The Future of KU Hoops: Let’s keep Morningstar in Perspective
Questions . . . surprise . . . curiosity . . .
The KU faithful seem to have experienced all of these reactions to the Morningstar commitment. But let’s keep it all in perspective. KU appears to have built its house of stone, not sticks, and I don’t think any Big Bad Wolf will blow our house down any time soon.
Jonathan posted this comment on PHOGBLOG, and I thought it was particularly insightful:
We might have more recruits than players at Early Evening with Bill Self!
Actually, I was wondering if anyone thought we have TOO many recruits. I mean, Jeremy Price already committed to Georgia; I could see his teammate Lance Storrs following him there. Muonelo has reportedly cooled on us, and George Goode doesn’t seem interested in staying local with us. We might see some recruits flake on us, but does it seem like alot to anyone else?
Oh well, at least most of our “targets” are coming this year. If we snag Arthur, Collins, and later Legion/Rose, Aldrich, Releford and CJ’s brother Xavier Henry over the next few classes, I’ll reserve Final Four tix for the forseeable future!
Ditto, Jonathan. I couldn’t agree more!
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September 30th, 2005 at 8:57 am
Is there anyone who would not give one of our 2006 scholarships to an 18 year old Roger Morningstar, even at the expense of having one less scholarship to a more highly ranked player?
Not me. I would take Roger over virtually anyone else we might be recruiting at his position, unless there were only one scholarship available and the other candidate was–say–a Danny Manning clone.
You win championships with players who make plays when games–especially championship games–are on the line. That’s who Roger Morningstar was. It’s what he did. He was not the type of player who would carry a team to a championship, but he would certainly facilitate it–a la a Kevin Pritchard or a Cal Thompson.
Is there any reason to believe that Brady will not be as good as his dad? If he is a chip off of that block, any complaints about offering him a scholarship are crazy: he will either start during his time at KU–regardless of the number of McD AA’s at the same position, or be a 6th man in the mold of Steve Woodberry–or, to recall a name from his dad’s days at KU–a Tommie Smith.
If he is clearly not as good as Roger, there might be room to question the move. I haven’t seen him, so I don’t know. But based on what I have read here and elsewhere, he sounds like a steal to me.
–Mark
September 30th, 2005 at 9:58 am
Relax everyone… it sounds like we’ve become jaded. Coach Self knows what he’s doing. We almost have more ’stars’ than can realistically all play as it is. Hopefully they’ll make up the core for the next 3 years and we’ll just be looking for complementary players… like Morningstar.
October 1st, 2005 at 5:08 pm
Don’t hate me, but I just may disagree. I’m hoping Morningstar is everything his dad was and more (times have changed), but did anyone see who won the title last year? It was North Carolina. Did anyone see why? Talent. Their 6th man, 6TH MAN, went #2 in the NBA draft. If KU wants to win a national title in this day and age, it will need to happen with the best of the best. It’s true that recruiting sites can miss a great player or two, but why risk it on Morningstar when we could pull in some recognized top talent? It’s nice to have the flexibility of open scholarships - you never know when another Brandon Rush might come along.