Welcome Guest

MU was not in shambles when he left

Posted on: December 17, 2021 at 14:02:58 CT

FIJItiger MU

Posts:

147925

Member For:

22.52 yrs

Level:

Moderator

M.O.B. Votes:

We were exactly in the middle of a 6 year window where we averaged more than 25 wins per season.

Our program is now in ruins, we would be fortunate to have anyone capable of rebuilding us back towards even mediocrity.

Please explain why this message is being reported.

REPLY

MESSAGE THREAD

Here is a coach in his 20th D1 season who has never - FIJItiger MU

- 12/17 10:31:25

The basketball population of New York City and surrounding - longtimereader MU - 12/17 18:17:59

He would never succeed if he lost 8 players in the - pinkman MU - 12/17 16:28:14

Interesting. Didn't realize what he'd done.(nm) - GA Tiger MU - 12/17 15:53:06

Shouldn't the focus be on a coach's conference - Reagan STL - 12/17 15:39:47

Did you forget that Mike Anderson doesn't want the MU job?nm - Spartus MWSC - 12/17 15:01:05

No, haven't talked to him or heard him comment on it (nm) - FIJItiger MU

- 12/17 15:15:32

why now would we want Arkansas scraps? - OGT MU - 12/17 13:59:05

He left a 30-win team (nm) - zoomer 99 - 12/17 14:15:01

Yeah and no recruits if I remember right. nm - thytiger MU - 12/17 16:52:38

the scraps are better than our main course(nm) - TigerA MU - 12/17 14:12:06

MU was not in shambles when he left - FIJItiger MU

- 12/17 14:02:58

Cuonzo did it in his first year, and that was after your - thytiger MU - 12/17 16:55:36

his recruiting class summed zero stars - OGT MU - 12/17 14:47:14

That isn't accurate - FIJItiger MU

- 12/17 15:13:19

So, still ZERO - OGT MU - 12/17 16:09:45

Doesn't seem like an intellectually honest position to hold(nm) - FIJItiger MU

- 12/17 16:14:28

If there's a coach search this offseason, I'd call his agent - HissingPrigs77 MU - 12/17 13:43:01

We have been there done that I would rather - thytiger MU - 12/17 17:00:41

If nothing else, you'd screw with St. John's because he'd - Mormad MU - 12/17 14:14:59

The suitcase was a good coach but he misled Missouri - alstl MU - 12/17 12:49:39

I read last coach in college and thought - Newcatbirdseat MU - 12/17 13:17:07

You would bring back the suitcase?(nm) - alstl MU - 12/17 13:34:55

I definitely would if the two last coaches left in college - Newcatbirdseat MU - 12/17 13:40:20

Interesting(nm) - alstl MU - 12/17 16:55:09

He is 3-8 at Pittsburg State this season (nm) - FIJItiger MU

- 12/17 13:18:40

RE: The suitcase was a good coach but he misled Missouri - FIJItiger MU

- 12/17 12:52:54

Hastily arranged press conference because Alden had no idea - alstl MU - 12/17 13:07:29

Well here is an article from March 14th, 2011 - FIJItiger MU

- 12/17 13:13:02

He was a great coach for Mizzou - Genco98 MU - 12/17 13:03:07

I personally will always believe that - FIJItiger MU

- 12/17 13:08:18

Haith did a good job with that team - Genco98 MU - 12/17 14:12:03

RE: Haith did a good job with that team - FIJItiger MU

- 12/17 14:14:03

RE: Here is a coach in his 20th D1 season who has never - humble1 MU - 12/17 11:57:26

RE: Here is a coach in his 20th D1 season who has never - FIJItiger MU

- 12/17 11:59:18

He should have listened to Zimmerman and Watkins - doughboy MU

- 12/17 11:06:59

Yikes, just noticed TJ Cleveland is now his Associate HC - FIJItiger MU

- 12/17 11:36:31

Hahaha 🤣 You don't think he is learned? I agree with you(nm) - oldtgr MU - 12/17 11:39:14

I think a very underrated event in Mike's career was - FIJItiger MU

- 12/17 11:58:07

Good point definitely overlooked(nm) - oldtgr MU - 12/17 12:07:44

and keeping Keon committed is also why we - FIJItiger MU

- 12/17 12:09:39

Thanks for the info I didn't know he was advised not to go(nm) - oldtgr MU - 12/17 11:08:52

Right now, in a heartbeat..........nm - HDTiger MU - 12/17 11:03:27

🤣 I understand... and he hadn't left doubt he would have - oldtgr MU - 12/17 11:07:36

Absolutely not. No more retreads. Mick - Diamond Dave MU

- 12/17 10:55:16

This is the second time you’ve brought up an imaginary guy - alwaysright MU - 12/17 13:36:52

Suitcase Mike made a choice, bridge burnt to a crisp - BurgTiger MU - 12/17 10:53:14

Does the advantage of more context though put that decision - FIJItiger MU

- 12/17 10:56:55

Mike Anderson wasn’t good enough. End of story. - alwaysright MU - 12/17 15:05:45

Program has different objectives now - FIJItiger MU

- 12/17 15:17:25

Better off to hire a young guy to build for years with. - alwaysright MU - 12/17 16:20:13

I met Alden in KC.Sounded like a lay back soft spoken ind.(nm) - oldtgr MU - 12/17 11:12:42

Well I remember he was at the baseball game at Cal St - XRob MU

- 12/17 13:15:50

Well he definitely ruined MU basketball, so there is that (nm) - FIJItiger MU

- 12/17 11:15:02

Did you ever meet him.I would have never imagined him - oldtgr MU - 12/17 11:29:47

Never spoke to him but I did tour the grassy knoll next to - alwaysright MU - 12/17 16:56:32

Kim wasn't Alden's call - doughboy MU

- 12/17 11:41:09

Thanks for the info(nm) - oldtgr MU - 12/17 11:49:02

No, I have never met Alden (nm) - FIJItiger MU

- 12/17 11:32:29

Thanks.For many years till 2000 MU held pep rallies in KC(nm) - oldtgr MU - 12/17 11:37:08

Does he still run the same offense? - XRob MU

- 12/17 10:46:33

I think he changed that a lot at Ark.(nm) - GA Tiger MU - 12/17 15:54:20

He's tweaked it over the years. They don't press 100% of the - HissingPrigs77 MU - 12/17 13:43:48

Currently - FIJItiger MU

- 12/17 10:49:55

52nd in offensive efficiency at - wu-tangtiger MU - 12/17 10:55:54

They have considerably more possessions per game(nm) - FIJItiger MU

- 12/17 10:58:53

And they draw about 2000 people in a 4000 seat - Jeff85 MU - 12/17 10:55:32

Agree, MU is a much better job than St. Johns. Should - FIJItiger MU

- 12/17 10:57:33

I am in favor of the younger up and comer - Jeff85 MU - 12/17 11:03:16

The MU job sucks right now - FIJItiger MU

- 12/17 11:06:54

The whole key to his system - XRob MU

- 12/17 11:14:56

He has scraped most of that system - Jeff85 MU - 12/17 11:22:14

Well he probably doesn't have a choice if he can't get - XRob MU

- 12/17 13:09:37

He has that type of player now. - wu-tangtiger MU - 12/17 13:12:27

Adapting is generally a good thing - XRob MU

- 12/17 13:20:17

Agree. It would be interesting to start to care about - FIJItiger MU

- 12/17 11:18:19

You don’t think young guys would line up for - Jeff85 MU - 12/17 11:11:09

I don't trust MU to hire the right young guy, its much - FIJItiger MU

- 12/17 11:16:29

I don’t trust them either - Jeff85 MU - 12/17 11:20:35

What are the betting odds that the next coach has - wu-tangtiger MU - 12/17 11:05:05

That doesn’t sound promising - Jeff85 MU - 12/17 11:12:46

Some first year head coaches are having - wu-tangtiger MU - 12/17 11:20:48

Agree, but those type of guys are difficult to discover - Jeff85 MU - 12/17 11:27:32

I would still at least consider McCollum - wu-tangtiger MU - 12/17 11:33:20

RE: Here is a coach in his 20th D1 season who has never - CapeKevin MU - 12/17 10:42:12

I bet he'd come back and flop. (nm) - Newcatbirdseat MU - 12/17 10:34:10

We can't take that kind of risk, imagine the - FIJItiger MU

- 12/17 10:45:11