How are we looking at? Where are we going from here? What do you think will happen come spring signing season?
Would Buzz take a shot at a one and done type player like Cincy and Lance Stephenson?
Is anyone else nervous in the direction this program is going in? Especially recruiting wise? I just see MU struggling for the next couple of years. With injuries, tranfers, lack of size in recruits, I don't see MU being a top 8 Big East team within the next 2-3 years.
Quote from: Rockmic87 on December 29, 2009, 07:44:54 PM
Would Buzz take a shot at a one and done type player like Cincy and Lance Stephenson?
Of course he would. MU would be extremely lucky to get a guy like that............
Quote from: Rockmic87 on December 29, 2009, 09:54:24 PM
Is anyone else nervous in the direction this program is going in? Especially recruiting wise? I just see MU struggling for the next couple of years. With injuries, tranfers, lack of size in recruits, I don't see MU being a top 8 Big East team within the next 2-3 years.
Yep, Crean was 100x the recruiter Buzz is.
Quote from: Rockmic87 on December 29, 2009, 09:54:24 PM
Is anyone else nervous in the direction this program is going in? Especially recruiting wise? I just see MU struggling for the next couple of years. With injuries, tranfers, lack of size in recruits, I don't see MU being a top 8 Big East team within the next 2-3 years.
Didn't quite get that vibe about the recruiting. Maybe a fourth or fifth post in a row would have gotten the point across.
Quote from: Rockmic87 on December 29, 2009, 09:54:24 PM
Is anyone else nervous in the direction this program is going in? Especially recruiting wise? I just see MU struggling for the next couple of years. With injuries, tranfers, lack of size in recruits, I don't see MU being a top 8 Big East team within the next 2-3 years.
no, just you.
Quote from: Rockmic87 on December 29, 2009, 09:54:24 PM
Is anyone else nervous in the direction this program is going in? Especially recruiting wise? I just see MU struggling for the next couple of years. With injuries, tranfers, lack of size in recruits, I don't see MU being a top 8 Big East team within the next 2-3 years.
-Injuries: Not recruiting related...a foot injury can happen whether your a 5 star or a walk on
-Transfers: Only 2 of Buzz's players have transfered. Roseboro was clearly not hacking it which is admittedly Buzz's fault for misevaluating. Maymon is a story that has been told at this point and I don't hold Buzz to be
fully responsible for that
-Lack of Size: ?? I'm not sure what you mean here. O'Tule is big enough. Mbao is big enough. There just aren't a lot of Big East Caliber 7 footers out there...and they tend to go to bigger name programs before MU. We will never (at least not in the near future) compete with UCONN, UNC, UK, etc for recruits. Get over it.
- MU will be a top 8 Big East team next year.
Quote from: Rockmic87 on December 29, 2009, 09:54:24 PM
Is anyone else nervous in the direction this program is going in? Especially recruiting wise? I just see MU struggling for the next couple of years. With injuries, tranfers, lack of size in recruits, I don't see MU being a top 8 Big East team within the next 2-3 years.
Jamail Jones, Vander Blue and Reggie Smith don't make me nervous. Should they?
I got sucked in today but this is a rebuilding year if there ever was one so I'm going to try to not get too emotionally vested this year.
Other than yeah, we need to get a 6'8" bruiser to MU, I'm pretty stoked about MU's future.
Quote from: Rockmic87 on December 29, 2009, 09:54:24 PM
Is anyone else nervous in the direction this program is going in? Especially recruiting wise? I just see MU struggling for the next couple of years. With injuries, tranfers, lack of size in recruits, I don't see MU being a top 8 Big East team within the next 2-3 years.
Nope. I'm good.
Were you around during the Duket (sp?) years??
Quote from: Rockmic87 on December 29, 2009, 09:54:24 PM
Is anyone else nervous in the direction this program is going in? Especially recruiting wise? I just see MU struggling for the next couple of years. With injuries, tranfers, lack of size in recruits, I don't see MU being a top 8 Big East team within the next 2-3 years.
MU better be a top 8 team next year....if a former terrible recruiter and terrible coach can get them into the top 8 every single year (without riding Dwyane Wade)....
LOL
Recruiting isn't an issue, Buzz is recruiting just fine (as long as they get in and stay).
Quote from: Rockmic87 on December 29, 2009, 09:54:24 PM
Is anyone else nervous in the direction this program is going in? Especially recruiting wise? I just see MU struggling for the next couple of years. With injuries, tranfers, lack of size in recruits, I don't see MU being a top 8 Big East team within the next 2-3 years.
Are you serious?? You must be a Badger fan, who trolls the MU board. If not, please, for the sake of common sense and reason - reLAX. We just took the Number 6 team in the country, on their home court to the wire...IN A REBUILDING YEAR. If not for 2 fluke 3-point shots, the one at the halftime buzzer and the one at the end of game...MU wins. Never did Tom Crean assemble back-to-back TOP 20 rated recruiting classes. Buzz did in his first 2 years at the helm at MU. All of this BIG MAN talk needs to stop (lack of size in recruits).
Quote from: akmarq on December 29, 2009, 10:14:00 PM
-Lack of Size: ?? I'm not sure what you mean here. O'Tule is big enough. Mbao is big enough. There just aren't a lot of Big East Caliber 7 footers out there...and they tend to go to bigger name programs before MU. We will never (at least not in the near future) compete with UCONN, UNC, UK, etc for recruits. Get over it.
No one said 7'. And there certainly are guys with size out there to be had... WVU started 5 of them yesterday. We don't have to compete with UCONN, UNC, UK, etc., but we do need to compete with everyone else.
All that being said, I think Buzz is doing a fine job recruiting size - he hasn't had enough time to do a complete turnaround and has had some tough breaks. McMorrow and Otule were recruited to be on this team. Mbakwe may have helped. The nameless one in Texas had size. So it goes.
Quote from: schubert33 on December 29, 2009, 09:55:49 PM
Of course he would. MU would be extremely lucky to get a guy like that............
Lucky to get a guy like that??? Shouldn't this be in teal, or don't you know who Lance Stephenson is? There's a reason a player of his caliber fell into UC's lap. Several reasons in fact. He basically "chose" UC by default.
Quote from: Rockmic87 on December 29, 2009, 09:54:24 PM
Is anyone else nervous in the direction this program is going in? Especially recruiting wise? I just see MU struggling for the next couple of years. With injuries, tranfers, lack of size in recruits, I don't see MU being a top 8 Big East team within the next 2-3 years.
Quote from: AZWarrior on December 29, 2009, 10:37:56 PM
Nope. I'm good.
Were you around during the Duket (sp?) years??
+1000
exactly.
seriously, Vander Blue.
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on December 29, 2009, 10:37:59 PM
MU better be a top 8 team next year....if a former terrible recruiter and terrible coach can get them into the top 8 every single year (without riding Dwyane Wade)....
LOL
Recruiting isn't an issue, Buzz is recruiting just fine (as long as they get in and stay).
Do you ever get tired of hijacking every thread to a) pledge allegiance to your boy, b) misrepresent what those critical of TC say and c) throw a dig at Buzz? I do.
Quote from: Lennys Tap on December 30, 2009, 10:22:40 AM
Do you ever get tired of hijacking every thread to a) pledge allegiance to your boy, b) misrepresent what those critical of TC say and c) throw a dig at Buzz? I do.
I'm sorry, was this comment for 4EVERWARRIORS who started the CREAN stuff in this thread....oh that's right, you didn't see that. Carry on with your hypocrisy
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on December 30, 2009, 10:35:39 AM
I'm sorry, was this comment for 4EVERWARRIORS who started the CREAN stuff in this thread....oh that's right, you didn't see that. Carry on with your hypocrisy
BUT HE STARTED IT!!!
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on December 30, 2009, 10:35:39 AM
I'm sorry, was this comment for 4EVERWARRIORS who started the CREAN stuff in this thread....oh that's right, you didn't see that. Carry on with your hypocrisy
how is he being hypocritical? He asked a simple yes or no question.
Not worried about the future of our program or the recruiting that has happened and will continue to happen into the future...
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on December 29, 2009, 10:37:59 PM
MU better be a top 8 team next year....if a former terrible recruiter and terrible coach can get them into the top 8 every single year (without riding Dwyane Wade)....
He may have been a terrible recruiter and crappy coach that rode Dwyane Wade to IU, but at least he was one heck of a classy guy. I hope my boys grow up to be just like TC. I got them tanning bed gift certificates and braclets for xmas...WWTCD.
Sometimes I wish there were an option to ignore key words in posts...that way I'd never have to read about Crean again.
Quote from: TJ on December 30, 2009, 09:12:14 AM
No one said 7'. And there certainly are guys with size out there to be had... WVU started 5 of them yesterday. We don't have to compete with UCONN, UNC, UK, etc., but we do need to compete with everyone else.
You're right...but I guess I was just assuming that if the origional poster was criticizing our ability to recruit height, he must have meant 6-10+ height. I don't think Buzz can be criticized for the sort of "WV height" - look at Jones.