I’ve seen variations on this question/talking point throughout Missouri’s 8-4 trip through the 2018 schedule: How much of this year’s success can be attributed to the players Barry Odom brought to the team and how much is attributed to Gary Pinkel recruits?
It’s usually brought up in tandem with concerns over how much possible dropoff Missouri can expect next year — when the roster will be basically all “Odom Guys” — and discussions over Odom’s value to the program. The latter discussion thread has been especially prevalent in the wake of Odom’s brief (perhaps agent-floated?) flirtation with Louisville that the coach brusquely shot down with a text, and with an extension and raise all but in the works and assured.