Originally Posted by CJizzles (Post 8546317)

Jabari Brown ... that name sounds familiar.

I remember watching Oriakhi play a lot -- as UConn typically played in the game that preceded KU on Big MONDAY.

How does the following year look?

Any orals, or commitments yet?

Originally Posted by CJizzles (Post 8546364)

Is Brown a juco product then?

I was under the assumption he was transferring from another D1 school.

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 8545270)

Somehow I'm not real worried about losing recruits to KSU. Even when KSU was at their apex, they weren't exactly stealing recruits from under our noses. Now that good ol' Dudly Weber is there, I just don't give a large rats ass about the fightin' Ekos.

Likewise with Illinois. They haven't generally been a threat for premier Missouri talent.

If Mizzou can lock down 1/2 of Missouri's top-shelf (i.e. 4 and 5 star) talents, they'll be in very good shape. That's 1 or 2 of those premium players every year; more than enough to build the foundation for a very strong program. Surround them with a plus transfer, a high-end out of state player or 2, (getting a Webster-Chan caliber player every season shouldn't be tough) and some good coaching finds (the Dixons/Denmons of the world) and Mizzou should be a threat for the Sweet 16 most seasons.

Well, provided they can slip past Norfolk State, that is.

(!@#$)

Originally Posted by veist (Post 8546437)

Illinois with a coach that can recruit could be the occasional problem, I mean the reason recently they haven't been an issue is the same reason you're citing for KSU not going to be an issue anytime soon with Weber. Still I think you're probably on the money with a goal of getting around 50% long term expectations wise, and yeah that Norfolk State thing is going to stick with you a while. Just be glad for the little things like Duke dropping the game vs. Lehigh and bailing you out from getting anywhere near the media scrutiny you'd have otherwise pulled. Went from possibly the story of the week from the tournament to "oh and this also happened."

Originally Posted by O.city (Post 8546610)

I don't think recruits really give two shits about Norfolk State. Teams lose early in the tourney every year and land top guys. Shit UCLA was terrible this year and landed a top class. I knew they are UCLA, but still.



I'm anxious to see if Haith gets into the same lull that he did at the U. I think most MU fans would agree that he inherited a pretty good situation. It will be 2 or 3 years before you really see what he can do with the program.

Originally Posted by mnchiefsguy (Post 8546542)

If the team makes a deep run in the NCAA tourney next year, and makes a final four in the next 4 years or so, Norfolk State will be a fading memory.

Originally Posted by O.city (Post 8546610)

I don't think recruits really give two shits about Norfolk State. Teams lose early in the tourney every year and land top guys. Shit UCLA was terrible this year and landed a top class. I knew they are UCLA, but still.



I'm anxious to see if Haith gets into the same lull that he did at the U. I think most MU fans would agree that he inherited a pretty good situation. It will be 2 or 3 years before you really see what he can do with the program.

Originally Posted by veist (Post 8547697)

I'm saying its going to stick with you guys (the fans) for a while, a few late nights playing the what if game. Probably going to take at least a sweet sixteen run to really get the taste out of your mouth. I've been there before and as much as I enjoy schadenfreude I do empathize. And yeah, you do have to give coaches some time to show what they can do to develop their players.

Originally Posted by veist (Post 8547697)

I'm saying its going to stick with you guys (the fans) for a while, a few late nights playing the what if game. Probably going to take at least a sweet sixteen run to really get the taste out of your mouth. I've been there before and as much as I enjoy schadenfreude I do empathize. And yeah, you do have to give coaches some time to show what they can do to develop their players.

Originally Posted by veist (Post 8547697)

I'm saying its going to stick with you guys (the fans) for a while, a few late nights playing the what if game. Probably going to take at least a sweet sixteen run to really get the taste out of your mouth. I've been there before and as much as I enjoy schadenfreude I do empathize. And yeah, you do have to give coaches some time to show what they can do to develop their players.

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho (Post 8547947)

Now that the tournament is over, it's basically out of sight, out of mind. Not going to lie, it hurt a lot at the time and while watching the tournament play out (especially with the blowing up of Missouri's bracket).

But the excitement level for next basketball season is high, as is football.

That seems to be the perspective of most of my friends, too. No sense dwelling on it, not when there are other things to be excited for coming up (like football).

One of the benefits of being competitive in both sports, I think... you never have TOO long to dwell on anything from the other sport.

Originally Posted by mnchiefsguy (Post 8546728)

I don't think Haith had a "lull" at the U, I think the U is one of the bottom feeding bball programs out there. No support from the admin, and they are a football school in a bball conference.

Not sure what the future with Haith will bring, but the signs are pointing up, and he has won some cred with me with the team's performance last year.