I think we are too. And I agree about later in Norm's career. And I'm not saying it's the end all as to whether or not KA is a success. It's a part of it, but not all. Many Mizzou fans have bemoaned the lack of ability to land the instate recruits over recent years. This hiring was the chance and the opportunity that should have been used to fix that, and hopefully he does.

I tried finding a quote from KA directly, but through Puryear's mouth, KA said:

quote:
“They wanted to keep me home — they said that a lot,” Puryear said. “Mizzou has missed out on some pretty big Missouri guys in the past. They said they don’t want that to happen again.”

Not happening again means they'll go get Tatum, Porter and others. I know realistically they're not going to get them all, but my bar starts with the fact he should.

From that same article.

quote:
Anderson can't talk about specific recruits, per NCAA rules, but on Monday he re-emphasized his desire to recruit from the state of Missouri — a message he also made clear at his April press conference.

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Posted by seaniec04

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Member since Jan 2014

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Posted on 2/10/15 at 10:22 am to reedus23

Reedus you can't expect KA to land Tatum when he comes in late in the recruiting scene on him and yes he is local, but honestly his local ties are to SLU. I think with Porter if he misses then that's maybe a problem. Basketball is different in regards to in state recruiting than football. Top players out of STL have always had blue bloods coming after them. IMO basketball is much more of a national thing as you only need to hit on a couple of kids to make your team competitive. Honestly he is behind on everyone in this upcoming class as well. The top players have been recruited for years. So if you can get this team respectable by the time Porter comes around and make it a viable option then that's what I see as the goal. I don't think you give enough credit to how crappy a situation this turnaround really is. Bball chemistry is not built over night. Also as a side note Mizzou has played the 4th toughest schedule in the country. Not by KA choice. Often times when coaches know they will be young they schedule an easier out of conference to ease in the new players. We did not have that luxury and the confidence of the team is now going in the wrong direction. Maybe if we pull out the Illinois game or Okie State then this teams confidence goes the other direction. Arky game as well. I guess my point is with young teams you need to give them time. Also the fact that people have such an issue with KA benching people for behavior issues IMO is a joke. Sorry he is trying to instill discipline in a young group of men.

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