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Haith now 8-7 after COMPLETE REBUILD, just beat Memphis - 77TIGER MU - 1/13/17 10:18:29

     Rebuild? Lol(nm) - TigerFan92 MU - 1/13/17 15:45:50

     A COMPLETE REBUILD? Nope. NM - Downstate UI - 1/13/17 13:48:35

     Dude should have the show cause penalty attached to him. - peterman'srealitytour MU - 1/13/17 13:34:14

     He will get fired this year. (nm) - DollarSigns MU - 1/13/17 13:06:31

     He did a great job f*cking up our program, - nerdmachine KC - 1/13/17 12:12:40

          RE: He did a great job f*cking up our program, - 77TIGER MU - 1/13/17 19:04:14

          Haith set the table to screw up, KA - tigerspy MU - 1/13/17 12:45:07

               RE: Haith set the table to screw up, KA - MUKdC MU - 1/13/17 12:57:05

               Seems like alot more effort and work than to - FIJItiger MU - 1/13/17 12:46:18

                    Tripped over his own feet, and fell on the table. (nm) - tigerspy MU - 1/13/17 12:49:40

                         And still had the energy to - FIJItiger MU - 1/13/17 12:58:21

                              Man, that's some funny stuff right there - haeffb MU - 1/13/17 13:06:05

                                   Got to have a sense of humor when things are this dismal - FIJItiger MU - 1/13/17 13:07:02

                                        You're the kind of person that insults people behind their - nerdmachine KC - 1/13/17 14:00:56

                                             I would love the opportunity to explain to him why he should - FIJItiger MU - 1/13/17 14:09:28

                                                  Don't drive today, but - haeffb MU - 1/13/17 14:15:38

                                                       I'll run into him back in Sedalia at some point - FIJItiger MU - 1/13/17 14:21:20

                                                  FWIW, I completely believe this is 100% true. nm - TigerUppercut MU - 1/13/17 14:09:45

                                                       Not in a mean way, just in a logical way (nm) - FIJItiger MU - 1/13/17 14:12:11

                                                            I believe this as well. nm - TigerUppercut MU - 1/13/17 14:13:21

     I would live to see the look on Link's face when he came - tigertix MU - 1/13/17 12:03:42

     Haith is lucky he didn't inherit the program from himself(nm) - alstl MU - 1/13/17 11:42:43

     He is only about 2 or 3 times better than our current coach - FIJItiger MU - 1/13/17 11:04:30

          No Haith sucks and anyone that thinks other wise is a moron - nerdmachine KC - 1/13/17 12:14:45

               Assume by 'Sweet 16' you mean 16 total wins? (nm) - FIJItiger MU - 1/13/17 12:16:07

          What rebuild?(nm) - Mizzmi27 MU - 1/13/17 11:31:24

               They graduated 9 players from last years team - FIJItiger MU - 1/13/17 11:40:23

                    I wouldn't call that a rebuild nor do I think I've ever hear - Mizzmi27 MU - 1/13/17 12:02:32

                         Ok. I just referred to it as such. Our next coach will - FIJItiger MU - 1/13/17 12:05:49

          Look at it like this - FIJItiger MU - 1/13/17 11:25:25

               A power 5 program should always be in the top 100 - Eggs MU - 1/13/17 11:33:47

                    Since Kim was hired we have never been in the top 160 - FIJItiger MU - 1/13/17 11:39:43

                         #160 is not in the top 160? (nm) - haeffb MU - 1/13/17 11:50:41

                              Sorry, should have said 'inside' to be technically correct - FIJItiger MU - 1/13/17 11:51:43

                                   Also below 160 numerous times over the last 3 - haeffb MU - 1/13/17 11:54:54

          Is 20-10 really the goal Mizzou should have - wu-tangtiger MU - 1/13/17 11:08:50

               But not the fanbase - MakeShift MU - 1/13/17 13:31:40

               No, although he has avged 22.4 wins over the last 9 yrs - FIJItiger MU - 1/13/17 11:12:16

                    Those who absolve Haith are also misguided (nm) - haeffb MU - 1/13/17 11:25:04

                         Absolve him from what? I'm talking about the current - FIJItiger MU - 1/13/17 11:28:43

                              See what I mean? (nm) - haeffb MU - 1/13/17 11:32:46

                                   No (nm) - FIJItiger MU - 1/13/17 11:41:10

                                        Sorry, I wasn't talking to you. - haeffb MU - 1/13/17 11:48:46

                                             Can you elaborate on what I'm missing? - FIJItiger MU - 1/13/17 11:52:24

                                                  There's no point in explaining the facts to you - haeffb MU - 1/13/17 12:01:09

                                                       Agree, those are not the facts - FIJItiger MU - 1/13/17 12:07:30

                                                            See what I mean? (nm) - haeffb MU - 1/13/17 12:20:12

                                                                 Yes, I just thought you were going to provide examples(nm) - FIJItiger MU - 1/13/17 12:23:36

                                                                      You pretend they don't exist - haeffb MU - 1/13/17 12:28:16

                                                                           Except sunshine requests don't support that being the - FIJItiger MU - 1/13/17 12:41:16

                                                                                If you submit a sunshine request for something that - haeffb MU - 1/13/17 12:50:18

                                                                                     Pretty convenient. Guess we will have to take them - FIJItiger MU - 1/13/17 12:57:32

                                                                                          Realizing that you're referrring - haeffb MU - 1/13/17 13:02:41

                                                                                               No, the NCAA has never said that. This is all - FIJItiger MU - 1/13/17 13:08:37

                                                                                                    It's in the NCAA report - haeffb MU - 1/13/17 13:13:35

                                                                                                         RE: It's in the NCAA report - FIJItiger MU - 1/13/17 13:21:00

                                                                                                              So, you're debating the semantics - haeffb MU - 1/13/17 13:30:30

                                                                                                                   The inquiry is notice that an investigation will occur - FIJItiger MU - 1/13/17 13:33:51

                                                                                                                        I'm done after this - haeffb MU - 1/13/17 13:42:42

                                                                                                                             Majority of violations is a loose term - FIJItiger MU - 1/13/17 13:52:44

                                                                                                                                  Sigh. Read the report. Look at the dates. (nm) - haeffb MU - 1/13/17 13:59:34

                                                                                                                                       Only a moron would think the NCAA notice had nothing to do - sprintcar STL - 1/13/17 14:03:08

                                                                                               I know. What incentive would the NCAA have to lie? - TigerUppercut MU - 1/13/17 13:07:22

                                                                                                    I'm pretty sure FIJItiger has never - haeffb MU - 1/13/17 13:16:04

                                                                                                         Violations occurred. But it is a retroactively crafted - FIJItiger MU - 1/13/17 13:28:09

                                                                                                              Do you think your cat is out to get you? nm - TigerUppercut MU - 1/13/17 13:32:21

                                                                                                                   No, I don't have a cat (nm) - FIJItiger MU - 1/13/17 13:34:33

                                                                                                                   "That's just crazy." (nm) - haeffb MU - 1/13/17 13:33:08

                                                                                                              It's an NCAA report. - haeffb MU - 1/13/17 13:32:19

                                                                                                                   No way man - TigerUppercut MU - 1/13/17 13:35:30

                                                                                                                   They just regurgitated MU's fabricated narrative (nm) - FIJItiger MU - 1/13/17 13:35:07

                                                                                                                        This NCAA report is brought to you by infowars.com nm - TigerUppercut MU - 1/13/17 13:36:49

                                                                                                                             Here: - FIJItiger MU - 1/13/17 13:39:00

                                                                                     Decent chance most of what exists would be subject - TigerUppercut MU - 1/13/17 12:55:20

                                                            Haith isn't really a good coach - wu-tangtiger MU - 1/13/17 12:12:44

                                                                 He's partially responsible - haeffb MU - 1/13/17 12:24:19

                                                                      There is one valid angle, which for some reason is never - FIJItiger MU - 1/13/17 12:44:55

                                                                 Ok I guess, but that is kind of weird - FIJItiger MU - 1/13/17 12:22:50

                                                                      how did Haith do with players he recruited? - wu-tangtiger MU - 1/13/17 12:28:34

          I think KA has been in a drug induced coma - mu7176grad MU - 1/13/17 11:08:10

     RE: Haith now 8-7 after COMPLETE REBUILD, just beat Memphis - stl0404 MU - 1/13/17 11:04:22

     .500 and no NCAA tourney sounds about right. nm. - MUTGR MU - 1/13/17 10:54:48

     Hell no, haith sucks.(nm) - Mizzmi27 MU - 1/13/17 10:30:26

     Memphis has been up and down this year - Mormad MU - 1/13/17 10:27:30

          Memphis is extremely limited personnel wise - Eggs MU - 1/13/17 10:29:55

     An RPI rank of 167...Impressive! (nm) - Salty Dog MU - 1/13/17 10:26:44

     BFD - Panthera MU - 1/13/17 10:25:37

     While 8-7 looks a lot better than our situation - Eggs MU - 1/13/17 10:24:16

     We can do better(nm) - MidMoBaller4Life MU - 1/13/17 10:20:18

          we'll see, history suggests otherwise - Jeff85 MU - 1/13/17 10:53:17

               If you're 8 years old, yes. (nm) - mizzou john MU - 1/13/17 10:59:18

               That's history - MidMoBaller4Life MU - 1/13/17 10:54:09

                    not likely - Jeff85 MU - 1/13/17 10:56:26

                         haha I feel you man, but have hope(nm) - MidMoBaller4Life MU - 1/13/17 10:57:37

                              Sterk is the one thing that gives me hope - TigerUppercut MU - 1/13/17 13:38:37

UCLA was 19-31 from 3 last night in a road game - Eggs MU - 1/13/17 10:09:00

     They are for real(nm) - Erwin Fletcher STL - 1/13/17 13:47:44

     Alford alone was 9-12, UCLA record I think(nm) - MidMoBaller4Life MU - 1/13/17 10:18:04

          9-14 but the only reason he shot the last 2 - Eggs MU - 1/13/17 10:23:02

               My favorite(nm) - Uncle John KC - 1/13/17 10:31:56

               Ah, yes they are really fun to watch, Ball is crazy good(nm) - MidMoBaller4Life MU - 1/13/17 10:24:35

                    He makes everyone on that team look incredible - TigerUppercut MU - 1/13/17 10:28:52

                         That family isn't the only great players on the team. They - Uncle John KC - 1/13/17 10:33:28

                              True, but look at Bryce Alford - TigerUppercut MU - 1/13/17 10:36:32

                                   Him being able to play off the ball is huge for him(nm) - MidMoBaller4Life MU - 1/13/17 10:54:33

                                   Oh I don't disagree, he is the best basketball player I have - Uncle John KC - 1/13/17 10:51:51

                                        I wouldn't go that far - TigerUppercut MU - 1/13/17 10:54:58

                                             Probably, he's #1 overall(nm) - Uncle John KC - 1/13/17 10:56:21

                              Every player they put on the floor is skilled offensively - Eggs MU - 1/13/17 10:35:28

                         His brothers are sick too!(nm) - MidMoBaller4Life MU - 1/13/17 10:30:55

                    They have 4 regular players shooting 43% or better from 3 - Eggs MU - 1/13/17 10:28:36

                         We need makers so bad(nm) - MidMoBaller4Life MU - 1/13/17 10:31:10

     With or without our road blindfolds... - mu7176grad MU - 1/13/17 10:13:55

     We could do it in 75-79 attempts - Mormad MU - 1/13/17 10:11:02

          Most of those shots are at home - Eggs MU - 1/13/17 10:13:31

If you're just throwing out names: Randy Bennett - Mormad MU - 1/13/17 09:57:14

     2-27 when he took over St. Mary's - RandyBennett4HC MU - 1/13/17 10:23:24

     West coast guy, no midwest ties, recruits a lot of Aussie's - MidMoBaller4Life MU - 1/13/17 10:09:52

          I don't think you'd get him anyway - Mormad MU - 1/13/17 10:13:54

               Gut feeling is Bennett doesn't make sense either way - TigerUppercut MU - 1/13/17 10:31:40

               I don't mind Hurley, but I don't think he's an ideal fit - MidMoBaller4Life MU - 1/13/17 10:17:38

                    Hurley is struggling so far at Arizona St.(nm) - Uncle John KC - 1/13/17 10:54:52

                         watch for ASU next year - wu-tangtiger MU - 1/13/17 11:10:58

                         No, this is Dan, not Bobby - Mormad MU - 1/13/17 11:00:01

                    I don't know much about his style or personality - Mormad MU - 1/13/17 10:20:07

                         Just seems like an East coast guy all the way, but his bro - MidMoBaller4Life MU - 1/13/17 10:21:34

                              I wouldn't be surprised to see Hurley at BC - TigerUppercut MU - 1/13/17 10:29:38

                                   I wouldn't be surprised to see him stay east coast - Mormad MU - 1/13/17 10:34:55

                                   That's another tough rebuild(nm) - MidMoBaller4Life MU - 1/13/17 10:30:38

                                        For sure. Could see him passing on that too - TigerUppercut MU - 1/13/17 10:34:40

                                             Why did they fire Skinner, and why did he never go anywhere? - MidMoBaller4Life MU - 1/13/17 10:35:44

                                                  Firing him made no sense - TigerUppercut MU - 1/13/17 10:41:13

                                                  RE: Why did they fire Skinner, and why did he never go anywhere? - Mormad MU - 1/13/17 10:38:07

                                                       Very interesting, thanks for sharing(nm) - MidMoBaller4Life MU - 1/13/17 10:57:12

Question about official attendance numbers - alstl MU - 1/13/17 09:55:10

     who gives a fvck - Jeff85 MU - 1/13/17 10:49:36

     RE: Question about official attendance numbers - Ragarm MU - 1/13/17 10:13:20

     Changed midseason of this year when we started falling - FIJItiger MU - 1/13/17 09:57:41

     As far as I know, we used to announce butts in seats - MidMoBaller4Life MU - 1/13/17 09:56:45

          They now announce both - haeffb MU - 1/13/17 09:57:48

               But it is unclear if they are both fabricated, or one has - FIJItiger MU - 1/13/17 09:58:45

                    It's clear the number they report as Estimated Actual - tgr MU - 1/13/17 10:00:59

                         One thing to keep in mind - haeffb MU - 1/13/17 10:04:37

                              Unless we have an extra 2000 workers that are in the - tgr MU - 1/13/17 10:07:07

                                   The suites hold 1000 people - haeffb MU - 1/13/17 10:11:08

                    That has always been the case (nm) - haeffb MU - 1/13/17 10:00:16

This is how you do it. If you are looking in any other - alwaysright MU - 1/13/17 09:31:27

     Who meets all those parameters for mid-major coaches?(nm) - zodiac6 JC - 1/13/17 10:49:36

          Off the top of my head, McCall and Keatts are close. - alwaysright MU - 1/13/17 12:41:38

               This is McCalls second season - wu-tangtiger MU - 1/13/17 13:03:18

                    I didn't say he met them all. - alwaysright MU - 1/13/17 13:10:51

                         Keatts is probably the mid major coach - wu-tangtiger MU - 1/13/17 13:33:46

                              Agree, and I'd add another factor - TigerUppercut MU - 1/13/17 13:40:37

     RE: This is how you do it. If you are looking in any other - redkerr UI - 1/13/17 10:04:11

          That changes things, then - haeffb MU - 1/13/17 10:05:41

               Makes sense as to why he's fallen off a bit nm - TigerUppercut MU - 1/13/17 10:43:19

     Availability of great hire is the key - MUIntensity USA - 1/13/17 09:57:44

          Every year he's here it gets a little harder to recover nm - TigerUppercut MU - 1/13/17 13:08:08

          We have kind of reached a point where we have to go - alwaysright MU - 1/13/17 12:35:02

               There is no such urgency - MUIntensity USA - 1/13/17 12:42:57

                    The fact that our finances are "fine" is exactly why - alwaysright MU - 1/13/17 13:00:31

     Disagree about Matta - haeffb MU - 1/13/17 09:56:36

          If MIzzou has the opportunity to hire Thad Matta...... - sharpwp UNC - 1/13/17 22:03:12

          10-8 11-7 11-7. Double digit losses every year overall - alwaysright MU - 1/13/17 12:33:09

               You realize tOSU plays in the B1G, right? - haeffb MU - 1/13/17 13:10:57

                    If 11-7 in conference is your typical season, that is - alwaysright MU - 1/13/17 13:15:24

                         As bad aswe are, how can you complain about - sharpwp UNC - 1/13/17 22:07:16

                              Because in 3 years you'll be sick of being a - alwaysright MU - 1/15/17 07:16:36

                         Well, my guess is - haeffb MU - 1/13/17 13:23:29

                              That is why hiring a P5 coach is not a consideration - alwaysright MU - 1/13/17 16:19:08

                              I think he gets one more year there - TigerUppercut MU - 1/13/17 13:31:26

               29-8, 34-3, 31-8 & 39-8. I can cherry pick too. nm - TigerUppercut MU - 1/13/17 13:09:50

     Hell, I forgot to add one. - alwaysright MU - 1/13/17 09:49:23

     You don't do any of that if you're not looking for a coach (nm) - Salty Dog MU - 1/13/17 09:42:54

     #2 is the key requirement for me - FIJItiger MU - 1/13/17 09:36:24

          Keatts and Musselmann fit that the best - wu-tangtiger MU - 1/13/17 13:05:58

          Exactly what I would do if I were Sterk.(nm) - GeorgiaTiger76 MU - 1/13/17 09:44:17

          Would you not seek permission from the school's AD... - Salty Dog MU - 1/13/17 09:44:02

               They broadcast the games, anyone can view them (nm) - FIJItiger MU - 1/13/17 09:47:54

                    So you would speak to them through the TV?? - Salty Dog MU - 1/13/17 10:19:43

                         generally discussions are pretty deep before coaches get - wu-tangtiger MU - 1/13/17 13:08:53

Bill Self on toughest team to defend - FIJItiger MU - 1/13/17 09:22:44

     RE: Bill Self on toughest team to defend - Ragarm MU - 1/13/17 10:16:44

     If that team just had a little more defense - Eggs MU - 1/13/17 10:06:11

     Ratliffe was an animal (nm) - TheWildcat STL - 1/13/17 09:47:57

          He was great in that role, so efficient(nm) - MidMoBaller4Life MU - 1/13/17 09:53:14

     Did you edit out all of the stuttering? - Diamond Dave MU - 1/13/17 09:30:20

          Yes, it was just in print. I'm sure when he mentioned - FIJItiger MU - 1/13/17 09:32:38

     that was five years ago - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 1/13/17 09:29:02

          that is a painful statement. ugh. (nm) - phrejd MU - 1/13/17 11:21:18

     ratliffe was an interesting and imo undervalued player at - 90Tiger MU - 1/13/17 09:24:49

          I recall when he was on the verge of settting the FG% - MidMoBaller4Life MU - 1/13/17 09:53:54

               Amazing thing is he was a 44% 3 pt shooter at JUCO - FIJItiger MU - 1/13/17 09:56:08

                    I don't even recall him taking many threes here either - MidMoBaller4Life MU - 1/13/17 09:58:21

                         RE: I don't even recall him taking many threes here either - jrizzle MU - 1/13/17 11:58:36

          RE: ratliffe was an interesting and imo undervalued player at - FIJItiger MU - 1/13/17 09:31:23

               You forgot one stat - Uncle John KC - 1/13/17 09:45:07

                    What the hell? Now we are advocating on - FIJItiger MU - 1/13/17 09:51:47

what about James "Bruiser" Flint? - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 1/13/17 08:23:20

     Derek Kellogg(nm) - Fred G. Sanford USA - 1/13/17 10:43:25

     He's an unemployed serial loser... - Salty Dog MU - 1/13/17 08:44:57

          RE: He's an unemployed serial loser... - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 1/13/17 08:51:08

               He's like Kim, on steroids. - Evenflow MU - 1/13/17 08:54:45

                    why do you say he is a great recruiter?(nm) - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 1/13/17 09:00:29

                         He landed Tremaine Isabell (nm) - FIJItiger MU - 1/13/17 09:19:03

                              No, his replacement, Zach Spiker did... - Salty Dog MU - 1/13/17 09:28:02

                                   Sorry, I'm by no means a Drexel expert (nm) - FIJItiger MU - 1/13/17 09:33:10

                                        You're an expert at leaping to conclusions without knowlege - Salty Dog MU - 1/13/17 09:41:27

                                             RE: You're an expert at leaping to conclusions without knowlege - FIJItiger MU - 1/13/17 09:46:55

                                                  That's just common sense... - Salty Dog MU - 1/13/17 10:21:53

                                             LOL(nm) - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 1/13/17 09:43:46

               Dominated? 15 year NCAA Tournament drought is dominating?? - Salty Dog MU - 1/13/17 08:54:27

                    @Pikespeaktiger(nm) - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 1/13/17 08:57:15

     RE: what about James "Bruiser" Flint? - Pikespeaktiger MU - 1/13/17 08:28:32

Regardless who is the coach next year - MUKdC MU - 1/13/17 08:03:22

     Yet again. - alwaysright MU - 1/13/17 12:45:17

     While he is likely our most talented player - FIJItiger MU - 1/13/17 08:25:25

          1997 and 2007 say hello - alwaysright MU - 1/13/17 12:47:02

          RE: While he is likely our most talented player - MUKdC MU - 1/13/17 10:05:39

               He's a little better version of Ross from that team - wu-tangtiger MU - 1/13/17 10:51:14

                    RE: He's a little better version of Ross from that team - jrizzle MU - 1/13/17 12:03:01

                         What did Ross really do that was better? - wu-tangtiger MU - 1/13/17 12:48:45

                              RE: What did Ross really do that was better? - MUKdC MU - 1/13/17 14:02:09

                                   Ross was a 31% 3 point shooter as a senior - wu-tangtiger MU - 1/13/17 14:44:48

          Just wow, nice bash of a kid from St Louis who after a hand - Uncle John KC - 1/13/17 09:06:07

               LOL(nm) - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 1/13/17 09:12:38

          Entire roster could transfer w/o APR hit - haeffb MU - 1/13/17 08:34:38

               I agree its a dumb metric, and doesn't measure what it - FIJItiger MU - 1/13/17 09:17:01

                    There is also a couple of others that transferred - wu-tangtiger MU - 1/13/17 10:53:27

                         Price enrolled at Winthop / exhausted his eligibilit there(nm) - FIJItiger MU - 1/13/17 11:08:53

               D2 talent transfering to D1 schools? - catbirdseat MU - 1/13/17 08:36:39

     When Kim leaves, they'll probably be relieved. - Evenflow MU - 1/13/17 08:12:57

          RE: When Kim leaves, they'll probably be relieved. - MUKdC MU - 1/13/17 09:58:44

77 more days until the final four. Go Tigers!(nm) - Erwin Fletcher STL - 1/13/17 08:02:18

Refs against Mizzou - Doc James USA - 1/13/17 06:58:27

     That stat, by itself, does not prove anything.(nm) - GA Tiger MU - 1/13/17 08:53:18

          RE: That stat, by itself, does not prove anything.(nm) - Doc James USA - 1/13/17 09:27:15

     LSU have a good womens team? - tigerdb MU - 1/13/17 07:30:18

     Hard to draw fouls when you are forcing up terrible 3 point - catbirdseat MU - 1/13/17 07:15:09

          You realize he is referring to the womens - dttiger MU - 1/13/17 07:31:38

               D O C's never that straightforward - tigerdb MU - 1/13/17 07:47:07

UCLA has 77 points with almost 13 minutes left - Eggs MU - 1/12/17 23:37:30

     They also have the best football & basketball unis - slamduncan NWMSU - 1/13/17 06:48:51

     Coach sucks(nm) - tman KC - 1/12/17 23:38:55

Coach cal sighting in Springfield. Wonder if we have any - Eastside Tiger MU - 1/12/17 22:41:44

     I heard Knight bought some property in Nevada MO yesterday. - MU Dylan MU - 1/12/17 23:26:33

SLU is horrible this year but recruiting has been ....? - missinglink MU - 1/12/17 21:16:48

     Our head coach is Kim Anderson - TigerUppercut MU - 1/13/17 09:48:15

     High level athletes are typically not that smart and they - alwaysright MU - 1/13/17 09:00:14

     They hired a good recruiter. That's what happens. (nm) - zounami MU - 1/12/17 22:39:49

     Kermit - samclemens MU - 1/12/17 22:11:18

          I'm sure another middle aged man has appeal as well, - nerdmachine KC - 1/12/17 22:26:19

               Some times kids take the easy way out. Regardless - alwaysright MU - 1/13/17 09:45:59

                    Sure, blame the kids for not coming - TigerUppercut MU - 1/13/17 10:47:49

                         You're missing the point. But that's ok. - alwaysright MU - 1/13/17 12:43:07

                              The bigger picture is how bball works now though nm - TigerUppercut MU - 1/13/17 12:52:38

                                   Still confused I see. - alwaysright MU - 1/13/17 12:59:30

               Hmmm...do you suppose they pay them through fake - Lovely Rita STL - 1/13/17 05:44:17

                    If they do...I hope those kids make more than $1,000 - Mormad MU - 1/13/17 09:40:52

     Fudge-stripe cookies... - Mormad MU - 1/12/17 21:54:14

     They hired a coach who can recruit. He will probably do - MUTGR MU - 1/12/17 21:37:00

Who are the top in state recruits for 2018? - Doc James USA - 1/12/17 21:05:27

     There are 4 Rivals 150 guys in 2018 - wu-tangtiger MU - 1/12/17 21:30:21

          all 4 still available? - Doc James USA - 1/12/17 22:06:25

               RE: all 4 still available? - wu-tangtiger MU - 1/12/17 22:12:47

                    Cuonzo would get all 4 if he wants them. I'm serious. (nm) - zounami MU - 1/12/17 22:55:02

                         Cuonzo could throw a football over them mountains(nm) - Ron Swanson MU - 1/12/17 23:37:49

                    SLU getting 5-star recruits... that's just ridiculous. (nm) - zounami MU - 1/12/17 22:53:43

          RE: There are 4 Rivals 150 guys in 2018 - Tigerfem MU - 1/12/17 21:48:20

               With KA as the coach, about to be fired? - GeorgiaTiger76 MU - 1/12/17 22:00:22

                    Extension time? - Emoji Man MSU - 1/13/17 01:34:43

                    If Sterk makes the right hire all could be available - wu-tangtiger MU - 1/12/17 22:13:57

                         Correct. (nm) - zounami MU - 1/12/17 23:07:23

                         I suppose that's true.(nm) - GeorgiaTiger76 MU - 1/12/17 22:26:46

Buckeye fans are tiring of Thad Matta - Nookam UK - 1/12/17 20:07:23

     He had a run, which was nice, but overall he has not - alwaysright MU - 1/13/17 09:02:51

     I would hope we took a shot at Martin first, nm - MU-TULSA MU - 1/13/17 08:02:11

     No thanks. (nm) - zounami MU - 1/12/17 23:00:37

          Curious, what makes Godking Ben Howland more - Cosmo MU - 1/12/17 23:26:06

               You answered your own question. Better recruiter, better - zounami MU - 1/13/17 00:09:11

                    Nope - haeffb MU - 1/13/17 06:24:37

                    lol ok (nm) - Cosmo MU - 1/13/17 00:26:08

     He reminds me of Norm in a lot of ways. - tiger4real MU - 1/12/17 20:57:51

          RE: He reminds me of Norm in a lot of ways. - CPA MU - 1/12/17 22:18:58

          so true, he's 25 years ago Norm...nm - CoolBreeze22 MU - 1/12/17 22:05:16

     The resources, facilities, tradition and everything else - Fred G. Sanford USA - 1/12/17 20:50:52

          He should have more success than he's had at tOSU... - zounami MU - 1/12/17 22:59:50

          If Thad Matta wanted this job, we better hire him. - TheNEWRemoteMan STL - 1/12/17 21:40:31

               He can't even win at tOSU with their advantages. We can do - zounami MU - 1/12/17 22:57:37

                    Howland went 14-18 at UCLA - haeffb MU - 1/13/17 06:26:37

               I believe there was some intended sarcasm there...(nm) - GeorgiaTiger76 MU - 1/12/17 22:01:17

                    I should turn my sarcasm meter back on. - TheNEWRemoteMan STL - 1/12/17 22:34:44

          yet Wojo is just right - Doc James USA - 1/12/17 21:08:21

               Of course not, he is way up on the - Fred G. Sanford USA - 1/12/17 21:17:34

                    RE: Of course not, he is way up on the - Doc James USA - 1/12/17 21:21:47

                         I know, you should read that a little closer - Fred G. Sanford USA - 1/12/17 21:23:08

                              Marquette is a better job?(nm) - Doc James USA - 1/12/17 21:27:44

                                   No, not even close. Their last coach left for a rebuilding - zounami MU - 1/12/17 23:02:04

                                        He should have waited for the Tulsa job to open up(nm) - Fred G. Sanford USA - 1/13/17 06:40:28

                                   Yes, D O C. You understood that post - Fred G. Sanford USA - 1/12/17 21:28:42

     Wouldn't mind looking in that kind of direction - Eggs MU - 1/12/17 20:49:57

          exactly, could be a Kevin Stallings type of situation except - CoolBreeze22 MU - 1/12/17 22:06:36

     RE: Buckeye fans are tiring of Thad Matta - Ray-tiger MU - 1/12/17 20:33:50

     You don't need permission to talk.(nm) - zodiac6 JC - 1/12/17 20:27:06

          Just pass him a note during 5th period - Cosmo MU - 1/12/17 20:33:22

               That and slap bracelet/ technicolor heat shirt - implode MU - 1/12/17 20:38:54

Bill Walton(nm) - DevilsAdvocate MU - 1/12/17 20:07:03

Let's play a game. Quin at his lowest or KA right now? I'd - Tiger_Claw MU - 1/12/17 19:53:04

     Quin, obviously. (nm) - zounami MU - 1/12/17 22:38:15

     The Quinster (nm) - samclemens MU - 1/12/17 22:09:35

     Quin(nm) - TheNEWRemoteMan STL - 1/12/17 21:40:46

     Quin definately. - Stang50 MU - 1/12/17 21:27:09

     Quin (nm) - ChinaTiger MU - 1/12/17 21:22:11

     Quih could recruit, although his recruiting was overrated. n - MUTGR MU - 1/12/17 20:28:24

          Quih could recruit, but his recruiting fell off. - alwaysright MU - 1/13/17 09:10:33

     Quin's last team beat kU and - quicksand MU - 1/12/17 20:19:41

     QUIN(nm) - DevilsAdvocate MU - 1/12/17 20:13:37

A great point from today's chat! - Doc James USA - 1/12/17 19:43:22

     It is a very legitimate point. BUT it does not excuse - alwaysright MU - 1/13/17 09:11:58

     Dead Man walking - catbirdseat MU - 1/13/17 07:33:59

     Kim Anderson has been a train wreck...historically bad. - Sleeper MU - 1/12/17 23:01:07

     Neither Hughes nor Jackson were in the top 100 - quicksand MU - 1/12/17 20:44:14

     Frankie was #202 in the class (per 247); Scout graded him a - tigerdb MU - 1/12/17 20:29:15

     Willie Jackson is no longer on the team - Da_Haze KC - 1/12/17 20:14:15

     That does not seem like a good or valid point(nm) - FIJItiger MU - 1/12/17 20:14:09

          Yea they are struggling because they can't shoot - wu-tangtiger MU - 1/12/17 20:21:05

               Agree. All of the points made seem entirely invalid (nm) - FIJItiger MU - 1/12/17 20:22:44

     Anderson had to rebuild from a 23-WIN CATASTROPHE!!!!!!111! - Mothball MU - 1/12/17 19:54:32

          With nothing returning from that team. I am still in favor - tman KC - 1/12/17 19:58:25

               RECOVER FROM A 23-WIN SEASON WITH JUST TWO STARTERS BACK?/? - Mothball MU - 1/12/17 20:00:11

                    DAMN RIGHT GOLDURNIT(nm) - tman KC - 1/12/17 20:07:31

     Plenty of coaches will take a job at a place dealing with - GeorgiaTiger76 MU - 1/12/17 19:49:44

          Agreed. There is very little in the program to - GA Tiger MU - 1/12/17 20:57:07

     I don't think Frankie and Willie had those rankings and - Uncle John KC - 1/12/17 19:46:27

          I FOUND THE RANKINGS RIGHT HERE!!!!!1 - Mothball MU - 1/12/17 19:58:19

          They did not. - zodiac6 JC - 1/12/17 19:54:17

Romar and Counzo on FS1 @ 8(nm) - Uncle John KC - 1/12/17 19:22:32

Miami going old school with their uniforms tonight. (nm) - Uncle John KC - 1/12/17 18:36:07

     Old School like Haith Era? (nm) - Evenflow MU - 1/12/17 18:36:41

          ABA style uniforms. (nm) - Uncle John KC - 1/12/17 18:41:50

Ford does it again - Bump834 MU - 1/12/17 17:57:14

     RE: Ford does it again - MOCO SON MU - 1/12/17 19:17:03

          Might not matter as much in the A-10 (nm) - TheLegend MU - 1/12/17 20:01:47

               the A-10 isn't very far below the SEC - wu-tangtiger MU - 1/12/17 20:15:56

                    His relative struggles were in the Big 12 (nm) - TheLegend MU - 1/12/17 22:17:49

     Thatch is a poor mans version of Goodwin - wu-tangtiger MU - 1/12/17 18:00:57

          RE: Thatch is AJ Moye 2.0... - MUMatt MU - 1/12/17 21:19:56

          Yeah, I don't see him as a HM guard - TheLegend MU - 1/12/17 18:05:46

               There are so many instate options at his position - wu-tangtiger MU - 1/12/17 18:12:49

     SLU is horrible and they know it. But they've got a - Fred G. Sanford USA - 1/12/17 17:59:28

          They should be top 5 in the A-10 next season (nm) - TheLegend MU - 1/12/17 19:02:49

               They will be.(nm) - Uncle John KC - 1/12/17 19:04:31

Thatch to SLU, nice local recruiting class for them - TheLegend MU - 1/12/17 17:55:42

     Cuonzo would clean house in St Louis. (nm) - zounami MU - 1/12/17 18:06:28

          Why. NO MU coach has ever cleaned house in StL - tman KC - 1/12/17 20:00:29

               because we've never had an elite recruiter at Mizzou to - zounami MU - 1/12/17 22:37:37

          He really would - Maty Football KC - 1/12/17 18:20:30

               3 of Cuonzo's last 4 teams have been in the top 20 - Eggs MU - 1/12/17 18:37:05

                    So does Laranaga at the U.(nm) - Uncle John KC - 1/12/17 19:05:59

                         He's a great coach(nm) - Eggs MU - 1/12/17 19:06:21

                              They just started a run against Notre Dame. Would like him - Uncle John KC - 1/12/17 19:35:05

Conference rankings per Sagarin... - zounami MU - 1/12/17 17:24:56

     PAC may have a team worse than us: Oregon St. - Eggs MU - 1/12/17 18:50:37

New Rivals 2018 rankings - wu-tangtiger MU - 1/12/17 17:07:50

Could we poach Wojo from Marquette? - Maty Football KC - 1/12/17 16:37:05

     Has a better job already and no more Duke pretty boys(nm) - Fred G. Sanford USA - 1/12/17 17:21:36

          U been to Milwaukee? And to call Wojo a pretty boy - alwaysright MU - 1/12/17 17:58:41

     Marquette plays in front of better and larger crowds - morry KC - 1/12/17 16:52:29

          Because they win more than 5 games per season. (nm) - zounami MU - 1/12/17 17:10:28

     No.. would be a lateral career move at best.(nm) - TigerMatt STL - 1/12/17 16:50:14

          Mizzou has more potential than Marquette. (nm) - zounami MU - 1/12/17 17:11:36

               Except for no, yes(nm) - Fred G. Sanford USA - 1/12/17 17:21:17

                    Mizzou has more potential, more money, better - zounami MU - 1/12/17 17:27:13

                         Marquette spends a ton on basketball, usually top 10 - Grasslands MU - 1/12/17 21:46:00

                              Then why did Buzz Williams leave Marquette for a rebuilding - zounami MU - 1/12/17 22:32:29

                         Nope on all that. Big East is a far, far better conference - Fred G. Sanford USA - 1/12/17 17:32:23

                              Kentucky should leave the SEC and join the Big East then... - zounami MU - 1/12/17 17:50:35

                                   Sure, so should kansas and Duke................. - Fred G. Sanford USA - 1/12/17 17:52:19

                                        You said the Big East is a "far, far better conference"... - zounami MU - 1/12/17 17:53:03

                                             It is a far, far better conference. Kentucky plays a legit - Fred G. Sanford USA - 1/12/17 17:57:23

                                                  Then why doesn't Kentucky switch? Why didn't Kentucky join - zounami MU - 1/12/17 18:00:32

                                                       They should have. Must be run by chimps down there - Fred G. Sanford USA - 1/12/17 18:03:29

                                                            It's as if you have no clue what you're talking about. (nm) - zounami MU - 1/12/17 18:04:26

                                                                 LOL! I'll do my best to get my - Fred G. Sanford USA - 1/12/17 18:07:11

                                                                      In the meantime, compare SEC payout and TV deal to - zounami MU - 1/12/17 18:12:05

                                                                           And yet all that dough still leaves a very ordinary to - Fred G. Sanford USA - 1/12/17 18:31:36

                                                                                It's cyclical. The SEC has good years when it gets up to - zounami MU - 1/12/17 22:35:57

                              Conference strength is way down the list - Maty Football KC - 1/12/17 17:49:23

                                   He's got plenty of money, fine facilities, can recruit - Fred G. Sanford USA - 1/12/17 17:54:22

                                        So why did Buzz leave for a rebuilding job at Va Tech? - Maty Football KC - 1/12/17 18:09:48

                                             He should have waited for the Tulsa job to open up(nm) - Fred G. Sanford USA - 1/13/17 06:33:55

          agree. the hiring of KA really lowered the value(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 1/12/17 16:55:14

          Not really.(nm) - GA Tiger MU - 1/12/17 16:52:14

"A top shelf player getter"....That's what we need - MUTGR MU - 1/12/17 16:12:23

     I'd take Rick as an assistant at MU. - alwaysright MU - 1/12/17 16:26:01

     Many have argued that other than Bill Self, he is the - FIJItiger MU - 1/12/17 16:17:53

          RE: Many have argued that other than Bill Self, he is the - MUTGR MU - 1/12/17 16:18:41

               He will get talent, no doubt. He is the reason for A&M - FIJItiger MU - 1/12/17 16:19:20

     More... - MUTGR MU - 1/12/17 16:14:44

Gabe's pod cast was decent but the gues saying he thought - Shrine Devine MU - 1/12/17 16:06:42

     There was a small initial window of opportunity - FIJItiger MU - 1/12/17 16:14:31

          That UMKC lost will haunt me - morry KC - 1/12/17 16:49:30

          3 transfers? (nm) - haeffb MU - 1/12/17 16:22:33

               Rector, Jones, Beidschied transfered before - FIJItiger MU - 1/12/17 16:25:12

                    I am willing to bet everything I own - morry KC - 1/12/17 16:50:46

                         Finishing 14th for 3 years in a row is nearly impossible - FIJItiger MU - 1/12/17 16:53:56

WTF?(nm) - Shrine Devine MU - 1/12/17 16:05:01

There is only 1 SEC team below .500 ... and they are 5 games - DrViagra UM - 1/12/17 16:01:30

     There are six SEC teams 1/2 game ahead of MU - haeffb MU - 1/12/17 16:19:53

          Their 1 win is over Kim. (nm) - zounami MU - 1/12/17 17:07:17

          I stated overall records. SEC teams beat nonconference foes - DrViagra UM - 1/12/17 16:24:38

     Yeah, but there's a lot of other teams near the bottom too(nm) - Mizzmi27 MU - 1/12/17 16:12:39

Kim tells it like it is! - Shrine Devine MU - 1/12/17 15:55:22