Karon Bradley would have helped as a point guard
Alton Mason. He was reportedly ripping up Hutch in practice but couldn't handle the academics at MU, so Deane made him leave the team after midterms. We would have been tourney team in 1998 if Mason had stayed.
another PG transfer that hurt was DeMarcus Minor. He was reportedly promised the starting PG spot after Hutch left but then Deane recruited Cordell to start over him. He had a nice career at Baylor.
Softening the blow for both though is it led to Deane's departure to the Crean era, but being a student at the time a little more success would have been nice!