17 is a strange number.

Posted on: August 24, 2016 at 16:43:14 CT

I really don't put that much emphasis on recruiting as an indicator of program success. Looking at Mizzou recruiting over the past 20 years, the 3 star recruits have done just as well or better than the more heralded 4 star recruits we've landed. With the exception of Quin's first recruiting class, and possibly Anderson's Denmon class, I don't really recall any recruiting prognosticating that led to actual results.

Definitely need to win more than 11 games, but I'm primarily looking at the quality of play. Better shooting, better passing, improved defense, lower turnovers, higher assists, better rebounding? And a lot of it can't be measured in stats. You can just see it when you've got a team mentality out there, and I saw it last season with our 4 now-sophomores. I think we'll see continued improvement.