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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 4613488, member: 40"]
HU, I respect your opinions -- so this initial reaction to your post above is going to come across more pointed than how I intend, but it isn't intended to be negative toward the fair point you make.

But my reaction is -- so what?

First of all, neither Freeman nor Sorber are locks to come here.  For that matter, there's no guarantee that we'd even get back involved with Fiedler.

Secondly, Jesse is no lock to return.  If he departs, then we need better players up front to offset that loss than Hima / Patterson [who is no guarantee to even be here next year, given the coaching change].  Fiedler could help next year, whereas the other two you mention are class of 2024.

Third, Red's goal [and every coach's goal, really] should be to recruit over the incumbents.  Neither Freeman nor Sorber should be precluded from coming here by Fiedler being on the roster.  If they are, and don't want to compete, then we don't want them anyway.  And the days of heavy minutes being gifted to 7 players and those players alone are probably over, so there's room for minutes on an expanded rotation; may the best players get the PT.

Fourth, we probably need to add two bigs minimum, this year and next.  There's room for all three.  And it is unlikely anyway that we'd GET all three.  So I'd take any combination we can get.

Lastly, given the talent level on the roster, we're not in a position to worry about bird in the bush considerations.

Now, if we knew that Sorber and Freeman were locks to come here, then my answer might change.  But neither player is [despite the emphasis that the coaching staff seems to be placing on Sorber in particular].  We need to add talent, and Fiedler is a talent.
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