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MIZ_STL predicted all 4 of Gant, Wright, JWIII, and Clark would leave. Not only was MIZ_STL completely wrong, but Kim also brought in another class of 2014 recruit and a senior PG.

Of the players you mention, I think Wes Clark may still have a risk factor to him. With both him and Shane Rector on the roster its a little weird that we are still recruiting more point guards like Shelton Mitchell and the new California kid in addition to already having signed Shamburger for one year. Remember, JWIII came out and made an "I am still a Mizzou Tiger" statement but we never heard Clark do the same. I think his main recruiters were Mark Phelps and Haith, as Phelps was the one with Michigan ties - is that right? Just reading between the lines a bit.

That said, nothing has happened yet, and Clark seems to like to play defense more than our starting guards did last year, so hopefully he and Kim Anderson hit it off enough that he stays.

With Rector, that kid has to be feeling some pressure now. The staff clearly doesn't yet even envision him as being able to be the primary backup at point guard and now even with him third string for next year they are still recruiting even more players who can play point. I kinda like what little we've seen of Rector's game but it sure seems like a longshot that he stays at Mizzou for four years.