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RE: lol. 14-17 with the top player in the nation

Posted on: September 12, 2016 at 12:42:10 CT
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http://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/rothstein-kentuckys-x-factor-rise-of-mississippi-state-and-st-johns/

The commitment of four-star point guard Nick Weatherspoon means the 2017-18 season will be one to watch in Starkville. In fact, Weatherspoon's addition (he verbally committed on Sunday) positions Mississippi State alongside Auburn as Kentucky's top SEC challengers in just year three of the Ben Howland era.

Last year, Howland put together the best recruiting class in school history, featuring eight players -- Lamar Peters, Tyson Carter, Eli Wright, Mario Kegler, Xavian Stapleton (Louisiana Tech), E.J. Datcher, Schnider Herard and Abdul Ado -- that will all have a year of collegiate experience under their belts when Weatherspoon arrives on campus in the fall of 2017.

Nick Weatherspoon's brother, Quinndary, is currently a sophomore on Mississippi State and is a potential first-team All-SEC player this coming years after averaging 12.0 points and 4.7 rebounds last season as a freshman.
There's no doubt that this young nucleus is going to take their lumps during the upcoming season, but as you study the makeup of the personnel in this program, it's clear that Howland is using the same formula that he used when he took UCLA to three consecutive Final Fours from 2006-08.

With Peters, Carter and Nick Weatherspoon all in tow a year from now, Howland will be in position to play multiple point guards together at a time the same way he did when he had Jordan Farmar, Darren Collison and Russell Westbrook in Westwood.

This is the type of look that will minimize turnovers while maximizing ball pressure and ball security.
Everything is aligning for the Bulldogs to be one of the best teams in the SEC a year from now.
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Nice work MU - FIJItiger MU - 9/12 11:34:30
     RE: Nice work MU - Scav CU - 9/12 22:07:01
     Wonder how he's getting highly rated kids to Starkville, - nerdmachine KC - 9/12 16:06:40
          Probably the same way the guys who got them to the Final 4 - Fred G. Sanford USA - 9/12 22:30:17
          same way UCLA has landed talent since the early days - Jeff85 MU - 9/12 17:02:14
               I was being sarcastic, Fiji thinks Howland or Pearl - nerdmachine KC - 9/12 22:48:11
          How does Rick Stansbury get 5-stars to WKU? A: Bag men and - HissingPrigs77 MU - 9/12 16:58:44
          Howland is an accomplished and highly skilled head coach - FIJItiger MU - 9/12 16:51:08
               He was at UCLA, even you could sign 5* players at UCLA, - nerdmachine KC - 9/12 22:46:26
     Until he flakes out like he did at UCLA...(nm) - MIZZOU_FANATIC MU - 9/12 14:12:39
          They won the PAC12 his last year at UCLA (nm) - FIJItiger MU - 9/12 14:19:34
               And his team was total chaos and he decided he didn't care - MIZZOU_FANATIC MU - 9/12 14:43:06
                    That would suck to have FF teams and win conferences - 90Tiger MU - 9/12 15:18:18
                         No, that is why other schools did not hire him sooner.(nm) - MIZZOU_FANATIC MU - 9/12 15:39:43
                    RE: And his team was total chaos and he decided he didn't care - FIJItiger MU - 9/12 14:46:35
     They ain't ****. Howie is a clown - Mr. Orange SU - 9/12 13:56:00
     lol. 14-17 with the top player in the nation - Joeboo MU - 9/12 12:28:42
          Howland actually improved 100 spots in Kenpom from Rick - StaleyTiger MU - 9/12 13:30:00
               Who cares?(nm) - Uncle John MU - 9/12 14:59:24
                    Joeboo, apparently, and all the others in this thread. If - 90Tiger MU - 9/12 15:19:21
          Didn't realize Newman transferred to kansas.(nm) - Uncle John MU - 9/12 13:04:14
               Ya, when their conf collapsed they kind of fell off the - FIJItiger MU - 9/12 13:20:35
          RE: lol. 14-17 with the top player in the nation - FIJItiger MU - 9/12 12:42:10
     if that guy said that is must be true(nm) - ajpe53 MU - 9/12 11:42:43
          RE: if that guy said that is must be true(nm) - FIJItiger MU - 9/12 11:47:56
     Seems a bit premature IMO(nm) - LimerNick MU - 9/12 11:39:26
          agree. Win the sec or something and then maybe - SabertoothTiger MU - 9/12 11:40:30
               Oh, yeah, that's the standard (nm) - 90Tiger MU - 9/12 11:44:19
                    "Not sure there's been a hire more impactful over the past - SabertoothTiger MU - 9/12 11:49:22
          Assume this is what prompted the statement: - FIJItiger MU - 9/12 11:40:03
               Brother of former Miss State player Quinndary W (nm) - haeffb MU - 9/12 12:06:57
                    Current(nm) - Uncle John MU - 9/12 12:32:56
                    Current, he will be a soph this year and some feel he - FIJItiger MU - 9/12 12:08:29
                         Some feel - haeffb MU - 9/12 12:14:14
                              who felt that? (nm) - 90Tiger MU - 9/12 12:33:21
                              No, none felt that. (nm) - FIJItiger MU - 9/12 12:23:54
                                   Some did (nm) - haeffb MU - 9/12 17:03:40
                         Yes he his, they also said that Newman got Quinndary - Uncle John MU - 9/12 12:11:31
               RE: Assume this is what prompted the statement: - StlWeir MU - 9/12 11:54:29
               My original post still applies. If the wins come then we - LimerNick MU - 9/12 11:43:49




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