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Old 01-01-2017, 01:29 PM   #51
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Holy shit Ky Bowman finishes with 30 points in a 96-81 win over Syracuse. Shot 11-17 and 7-8 from 3! Also had 9 Assists and 5 Rebounds. Wish we got him
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Old 01-01-2017, 01:31 PM   #52
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Holy shit Ky Bowman finishes with 30 points in a 96-81 win over Syracuse. Shot 11-17 and 7-8 from 3! Also had 9 Assists and 5 Rebounds. Wish we got him
He was pretty close to coming here I heard. Were we one of his final 3 schools?
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Old 01-01-2017, 01:49 PM   #53
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He was pretty close to coming here I heard. Were we one of his final 3 schools?
I believe it was down to us and BC. He basically decided he wanted to play in a power conference over the American. Maybe he thought it would be tough for playing time immediately but I can confidently say, if he played like he is playing now, he would get playing time here. Sucks he didn't choose us but it is what it is.
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Old 01-01-2017, 01:59 PM   #54
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I believe it was down to us and BC. He basically decided he wanted to play in a power conference over the American. Maybe he thought it would be tough for playing time immediately but I can confidently say, if he played like he is playing now, he would get playing time here. Sucks he didn't choose us but it is what it is.
Wow, he would have been a great addition.
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Old 05-09-2017, 11:53 AM   #55
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Former Missouri G K.J. Walton is transferring to Ball State. (HT @EvanDaniels) https://t.co/8QWFvmwlRz
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Former Missouri G K.J. Walton is transferring to Ball State. (HT @EvanDaniels) https://t.co/8QWFvmwlRz
Wasn't he Top 100? I'm definitely not saying the recruiting rankings mean nothing, but it can also be just a number. Not worth getting hung up on that imo unless we're talking about a guy who isn't even rated. The coaches know. Chad would know better than I on this, but it seemed like we could've had Walton if we really wanted. Our class rank would've been boosted, but for what?
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Wasn't he Top 100? I'm definitely not saying the recruiting rankings mean nothing, but it can also be just a number. Not worth getting hung up on that imo unless we're talking about a guy who isn't even rated. The coaches know. Chad would know better than I on this, but it seemed like we could've had Walton if we really wanted. Our class rank would've been boosted, but for what?
Although he didn't exactly light it up at Missouri, he got decent playing time both years. He could certainly transfer to a higher-profile school than Ball State, but it sounds like he just wants to be closer to home (Indianapolis). That said, I'm not sad that he didn't come here.

And yeah, recruiting rankings aren't everything. But find me a national champion in recent history that didn't have at least a half dozen top 100 guys on the roster. Butler came close, but they had a future NBA all-star and boy wonder for a head coach. I know some under-the-radar guys pan out for us, but we aren't going to go from good to great as a program until we start getting more top 100 recruits.
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Old 05-10-2017, 09:27 AM   #58
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Wasn't he Top 100? I'm definitely not saying the recruiting rankings mean nothing, but it can also be just a number. Not worth getting hung up on that imo unless we're talking about a guy who isn't even rated. The coaches know. Chad would know better than I on this, but it seemed like we could've had Walton if we really wanted. Our class rank would've been boosted, but for what?
Heard on a podcast once, (I think the cbs cbball podcast),they said, the top 20-30 rated guys are clearly above everyone else. From 30-150 are pretty similar. While this probably isn't always true, it probably is right more than it isn't.
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Heard on a podcast once, (I think the cbs cbball podcast),they said, the top 20-30 rated guys are clearly above everyone else. From 30-150 are pretty similar. While this probably isn't always true, it probably is right more than it isn't.
That sounds pretty accurate to me. Throw in the late bloomers, varying degrees of work ethic, and guys who do or don't fit a certain system/coach and it probably somewhat equalizes recruits in that range.
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Heard on a podcast once, (I think the cbs cbball podcast),they said, the top 20-30 rated guys are clearly above everyone else. From 30-150 are pretty similar. While this probably isn't always true, it probably is right more than it isn't.
Got me thinking what Cronin Recruits were in top 30. Off hand, think Yancy (26 Rivals I believe) Lawrence (26 rivals) Stephenson (11 Rivals) were only true frosh, Mike Williams may have been but was transfer
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