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[Dawson Rental]

Grandstaff came already

Mike Hunt was hoping for more.

[keefe]

Mike Hunt was hoping for more.

Grandstaff is growing in stature

[Atticus]

White is not impossible, but I wouldn't call him realistic either.  Buzz might be waiting on Goodluck and Quadri Moore before offering O'Mara.

Myles Turner has risen to #10.  Oh, well.

Goodluck's preferred school is UK but they havent offerred. If they do, it prob wont be until spring. He also received an offer from Duke this week...  I dont think Okonoboh is a realistic option (and throw in UL, UConn and SU).

[Aughnanure]

If this is the class, it would be fine but it was not exactly what MU was looking for.  For MU to become elite, they need to bring in a Top 20 kid so they stay in the Top 20.  Diamond
Stone will have to be the one.  If Buzz can not land him, I am sure he will be thinking much like Tom Crean that is hard to get MU to the next level.  There is nothing wrong with the last
3 years but I am sure Buzz wants more.

We've been in (and stayed in) the Top 20 many times in the past decade and not one recruit has been ranked in the top 20.

[Atticus]

We've been in (and stayed in) the Top 20 many times in the past decade and not one recruit has been ranked in the top 20.

Are rankings even meaningful? How a prospect fits into a coach's system is far more important than any other criteria...and ranking systems dont do that.

[willie warrior]

Grandstaff will be exploding down low as he rises further with each stroke. He will not be denied and whenever he sees the hole he will be ramming it in, provided there are no double dribble calls.

[wadesworld]

Grandstaff will be exploding down low as he rises further with each stroke. He will not be denied and whenever he sees the hole he will be ramming it in, provided there are no double dribble calls.

...this is getting kind of weird.

[willie warrior]

Grandstaff came already

Never fear--he has tremendous upside and durability, along with stamina of a race horse. Put bluntly, he is a stud!

[LAMUfan]

that guy cannot be on our team, I just cant take it

[Pakuni]

...this is getting kind of weird.

It's certainly not getting clever.

[Stretchdeltsig]

Hard to understand how NC and Kentucky can fill up their sports dorms with 30-40 basketball players.  It makes it tough on other schools to recruit.

[wadesworld]

It's certainly not getting clever.

Agreed.

[MU Buff]

If this is the class, it would be fine but it was not exactly what MU was looking for.  For MU to become elite, they need to bring in a Top 20 kid so they stay in the Top 20.  Diamond
Stone will have to be the one.  If Buzz can not land him, I am sure he will be thinking much like Tom Crean that is hard to get MU to the next level.  There is nothing wrong with the last
3 years but I am sure Buzz wants more.

A class like the one I suggested certainly wouldn't have the top end guys we are hoping for, but it would still be a solid class following up on his 2013 haul.  Sandy Cohen will be top 100 by all ratings services.  Malek Harris has had a great last couple months and very well could end up in the top 100.  In fact, Reggie Rankin put him in his "12 players on the cusp of the ESPN 100" list.  Quadri Moore is a 4 star center and Sean O'Mara is not far behind.

[martyconlonontherun]

A class like the one I suggested certainly wouldn't have the top end guys we are hoping for, but it would still be a solid class following up on his 2013 haul.  Sandy Cohen will be top 100 by all ratings services.  Malek Harris has had a great last couple months and very well could end up in the top 100.  In fact, Reggie Rankin put him in his "12 players on the cusp of the ESPN 100" list.  Quadri Moore is a 4 star center and Sean O'Mara is not far behind.

I also think people forget there are only 100 top 100 recruits. After duke, Kentucky and some of the blue bloods get there 4 a piece it is hard for teams to get 3 yearly like we have been doing. There are a lot of d-1 schools out there competing for these guys. If we get 3 every year with a few of them being top 50, we are in pretty good shape. MU has been about developing a team, not one year wonders. (Though I would gladly take them)

[MUSF]

Are rankings even meaningful? How a prospect fits into a coach's system is far more important than any other criteria...and ranking systems dont do that.

Truly elite talent fits everybody's system.

[Lennys Tap]

Truly elite talent fits everybody's system.

If it doesn't you'd better think about getting a new system.

[Jay Bee]

Are rankings even meaningful?

Generally speaking, yes. Top 10 vs. 11-20 vs. 21-30 you can historically see this has been the case.

After that it gets a lot murkier.

[boyonthedock]

The class after a good deep class is usually weaker, right? guys don't want to sit for 3 years?

[Atticus]

The class after a good deep class is usually weaker, right? guys don't want to sit for 3 years?

If kids jump to the NBA after a year (or even two), then a weak class shouldnt happen. If no one leaves then its a tougher sell since programs like UK will have minutes.

[willie warrior]

The class after a good deep class is usually weaker, right? guys don't want to sit for 3 years?

Speaking of good and deep, Grandstaff qualifies.

[MU Buff]

Looking at our roster, is there any good JUCO recruiting sites that show available big men?

http://www.jucorecruiting.com/

Easily the best site for JUCO's that I've seen.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Glad to see that Marquette education didn't spoil our ability to make penis jokes

On a serious note. It's great to see that we are the only school to have an ESPN 60 recruit already. Buzz is working way ahead of schedule

[MUSF]

It's certainly not getting clever.

You see Grandstaff sounds like it could be a euphemism for penis. Get it, grand-staff. Hilarious.

[Eldon]

If this is the class, it would be fine but it was not exactly what MU was looking for.  For MU to become elite, they need to bring in a Top 20 kid so they stay in the Top 20.  Diamond
Stone will have to be the one.  If Buzz can not land him, I am sure he will be thinking much like Tom Crean that is hard to get MU to the next level.  There is nothing wrong with the last
3 years but I am sure Buzz wants more.

Chicken or egg.  Do you get good recruits and then go to a FF or do you go to a FF and then the good recruits come?  We keep winning consistently, making it far in the tourney, and keep our draft streak going, the top 20 recruits will start coming.  Easier said than done, of course.  Hopefully, Buzz keeps up the good work.  And more importantly, the BOT keeps basketball as a priority.