Will Heads Explode In Our Fanbase If...

[DAWG61]

The biggest ******** lie about Stansbury is that "he could flat out recruit".

2002
Kei Madison: never played
Brandon Vincent: good 2 year contributor
Steven Cowherd: bust


2003
Gary Ervin: transfer
Travis Outlaw: never played


2004
Charles Rhodes: good player
Walter Sharpe: kicked off
Jamaal Edmondson: below average
Jerrell Houston: only played 13 games before leaving


2005
Monta Ellis: never played
Vernon Goodridge: transfer
Jamont Gordon: great player left after jr. year
Reginald Delk: transfer
Richard Delk: transfer
Bernard Rimmer: transfer


2006
Jarvis Varnado: MSU all-time great
Barry Stewart: top 20 all-time MSU player
Travis Gabiddon: never played
Ben Hansbrough: transfer that became Big East POY
Phil Turner: solid player, kicked off sr. year


2007
Ravern Johnson: average player
Elgin Bailey: kicked off
Kodi Augustus: average player
Riley Benock: below average


2008
Romero Osby: transfer that became first team All-Big12
Dee Bost: top 20 all-time MSU player
Antiquawn Beckham: transfer
Jacquiese Holcombe: never played


2009
Renardo Sidney: coach killer
John Riek: transfer
Shaun Smith: kicked off
Wendell Lewis: lost scholarship


2010
Brian Bryant: below average
Jalen Steele: lost scholarship


2011
Rodney Hood: transfer and future 1st round pick
David Gardner: kicked off
Deville Smith: kicked off
Roq Johnson: average player
Shawn Long: kicked off

 

[FlotownDawg]

There are a lot of very talented players on that list. So yes, I'd say you proved the point that Stans could recruit very well. Thank you. Now keeping all of them or them staying out of trouble was another matter. But there is no doubt that Stans was a great recruiter, especially when you consider that he was recruiting them to small town Starkville and a program that didn't even have a practice facility.

 

[DAWG61]

Hmmm I see your point but I consider it bad recruiting if you miss on that many players that you sign.

 

[olblue.sixpack]

Hmmm I see your point but I consider it bad recruiting if you miss on that many players that you sign.

When you look at the history of MSU basketball, he won a good number of games with that crew, so if he was guilty of bad recruiting, he must have been doing something else right.

 

[Philly Dawg]

The last five Stansbury teams ranked 2, 22, 9, 75, and 175 in the country in field goal percentage defense. His last year and his second year were the two years our defense was really bad. 75th is mediocre. 2nd, 22nd, and 9th is really good.

I did the research on this before, and the thirties and forties in ranking were generally good enough to be first or second in the SEC. Florida is currently first in the SEC at 20th.

To put this in context, we are currently 220th in field goal percentage defense. Worse than Stansbury's worst defensive team.

 

[QuaoarsKing]

He didn't have MSU in the tournament more often than not. How in the world is he going to do better at Auburn??