Eli Wright

[Ifyouonlyknew]

Look like Eli has decided to stick around & not transfer. No official word on Mario but expect him to transfer.

[Tbonewannabe]

I liked Eli's hustle when he was in the game. Kegler was kind of the opposite of that. I could see Eli playing the 1,2, or 3 depending on the situation so he could get a lot of minutes.

[Johnson85]

I liked Eli's hustle when he was in the game. Kegler was kind of the opposite of that. I could see Eli playing the 1,2, or 3 depending on the situation so he could get a lot of minutes.

I thought Keglar's effort was fine when I saw him (which admittedly I didn't get to see most of our games). He was a true freshman having to adjust to playing the three without the athleticism advantage he enjoyed in high schooland I thought he looked very promising. I can't imagine how he would think it's in his best interest to transfer and sit out as opposed to spending the next year being a starter for what hopefully will be a breakout team.

[klong-dog]

I didn't think it was an effort thing either with Kegler. His issues was shot selection consistency and some carelessness with the ball. I thought he played hard.

[Tbonewannabe]

I thought Keglar's effort was fine when I saw him (which admittedly I didn't get to see most of our games). He was a true freshman having to adjust to playing the three without the athleticism advantage he enjoyed in high schooland I thought he looked very promising. I can't imagine how he would think it's in his best interest to transfer and sit out as opposed to spending the next year being a starter for what hopefully will be a breakout team.

He just looked very hot and cold on the hustle part, it very well could have been due to freshman year issues. The guy has a lot of talent so hopefully he listens to Howland instead of Carter. One of those guys has won a lot of games and put players in the NBA and the other is just trying to leach off of kids.

[maroonmania]

I thought Keglar's effort was fine when I saw him (which admittedly I didn't get to see most of our games). He was a true freshman having to adjust to playing the three without the athleticism advantage he enjoyed in high schooland I thought he looked very promising. I can't imagine how he would think it's in his best interest to transfer and sit out as opposed to spending the next year being a starter for what hopefully will be a breakout team.

If Garrison Brooks hadn't jumped ship on us then losing Kegler wouldn't be as big a deal. We just don't have a lot in the way of athletic 4 guys on the team now. Holman is about it. Ado and Herard are really Centers and Stapleton is a little small for a 4. Feazell is about the right size but not expecting much out of him as a FR.

[MarketingBully]

If Garrison Brooks hadn't jumped ship on us then losing Kegler wouldn't be as big a deal. We just don't have a lot in the way of athletic 4 guys on the team now. Holman is about it. Ado and Herard are really Centers and Stapleton is a little small for a 4. Feazell is about the right size but not expecting much out of him as a FR.

I think Feazell is better then people give him credit for. Iowa State wanted him bad. He is fully recovered from his injury and has better size and range then Mario. He is a true stretch four more then Brooks was. If he can challenge Holman and push him in practice I think we will be fine in the post.

[MCsMGs]

If Garrison Brooks hadn't jumped ship on us then losing Kegler wouldn't be as big a deal. We just don't have a lot in the way of athletic 4 guys on the team now. Holman is about it. Ado and Herard are really Centers and Stapleton is a little small for a 4. Feazell is about the right size but not expecting much out of him as a FR.

I'm not ready to write off Datcher yet...He was hurt much of his last years in HS, but showed some glimpses of potential last season. He will give us some physical play and 5 fouls in the paint which should help in some games.

I watched Feazell play in the State playoffs and was unimpressed with his intensity. He clearly has skills, but he should have dominated the team I saw him play. He never established himself down low and got out rebounded by smaller and less athletic players all night. He's in for a wake-up call when he gets to MSU...hope He's ready to step up!

[CadaverDawg]

Good. I like Eli

[Thick]

Howland said he won't recruit anymore kids associated with Carter. Pretty big bball donor shared that fwiw. Also said Carter was pimping Kegler around back in December. Dude is a real POS.

[Dawg61]

Look like Eli has decided to stick around & not transfer. No official word on Mario but expect him to transfer.

Howland said he won't recruit anymore kids associated with Carter. Pretty big bball donor shared that fwiw. Also said Carter was pimping Kegler around back in December. Dude is a real POS.

Boom!!! Two excellent pieces of news for our basketball program within 30 minutes!! Today is going wonderfully! I really like Wright, he is tough, has some swag, is a good rebounder, isn't afraid of contact and has good size for a guard. If he can get some more air under his shot it'll improve a lot too. No more Ohmar Carter divas is fantastic news as well. Does Howland read this board? I think he does

[MarketingBully]

Howland said he won't recruit anymore kids associated with Carter. Pretty big bball donor shared that fwiw. Also said Carter was pimping Kegler around back in December. Dude is a real POS.

We have to deal with him though because of his connections to the Jackson area. It's unfortunately a necessary evil. I am hoping that the places he is trying to pimp Kegler to aren't buying and we can keep him. If Kegler has the season he thinks he will have, we and him benefit from it. He can then jump to the NBA or whatever he wants to do and we will get Woodard next year. It's a win-win for everyone.

[Dawg61]

We have to deal with him though because of his connections to the Jackson area.

No we don't. Most of the players coming outta Jackson are not good for our program. It won't take long before everyone sees that Ohmar Carter is a leach and until that happens we can recruit other areas of this country/world were the players are not divas. Plus we got the two best players outta Jackson already in the two Spoons. I'll take my chances we get the 3rd one as well without dealing with Ohmar. The reason Ohmar acts like this is because he's scared everyone into thinking they have to suck his balls to get good players. Malik Newman and Mario Kegler aren't exactly winning awards and having scouts drooling over them lately so where exactly are these "good" players that Ohmar has again?

[HSVDawg]

We have to deal with him though because of his connections to the Jackson area. It's unfortunately a necessary evil. I am hoping that the places he is trying to pimp Kegler to aren't buying and we can keep him. If Kegler has the season he thinks he will have, we and him benefit from it. He can then jump to the NBA or whatever he wants to do and we will get Woodard next year. It's a win-win for everyone.

Honestly speaking, what is the worst that would happen if we just said to hell with recruiting the Jackson area AAU circuit? Other than Charles Rhodes, we haven't had an impact player from Jackson in the past two decades or so. I know its the best MS has to offer, but MS isn't much of a basketball state anyway and there's plenty of talent elsewhere.

[Ifyouonlyknew]

Honestly speaking, what is the worst that would happen if we just said to hell with recruiting the Jackson area AAU circuit? Other than Charles Rhodes, we haven't had an impact player from Jackson in the past two decades or so. I know its the best MS has to offer, but MS isn't much of a basketball state anyway and there's plenty of talent elsewhere.

I'd consider the Weatherspoon's Jackson area kids.

[HSVDawg]

I'd consider the Weatherspoon's Jackson area kids.

Well first off, the Weatherspoons are from Canton and went to HS 30 or 40 miles away from inner city Jackson. Secondly, I probably should have been more specific. The ones to avoid are the ones from the Callaway-Murrah-Lanier cesspool. Those are the ones that seem to be the most tied to AAU corruption and leech handlers or relatives. Look no further than Keglar and Newman as evidence. And as stated previously, we've had one impact player in two decades plus from those "Big 3", and even Rhodes took 2 years or so to learn how to play in a structured environment, and had quite a few adjustment issues himself.

[Dawg61]

I'd consider the Weatherspoon's Jackson area kids.

You know he's correct so not sure why you're nitpicking it. There's been a whole bunch more misses on Jackson and Mississippi players than there's been two Spoons and a Stapleton. We'd improve immediately if we didn't recruit another MS player for ten straight years. I am not saying to do that but I am saying recruit other areas of the world a bunch more than we are already. Let someone else try to win with the South's AAU superstars. Toughness, shooting, character and high basketball IQ should be the qualities we are signing. If we commit to those ideals we will quickly leave most of the SEC in the dust as they continue to fail with dumb athletic divas.

[Irondawg]

I'm sticking to my thoughts that if Eli would commit himself to being excellent on the defensive end he'd get 25-30 a game on that alone. And I think he can still be a good slasher type offensive player with a developing outside shot.

But still crowded back there with the weatherspoons, Peters, Carter, wright and x

[Ari Gold]

I'm sticking to my thoughts that if Eli would commit himself to being excellent on the defensive end he'd get 25-30 a game on that alone. And I think he can still be a good slasher type offensive player with a developing outside shot.

But still crowded back there with the weatherspoons, Peters, Carter, wright and x

X can play the 4 when we go small.

[MarketingBully]

I like the news as well. If all we lose is Mario in the offseason, I view that as a win.