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<blockquote data-quote="NJILLINI" data-source="post: 1401283" data-attributes="member: 628126"><p>While I suppose it could be argued that not going hard after Ed Horton was the biggest recruiting MISTAKE made that impacted the success of that 1989 FF team, the biggest recruiting MISS impacting that team's success was LaPhonso Ellis, IMO. Had they had him on the team, there is no doubt in my mind we win the NC in a walk (should have anyway, I know). But instead of finally committing to Lou and Jimmy after the priority full-court recruitment he was given, he instead bought into Digger's BS about playing PF at ND (he didn't) and John Shumate's "intellectual discussions" about Shakespeare and other topics. </p><p></p><p>Oh, what might have been...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NJILLINI, post: 1401283, member: 628126"] While I suppose it could be argued that not going hard after Ed Horton was the biggest recruiting MISTAKE made that impacted the success of that 1989 FF team, the biggest recruiting MISS impacting that team's success was LaPhonso Ellis, IMO. Had they had him on the team, there is no doubt in my mind we win the NC in a walk (should have anyway, I know). But instead of finally committing to Lou and Jimmy after the priority full-court recruitment he was given, he instead bought into Digger's BS about playing PF at ND (he didn't) and John Shumate's "intellectual discussions" about Shakespeare and other topics. Oh, what might have been... [/QUOTE]
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