How big was that win last night for recruiting?

[northwest iowa panther]

Re: How big was that win last night for recruiting?

I think the coaches need to continue to recruit the type of kid they are recruiting now. They seem to know the style of player that fits their system. They also seem to be able to develop that talent.

Remember how great Creighton was? It allowed them to get in on kids they wouldn't have been able to due to their long string of successful seasons...and it got them players like P'Allen Stinnett.

Be careful what you wish for. I like how our current recruiting is going...if it gets us a kid who would have selected a Wisconsin or Gonzaga instead of UNI...that's great. But otherwise I trust the eyes of this staff to find what's best for the program moving forward.

If you recruit big time players you also get big time egos.

[cydave]

Re: How big was that win last night for recruiting?

Check, check, and check.



Where have you been for the last 8 or 9 years? Because that's exactly what has happened.

Well, ISU has sucked the last 5ish. Iowa has sucked for... maybe the same? I'd say its been 5 years since Iowa and ISU were last in the tourney, with ISU winning at least 1 game.
But, UNI needs to consistantly win in the NCAA tournament, not just make it.

[cydave]

Re: How big was that win last night for recruiting?

George Mason was in the Final Four, just saying.

Kaboom!

You're right, they were. And I never heard of them before that and I have never heard of them since. They caught lightening in a bottle that year.

[harry joy]

Re: How big was that win last night for recruiting?

I think the coaches need to continue to recruit the type of kid they are recruiting now. They seem to know the style of player that fits their system. They also seem to be able to develop that talent.

Remember how great Creighton was? It allowed them to get in on kids they wouldn't have been able to due to their long string of successful seasons...and it got them players like P'Allen Stinnett.

Be careful what you wish for. I like how our current recruiting is going...if it gets us a kid who would have selected a Wisconsin or Gonzaga instead of UNI...that's great. But otherwise I trust the eyes of this staff to find what's best for the program moving forward.

Keep your eye on the ball. After we beat Missouri in 90 our program didn't grow like it could have.

[Victory_For_UNI]

Re: How big was that win last night for recruiting?

Not entirely true.

SIU's run resulted in one of the highest rated recruiting classes that the Valley had seen in many many years. Unfortunately for them, those guys have all been busts so far.

Also, UNI's run of 3 stright NCAA's from Mac's days were hugely important to UNI's recruiting. We wouldn't have players like Kwadzo, Koch, and Jordan without that run. The players that we have now, and have coming in, are a big step above the caliber of players that we had prior to our NCAA success.

Maybe Turgeon knew he wanted out of WSU, and thats why the recruiting was lacking in his last season.

Jordan committed in 2002, when we hadn't been to an NCAA tourney in 12 years.

[UNI Prof]

Re: How big was that win last night for recruiting?

Getting into the tournament 5 out of the last 7 years has been big for our program. One win might not do a lot, but the consistency has been incredibly important.

[orangetennis]

Re: How big was that win last night for recruiting?

I hope there was a standout ball-handler out there thinking "man, if they had me they wouldn't have to be using a TO just to get the ball down court every possession!"

[Griffitz]

Re: How big was that win last night for recruiting?

Ill say one thing....it pales in comparison to the win today.

[panther84]

Re: How big was that win last night for recruiting?

Ill say one thing....it pales in comparison to the win today.

+ 1 million

KABOOM

[SalukiBand]

Re: How big was that win last night for recruiting?

Not entirely true.

SIU's run resulted in one of the highest rated recruiting classes that the Valley had seen in many many years. Unfortunately for them, those guys have all been busts so far.

Also, UNI's run of 3 stright NCAA's from Mac's days were hugely important to UNI's recruiting. We wouldn't have players like Kwadzo, Koch, and Jordan without that run. The players that we have now, and have coming in, are a big step above the caliber of players that we had prior to our NCAA success.

Maybe Turgeon knew he wanted out of WSU, and thats why the recruiting was lacking in his last season.

Actually, most of the kids in that class after the 2007 Sweet 16 run (Booker, Roundtree and Dillard) all had verbaled to Southern during the regular season that year. Ryan Hare signed in April after deciding not to go to Oregon St. (before the first brother-in-law was hired). The only player that directly came from the 2002 Sweet 16 run was Tony Young. I think that going to the tournament 5 of the last 7 years PLUS the Sweet 16 run is much better than one or the other.