Xavien Stapleton committs to Mississippi State

[Nuts4Cy]

If you're talking about Michigan State, sure. Have you ever actually seen or heard about Mississippi State's basketball program? They're bottom feeders in the SEC. I know we have a long way to go before the 2016 team is solid, but give me a break with comments like this.

Golden Boy Shane Power disagrees with you here.

 

[Cycsk]

New coach at MSU and they're off to a great start in recruiting. Their bottom feeding days are probably over.

IIRC they wanted Prohm to be the coach as Mississippi State.

 

[Knownothing]

Why are we even still talking about this marginal player. We can get 10 kids like this any time we want. We have passed on better players than this kid. Good luck *** miss state kid.

 

[jay moe]

Ben Howland will sneak them in the top half of the SEC this year. He is a fantastic coach and will have them doing well very soon.

Until his cheating and shady recruiting catch up to him again.

 

[Rhoadhoused]

Why are we even still talking about this marginal player. We can get 10 kids like this any time we want. We have passed on better players than this kid. Good luck *** miss state kid.

That's more like it

 

[acgclone]

Why are we even still talking about this marginal player. We can get 10 kids like this any time we want. We have passed on better players than this kid. Good luck *** miss state kid.

I don't think this is anything to lose sleep over, but it's not true that we have passed on better players than this kid recently.

And it's totally unknown if Prohm can recruit "10 kids like this any time he wants"

 

[CyTwins]

We would have more people upset on taking him and questioning his abilities at the Big 12 level on here if he would have committed. I personally would have liked to have him just because I think the upside is there with his athleticism but wasn't going to be upset no matter the outcome.

 

[Cydkar]

Recruiting is everything.
-signed UNLV

Howland has also proven himself as a bench coach. Look him up.

 

[Cydkar]

Why are we even still talking about this marginal player. We can get 10 kids like this any time we want. We have passed on better players than this kid. Good luck *** miss state kid.

Because this thread is about him and he just went somewhere else. Just a guess.

 

[WhatchaGonnaDo]

Loud noises

 

[mjhavlo76]

To this day, the head scratcher for me was when UCLA let Ben Howland go and hired Steve Alford. One of the biggest, weirdest moves in College Basketball history!

 

[acgclone]

To this day, the head scratcher for me was when UCLA let Ben Howland go and hired Steve Alford. One of the biggest, weirdest moves in College Basketball history!

Agreed, very weird

 

[CoKane]

Wut? He has to sit! No wonder this board has some of the crazy views it does - people don't even understand what they are discussing.

IMO, this would have been a very good addition. With how may scholarships we need to fill for 2016 and beyond, this would have given some great momentum. Oh well, go back to your delusions about stacking up on 5* guys for the 2016 class.

****. Well I guess I was sorta right then. I've just kinda stepped out of recruiting threads lately because I got sick of everyone freaking out that we dont have another Edoize and just assumed that this guy was another immediately eligible player we missed on.

 

[Rabbuk]

To this day, the head scratcher for me was when UCLA let Ben Howland go and hired Steve Alford. One of the biggest, weirdest moves in College Basketball history!

Look up Reeves nelson.

 

[Cydkar]

To this day, the head scratcher for me was when UCLA let Ben Howland go and hired Steve Alford. One of the biggest, weirdest moves in College Basketball history!

Because Bill Walton hated him. :wink:

 

[CloniesForLife]

Recruiting is everything.
-signed UNLV

I am a much better coach than Dave Rice
-Signed Ben Howland

 

[mjhavlo76]

So that was Ben Howland's fault? Nelson was a ****-up, plain and simple. And Howland had to kick him off the team. Howland should have received praise for using disciplinary measures in that situation. What did you expect Howland to do, turn the head the other way and ignore the situation? Would have not set a good example for the other players..

Look up Reeves nelson.

 

[Tre4ISU]

So that was Ben Howland's fault? Nelson was a ****-up, plain and simple. And Howland had to kick him off the team. Howland should have received praise for using disciplinary measures in that situation. What did you expect Howland to do, turn the head the other way and ignore the situation? Would have not set a good example for the other players..

That kind of happened while Nelson was there.

What's really astounding to me is the number of people in here claiming to know something about college basketball, yet they don't seem to have any sort of knowledge of Ben Howland.

 

[CloneLawman]

I am a much better coach than Dave Rice
-Signed Ben Howland

We are much better coaches than Dave Rice.

-Signed every college coach ever, sans Dave Rice

 

[mjhavlo76]

Howland at first suspended Nelson for violation of team rules and insubordination. Then he missed a flight for a game I believe, and that was the straw that broke the camels back. Was there other issues? I'm confused as to that is "ignoring the problem". I know Nelson had filed a lawsuit for defamation of character, but to let go Howland for doing his job is ludicrous.

That kind of happened while Nelson was there.

What's really astounding to me is the number of people in here claiming to know something about college basketball, yet they don't seem to have any sort of knowledge of Ben Howland.