I have family members and friends who are Missouri fans so I catch a number of their games and know the roster pretty well. Missouri does go 10-11 deep, but they are still going to need a big who can score in the paint and right now they don't have anyone on their roster who has shown they can do that. As for outside scoring, there's potential there with guys like Tiller and English, but they still need to show they can do it over the course of the season instead of having one game where they score 20 followed by another where they score 5.
OU is adding one of the best big men in the country in Keith Gallon while KSU is adding one of the better power forwards in Judge. I think the Big 12 will have some pretty good big men in this conference next season and hopefully for the near future.
Missouri's recruiting is doing very well based on what? I'm certainly never going to say recruiting rankings are the end all be all, but they can normally give you a decent picture of what to expect. You'll have the occasional surprise boom or bust, but over the long haul the best teams are normally the teams that land the best recruits. Last year, Missouri took advantage of a very young conference with so many guys leaving for the NBA the year before. The Tigers were one of the most experienced teams in the conference and played well above what they showed the previous two seasons. But again, let's not forget that Mike Anderson in his first two years in the Big 12 finished 7-9 and 6-10. I need to see more than one good season before I start believing that Anderson's "system" can overcome quality talent at other Big 12 schools.
How is Anderson doing extremely well in Memphis since Calipari left? He hasn't landed anyone from there since Calipari left correct? As far as I know, Anderson has 0 commits for 2010 or 2011. Calipari will now just recruit those guys to Kentucky. Then you've still got to beat guys like Bruce Pearl or Kevin Stallings. I'm looking at Missouri's current recruiting list and
I saw Bob Huggins and Frank Martin take a completely putrid KSU program and turn it into a potential NCAA tourney team within a year. You're so quick to dog on Martin yet he had a better first two years at KSU then Anderson at Missouri. Then you've got Jeff Capel who took an extremely gutted program at OU and turn it into a winner by his second season. I understand that Quin Snyder was awful. But giving Mike Anderson a free pass for two years isn't realistic given the success of other new coaches recently hired into the Big 12. Anderson's a good coach, but he still has to prove himself in the Big 12 given that thus far he's had only one successful season. Heck, Quin Snyder had a successful season at Missouri, but I don't think you'll find anybody who said he was a good coach in the Big 12.
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Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan
I realize you're not aware of Mizzou's personnel, but Mizzou went 10-11 deep last year and has two good post players ready to step in. They may not be scorers like DeMarre and Leo, but they are better rebounders and defenders than those two guys, which works extremely well in the system. Outside of KU and maybe UT, there isn't any real dominant inside players in the league. Mizzou has plenty of scoring on the outside and in their transition game.
Recruiting is going very well for Mizzou. Mizzou brought in two very good players in this year's class who should contribute immediately. 2010 will be the big year for Mizzou recruiting with the Elite Eight bump already paying big dividends in that class. I'd be floored if we didn't get at least 2 top-100 players given the current interest list. Anderson is doing extremely well in Memphis now that Calipari is out of that area.
Previous years were tainted heavily by the total lack of talent left by the previous coaching staff. It had little to do with Anderson or his coaching abilities.
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