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Message: [QUOTE="RF2044, post: 3600581, member: 40"] What's really interesting is the nuance between having good classes and the value we get from the players. And dating back to 2014 or so, it's been a mixed bag -- despite landing good "gets." We got virtually nothing from the likes of highly rated recruits like Chris McCullough, Kaleb Joseph, and Jalen Carey. In the latter two cases, that outcome was exacerbated by us passing / missing out on some comparable recruits that we could have landed if we'd pursued them harder. Others were highly regarded and had terrific offers, but failed to actualize their potential, for a variety of reasons [Tyler Roberson]. Several others were productive, but left before the program saw full benefit from their immense potential [Ennis, Richardson, Lydon, Brisset -- and please note that I realize that Ennis got us to 25-0, and that Lydon / Malachi were key cogs on a final four team]. We also had some costly near-misses on the recruiting trail, that would have altered the course of the past couple of seasons [Quade Green, Thomas Bryant, possibly Kevin Huerter]. And of course, those misses were exacerbated because of the depth constraints brought on by probation. Some posters like to pretend that it was one thing to fit their narrative du jour -- i.e., recruiting has been poor -- but if you look at some of the classes we've landed, they were in the top 20 -- its just that some of the players either underachieved or left before the program realized the full benefit of them playing here. As you point out, we've finally laid down the template of filling the roster back up with quality program-type guys. Now, we need either a couple of players to exceed their ranking or to add a higher rated player or two to the mix, and things should pick back up. That's been our formula for a while. [/QUOTE]

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