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I remember a quote from Coach Daley that said Norm wanted a

Posted on: August 30, 2023 at 18:15:08 CT

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Guy who could get to the top of the square to grab a rebound. Thus Smith became attractive to the Tigers. I don’t think Smith was thought of as the player he would become as a recruit…. But I could wrong about the last part.

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Doug Smith as an incoming recruit - FIJItiger MU

- 8/30 11:02:42

Jon McIntyre - Mizzou1990 MU - 8/31 07:57:59

Man the top 5 was good that year and the bench was - alwaysright MU - 8/31 14:24:09

Remember that game where McGuire kept calling Buntin - Genco98 MU - 8/31 09:19:37

Our Detroit guys - Tigeraja MU - 8/31 00:27:17

I was not yet good friends with Rich Daly when we signed - crazylegs - 8/30 19:43:09

interesting- I haven't heard Daly's name mentioned for years - El Zorro MU - 8/31 09:10:04

I was at that game in the old Metrodome. That regional final - MrTruman2U MU - 5/6 19:19:12

I only saw one HS game Kelly Thames played in and I didn’t - TigerMatt KC - 8/30 23:51:16

Left haunted house of hoops Thame's freshman year - SabertoothTiger MU - 8/30 22:43:46

yup awful memory. He was incredible for a freshman(nm) - TigerFan92 STL - 8/31 09:04:07

You might want to read his post again (nm) - Uncle John MU

- 8/31 11:19:13

RE: You might want to read his post again (nm) - TigerFan92 STL - 9/1 08:12:56

Isn't that basically what sabertooth said (nm) - Uncle John MU

- 9/4 09:27:28

Thanks, appreciate the insight - FIJItiger MU

- 8/30 20:57:08

I remember a quote from Coach Daley that said Norm wanted a - Boothead MU - 8/30 18:15:08

"He was not what you'd call a McD's All-American - McMuffin MU - 8/30 16:55:43

RE: Doug Smith as an incoming recruit - Dylan MU - 8/30 13:21:11

Thanks, appreciate the insight. That aligns with my - FIJItiger MU

- 8/30 14:15:41

I remember both of Lee's winning shots.Awesome games(nm) - oldtgr MU - 8/30 18:01:08

The big man could do it all. For a guy that size running - Erwin Fletcher STL - 8/30 13:08:41

He was way ahead of his time. - wu-tangtiger MU - 8/30 14:41:51

RE: He was way ahead of his time. - FIJItiger MU

- 8/30 14:53:14

Agree, honestly a good case could be made he is the - FIJItiger MU

- 8/30 13:14:18

Lack of internet back then limited the ability to hype - alstl MU - 8/30 12:18:52

Here is a brief blurb about Buntin/Coward signing - FIJItiger MU

- 8/30 14:19:29

I'm looking at the Bob Gibbons Top High School list that yr - FIJItiger MU

- 8/30 13:09:13

Schizo babble - ChinaTiger KC - 8/30 11:31:16

Doug grew late. Pretty sure he went from 6'4" to 6'10" - HissingPrigs77 MU - 8/30 11:24:46

I played AAU ball in 1986, 1987 and 1988 and it was big - TigerFan92 STL - 8/30 19:32:25

It's nothing like today - HissingPrigs77 MU - 8/30 20:16:44

well that is for sure true. - TigerFan92 STL - 8/30 21:22:14

Same thing with the current big we are recruiting(nm) - DevilsAdvocate KC - 8/30 11:55:40

That happened with Brazile - wu-tangtiger MU - 8/30 13:02:34

RE: Same thing with the current big we are recruiting(nm) - DevilsAdvocate KC - 8/30 11:55:56

His bio says he ran track and played football in hs too - FIJItiger MU

- 8/30 11:35:47

His childhood dream was to become a pro bowler. No joke. - HissingPrigs77 MU - 8/30 16:11:54