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revisiting the absurdity of this statement
Posted on: October 25, 2016 at 14:07:37 CT
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“When I took the position two years ago, we made the decision — not only as a coaching (staff), but as an administration — that we were going to build this program pretty much with younger guys, start with freshmen and build it up.”
http://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/campus-corner/article109715352.html
Since 2010-11 (that is as far back as their website lists rosters), CMSU had 41 players in their program under Kim Anderson. 36 were transfers from other programs, 5 were high school recruits.
Kim became an assistant at MU in 1991. Here are the freshman we signed in the classes he helped assemble:
1991: Steve Horton, Chris Smith
1992: Derrick Johnson, Chuck Simms
1993: Kelly Thames, Jason Sutherland, Derrick Grimm, Chip Walther
1994: Monte Hardge, Kendrick Moore, Troy Hudson, Scott Combs, Dustin Reeve
1995: Danny Allouche, L. Dee Murdock, Desmond Ferguson
1996: Jeff Hafer, Tate Decker, Billy Taylor
1997: Johnnie Parker, Brian Grawer, George Mazyck, Steve Weaver, Mark Wampler
1998: Keyon Dooling, Clarence Gilbert, Matt Rowan, Pat Schumacher, Kenge Stevenson
Obviously Keyon and Clarence are large outliers from the rest of the group, and recruited exclusively by Rich Daly via his Florida connections. Not to be disparaging to former Tigers, but in terms of college basketball that is subpar amount of talent from which to build a program and a large reason Norm was pushed towards retirement.
So on what basis or track record could the MU administration possibly have decided that it would be a good idea to ask someone with no D1 recruiting connections after last being at this level in the last century, who had never shown any propensity or track record for doing so, that at the age of nearly 60 he should try and build a program by starting with freshman and building it up?
http://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/campus-corner/article109715352.html
Since 2010-11 (that is as far back as their website lists rosters), CMSU had 41 players in their program under Kim Anderson. 36 were transfers from other programs, 5 were high school recruits.
Kim became an assistant at MU in 1991. Here are the freshman we signed in the classes he helped assemble:
1991: Steve Horton, Chris Smith
1992: Derrick Johnson, Chuck Simms
1993: Kelly Thames, Jason Sutherland, Derrick Grimm, Chip Walther
1994: Monte Hardge, Kendrick Moore, Troy Hudson, Scott Combs, Dustin Reeve
1995: Danny Allouche, L. Dee Murdock, Desmond Ferguson
1996: Jeff Hafer, Tate Decker, Billy Taylor
1997: Johnnie Parker, Brian Grawer, George Mazyck, Steve Weaver, Mark Wampler
1998: Keyon Dooling, Clarence Gilbert, Matt Rowan, Pat Schumacher, Kenge Stevenson
Obviously Keyon and Clarence are large outliers from the rest of the group, and recruited exclusively by Rich Daly via his Florida connections. Not to be disparaging to former Tigers, but in terms of college basketball that is subpar amount of talent from which to build a program and a large reason Norm was pushed towards retirement.
So on what basis or track record could the MU administration possibly have decided that it would be a good idea to ask someone with no D1 recruiting connections after last being at this level in the last century, who had never shown any propensity or track record for doing so, that at the age of nearly 60 he should try and build a program by starting with freshman and building it up?
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revisiting the absurdity of this statement - FIJItiger MU - 10/25 14:07:37