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[QUOTE="Fly Rodder, post: 5698817, member: 2133"]
I don't buy that. There was some discussion on here that Donnie was going to come in and he would be coming off the bench as a frosh and Maliq told Mike/Donna he was staying. A couple of weeks later, Maliq was in the portal. That reversal doesn't happen if players feel valued and supported by the program.

But that's not even the point of my post. The coaching staff HAS to recognize what kind of talent they have and how they are going to fit the team and do everything in his power to keep the best players. I didn't see that with Autry. This program has repeatedly kept/retained underperforming talent in [B]key[/B] roles and lost arguably better talent (because they weren't viewed as valuable as other teams thought).  The win/loss record reflects this. And 60% of SU's total minutes this season came from guys who played elsewhere last season.

Despite the mercenary nature of the NIL era so far, good players tend to stick with the teams that value them. Players move and find new homes, but good players are staying put when they're in a good place. Maliq is the only transfer on Duke who gets minutes. Almost all of Arizona's players have been at Arizona for their entire career or at least multiple seasons, same as Florida. Michigan State has one transfer who played more than 300 minutes. Houston and Iowa St are the same. And its not just NIL: Miami (OH) has two transfers, both of whom are playing their second season there this year. Saint Mary's only has one transfer and it's his third year there.
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