Chris Bryant - 3 star PF

[HoopsMalone]

I think you should defend your point or give a good reason against some else's point.  Having a like or dislike button is an easy way out.  

The more reasoning/information the better.  I don't know if we want to promote arbitrary judging.  

We don't want popularity contests.  If there was a like or dislike button, I would also suggest the option to ignore it.  I would ignore the like/dislike feature for sure.

[🏀]

I would like to state that I was not being sarcastic at all.

My recruiting information starts and ends with BMA, since I gave up my subscription to the Premium Board after I was banned from posting.

I was merely asking if BMA could take the 5 kids we were heavily involved in and say "He's the best, he's the worst, in my opinion."

[MU_Iceman]

And its not usually people soliciting his knowledge as some are saying. Judging by the reaction to my comment, not many people share my view and I very well could be completely off base. If so, my bad.

On multiple occassions in the past, when a thread has been about recruits, I have directly solicited BMA's opinion...

[mu-rara]

I live for posts from BMA, Mark Miller, and Ganzer.  Otherwise, (including my posts) its all pretty "blah, blah, blah".  

Sometimes the blah, blah can be pretty funny, so its worth reading, but I hang my hat on the stuff from the 3 I mentioned.

[WellsstreetWanderer]

MU-blah,blah

[rocky_warrior]

since I gave up my subscription to the Premium Board after I was banned from posting.

No that's funny.  We'll still let you pay and read, but you're not allowed to post anymore.

[4everwarriors]

Who on here isn't banned from posting on the other board?

[NersEllenson]

I would like to state that I was not being sarcastic at all.

My recruiting information starts and ends with BMA, since I gave up my subscription to the Premium Board after I was banned from posting.

I was merely asking if BMA could take the 5 kids we were heavily involved in and say "He's the best, he's the worst, in my opinion."

Many within the program truly believe that Juan Anderson was the best out of Faust and Harrison.  Hood shoots it better than Anderson, but Anderson has Hood on many of the intangibles/fundamental aspects of the game.  You could perhaps rank the guys as far as staff preference:  Hood and Anderson, 1 and 1a.  Faust and Harrison 2 and 2a.  Shaw is in his own category.

[Golden Avalanche]

Many within the program truly believe that Juan Anderson was the best out of Faust and Harrison.  Hood shoots it better than Anderson, but Anderson has Hood on many of the intangibles/fundamental aspects of the game.  You could perhaps rank the guys as far as staff preference:  Hood and Anderson, 1 and 1a.  Faust and Harrison 2 and 2a.  Shaw is in his own category.

I have to ask: what is the source of this comment? My guess is simply because Anderson is the one who chose MU (whereas the others didn't), that's why he'd be placed higher.

If we're ranking, MU's top five targets this season were Dawson, Shaw, Faust, Hood, and Harrison.

[Boone]

That's the first I've heard of that, as well. Sounds like a rationalization.

[🏀]

No that's funny.  We'll still let you pay and read, but you're not allowed to post anymore.

Exactly. Why was I banned? For starting a NASCAR thread.

[NersEllenson]

I have to ask: what is the source of this comment? My guess is simply because Anderson is the one who chose MU (whereas the others didn't), that's why he'd be placed higher.

If we're ranking, MU's top five targets this season were Dawson, Shaw, Faust, Hood, and Harrison.

A very credible source.  The reality is that Anderson performed extremely well against current MU players on his visit and it gave pause to the notion than Faust or Harrison were better players.  The staff wanted Hood, and that's why I called him 1a..out of the Faust, Harrison and Anderson.  Dawson and Shaw could be viewed as "similar" players, though Jamil Wilson is pretty much a Dawson type of player, with possibly more upside/athleticism.  I'm not saying the staff wouldn't have welcomed commits from Faust, Harrison, or Dawson...but Anderson was a revelation once he got on campus and competed with the guys on the current team.

[GOMU1104]

Ners gets all of his info from the Premium Board. 

[Golden Avalanche]

A very credible source.  The reality is that Anderson performed extremely well against current MU players on his visit and it gave pause to the notion than Faust or Harrison were better players.  The staff wanted Hood, and that's why I called him 1a..out of the Faust, Harrison and Anderson.  Dawson and Shaw could be viewed as "similar" players, though Jamil Wilson is pretty much a Dawson type of player, with possibly more upside/athleticism.  I'm not saying the staff wouldn't have welcomed commits from Faust, Harrison, or Dawson...but Anderson was a revelation once he got on campus and competed with the guys on the current team.

Sounds a lot like the guy who wanted us is better then the guys who didn't want us.

No denying Anderson played well on his visit. Lots of recruits do that. But it means squat when comparing the players. Faust and Harrison are elite national prospects. They were wanted badly.

I don't see Dawson and Shaw as similar players. One is a 6'5'' rebounding banger who's game stops at the mid-range. The other one is a 6'8'' athlete who will drift outside and likely play the 3. Also, I don't think Wilson is pretty much a Dawson type player as that's not his game at all. He's more similar to Shaw but not the same.

[brewcity77]

No denying Anderson played well on his visit. Lots of recruits do that. But it means squat when comparing the players. Faust and Harrison are elite national prospects. They were wanted badly.

One possible reassurance is bearing in mind that Buzz has done a good job of casting a wide net. Georgia, Florida, Wisconsin, California, North Carolina, Texas, high school, junior college, high-major D1 transfer, he is scouring everywhere to find players. However, many of the recruiting services do not cast as wide a net when they rate players. Faust is an East Coast player, and Texas is very well-scouted when it comes to high school athletes. It's entirely possible that had Anderson played on the East Coast or in another higher-profile location that he would be seen universally as a four-star, possibly regarded as a top-30 or top-40 player instead of a top-80 or so where he seems to be slotted. He might be just as badly wanted if that were the case.

And of course, our two best players are DJO and Butler, neither of whom were rated that highly coming out of high school but would likely walk in and be able to earn a starting spot on most any team in the country.

[GGGG]

Exactly. Why was I banned? For starting a NASCAR thread.

Hell, not only would I have banned you for that, I would have found you and beat you with a stick.

[🏀]

Hell, not only would I have banned you for that, I would have found you and beat you with a stick.

I was proving a point!

[reinko]

I was proving a point!

What the crap was your point?  Turning left for 3 hours is a sport??

[🏀]

What the crap was your point?  Turning left for 3 hours is a sport??

John Dodds is a nazi.

[TallTitan34]

PTM made a post that was off-topic but labeled OT.  I forgot what it was, but it wasn't anything that further off topic than other OT threads on the board.  

Dodds deleted the thread so PTM went as far off-topic as he could: NASCAR.

[Jacks DC]

I heard from a very good source that BMA was more respected within the program than Anderson, Hood, Shaw or Faust.

[ATWizJr]

Not sure who bma is but he has high credibility and seems to know the inner workings at MU BB.  Who is that masked man?