersey Spartan

I'm going to hold off on the 2012 recruits.

That's only because I have no names for 2012 prospects that are interested in MSU.

I hope I did ok AA. I just don't know how to title the links as I mentioned in the Horford thread.

You type "Link to Rivals.com Profile", copy your URL to the clipboard, then highlight all the text you want to link and press this button

and then paste in the URL you copied from your site.

Spartan Pride · 03-19-2008, 04:55 PM

AASpartan...just so you know...this is the kid that I said googles his name every day.

spartaspartan · 03-19-2008, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by AASpartan

Of course now I'm going to need to update this thread for the next THREE YEARS!

where is the thread on the 12 year old USC commit

twig1318 · 03-19-2008, 07:11 PM

This kid is good, we need to get him, the good thing is he has been to numerous games this year.

Big E. George · 03-19-2008, 08:11 PM

Wasn't he Class A all-state this year?

Slowdown23 · 03-19-2008, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Big E. George

Wasn't he Class A all-state this year?

i do believe so

goosinator2005 · 03-21-2008, 11:05 AM

he is 17 as a freshman. somethings not right.

Jersey Spartan · 03-21-2008, 11:42 AM

OJ Mayo was 20 going into college.

TripleGreen · 03-21-2008, 12:57 PM

Regarding his age, on the flip side of the argument....who really cares if he's older? It's actually to MSU's advantage if he's any good. It would be like we're able to redshirt the kid for two full seasons before he begins his freshman eligibility. Imagine if Chris Allen or Durrell Summers were two years older than they are now but were still freshmen. All they would be is that much better and that more developed than they are currently.

The only downside is, if Henton is really good...then it might mean that he's more likely to leave early for the pros than he otherwise would (if he was the correct age for his grade). But if the kid has legit game, I think that's a risk well worth taking.

Jersey Spartan · 03-21-2008, 03:31 PM

The kid still has to improve a lot but the potential is there.

OPSpartan · 03-21-2008, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Jersey Spartan

The kid still has to improve a lot but the potential is there.

You've never seen the kid play slick.

Spartan Pride · 03-21-2008, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by OPSpartan

You've never seen the kid play slick.

So youre saying he dosen't have potential? I've seen him play a dozen times and played with/against him before.

Michigan State Fan · 03-21-2008, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Spartan Pride

So youre saying he dosen't have potential? I've seen him play a dozen times and played with/against him before.

He definitely did not say that. He's ripping on Slick not the player.

03-19-2008, 03:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jersey Spartan 1,000+ posts Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,463	'11 MI SF LaDontae Henton Link to Rivals.com Profile Link to Scout.com Profile Small forward Lansing (MI) Eastern Ht: 6-foot-5 Class: 2011 (High School) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4/15/2008 Scout - "ScoutTV: Lansing Phenom Attracting Attention" - $ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5/1/2008 Rivals - "Video: Henton, Guana in action at King James" - $ Last edited by AASpartan; 05-01-2008 at 02:11 PM.

03-19-2008, 04:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
TripleGreen 5,000+ posts Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: On the golf course Posts: 9,244	As a sophomore in high school, how old is Henton? I know he's old for his grade. __________________ MEMBER OF THE TOM IZZO FAN CLUB *"I want utopia. I want my players to want utopia.* *And you can bet we're going to work toward that."*

03-19-2008, 04:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
AASpartan RCMB Donor Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 60,553	Of course now I'm going to need to update this thread for the next THREE YEARS! __________________ F Michigan

03-19-2008, 07:11 PM	#15 (permalink)
twig1318 500+ posts Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Okemos Posts: 916	This kid is good, we need to get him, the good thing is he has been to numerous games this year. __________________ "It is different for me," said Stanton. "I don't hate those guys and I don't dislike the alumni I meet, but it's obviously a great rivalry. What I have a problem with is the 100,000 or so bandwagon jumpers. Those people who graduated from some community college but jump on the bandwagon and say Michigan is No. 1."

03-19-2008, 08:11 PM	#16 (permalink)
Big E. George 500+ posts Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Pleasantville Posts: 603	Wasn't he Class A all-state this year? __________________ "It's not over. I'm going to be head coach here a long time. It's not over. It's just starting. Whether they mock us or not, this game will be important to Michigan State. So they can say what they want, and talk what they want , but I saw the sideline over there." declaring war on the skunkbears - 11-05-07 Ed Hightower, J.D. Collins and Paul Janssen

03-19-2008, 04:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
Spartan Pride 5,000+ posts Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Lansing (Not East Lansing) Posts: 5,909	My Alma Mater is going to be very good in a few years...

03-19-2008, 04:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jersey Spartan 1,000+ posts Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,463	Hentons biggest weakness is his free throw shooting. He has to work on his outside game as well. Henton has a huge upside though.

03-19-2008, 04:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
msu_030 25+ posts Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 27	what is our chance of getting him?

03-19-2008, 04:48 PM	#11 (permalink)
BeantownSparty 25+ posts Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Boston Posts: 81	I don't know a thing about this kid, but if free throw shooting is his biggest weakness then Izzo needs to start on this kid, if he hasn't already... As a frosh he has 3 years to work on that aspect of his game...

03-19-2008, 04:55 PM	#13 (permalink)
Spartan Pride 5,000+ posts Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Lansing (Not East Lansing) Posts: 5,909	AASpartan...just so you know...this is the kid that I said googles his name every day.

03-21-2008, 11:05 AM	#18 (permalink)
goosinator2005 250+ posts Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 497	he is 17 as a freshman. somethings not right. __________________ Hey. Sup?

03-21-2008, 11:42 AM	#19 (permalink)
Jersey Spartan 1,000+ posts Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,463	OJ Mayo was 20 going into college.

03-21-2008, 12:57 PM	#20 (permalink)
TripleGreen 5,000+ posts Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: On the golf course Posts: 9,244	Regarding his age, on the flip side of the argument....who really cares if he's older? It's actually to MSU's advantage if he's any good. It would be like we're able to redshirt the kid for two full seasons before he begins his freshman eligibility. Imagine if Chris Allen or Durrell Summers were two years older than they are now but were still freshmen. All they would be is that much better and that more developed than they are currently. The only downside is, if Henton is really good...then it might mean that he's more likely to leave early for the pros than he otherwise would (if he was the correct age for his grade). But if the kid has legit game, I think that's a risk well worth taking. __________________ MEMBER OF THE TOM IZZO FAN CLUB *"I want utopia. I want my players to want utopia.* *And you can bet we're going to work toward that."*

03-21-2008, 03:31 PM	#21 (permalink)
Jersey Spartan 1,000+ posts Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,463	The kid still has to improve a lot but the potential is there.