Stick the knife in

[tower912]

Local sports talk show, talking to John Bielein about recruiting 5 stars... "look at Henry Ellenson at Marquette.  Did he take them  to the tourney?". Wow.  Now a cautionary tale for other coaches.

[Galway Eagle]

Really we're his go to? What about Simmons at LSU? Nerlens Noel at Kentucky? Jeeze

[MUBurrow]

Beilein knows you don't have to go after burger boys for that skill set. Well, not that kind of burger boy anyway.

[Loose Cannon]

Local sports talk show, talking to John Bielein about recruiting 5 stars... "look at Henry Ellenson at Marquette.  Did he take them  to the tourney?". Wow.  Now a cautionary tale for other coaches.

That's only for the Uninformed!

[tower912]

Really we're his go to? What about Simmons at LSU? Nerlens Noel at Kentucky? Jeeze

He mentioned Simmons.  His larger point is that he will take a 5 star that fits with how he does things.

[GGGG]

I don't know how to take this since Belein has offered, and missed, on a number of 5 stars.  Including one and done Jaylen Brown, where Michigan was leading on the Crystal Bowel until he committed to Cal.

[MuMark]

So because a 5 star can't take a very young or incomplete roster and carry the team to tournament berth by himself you shouldn't take 1 when you can get 1?

Got it.......

Lots of 5 stars end up staying more then 1 year.......it just didn't happen to be the case with Henry.

[Silkk the Shaka]

Just talking his own book, doin' some jawboning. He would have taken Ellenson in a heartbeat and he knows it. Same with pretty much every 5*.

[damuts222]

Oh please...it's an excuse for him because he's missed out on them.

[HoopsterBC]

Oh please...it's an excuse for him because he's missed out on them.

MU had nothing much last year if Henry did not come, but it does set the program back a little.  I would love to have a 5 star in two years or so when the roster has
experienced players that are good, a bunch of frosh are tough unless you are Duke and Kentucky.  Does not even work that well with Kansas.  UCLA is a perfect
example how it can work.

[Loose Cannon]

This smacks of Bo's comment of "Rent a Player"

[GooooMarquette]

I heard that Beilein cooled on Henry....