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Message: [QUOTE="newmexicuse, post: 5267569, member: 57"] I cant get on the fire Red bandwagon. I thought he did a fine job (B+) last season with a flawed squad. This season is really, really bad so far, but look at the roster. Nobody could coach these guys to Ws over quality opponents. Let's look at the team: Lampkin - truthfully this Board has over-rated the kid. He is not on the same level as Brown. He has the big body and some skills, but he is slow and not athletic enough. Carlos - he was the #1 portal mistake. He would be fine as a backup PG getting about 10 MPG. As a starter forgetaboutit !!! Taylor - He is almost perfect every game - all zeros across his stat line. Davis is probably the best of the portal players and he isnt good enough to start on even this team. Nuff said. Bell - can be a solid complimentary player, but never will be the go to guy. He badly needs a high quality PG to get him open looks from his spots. JJ - was playing really well...and now he is out. UGH !!!!! The frosh - Choppa has played his way into the lineup and whether or not he starts is secondary to his getting starter minutes, which he just got. He needs to get those minutes in every game going forward. Love this kid's game !!! Freeman is OK right now, but definitely needs another year to be a star. The rest - nobody even worth talking about in terms of what they bring to the table and equating that to Ws. Only a miracle jump by Chance this season to become the player we all hope he [B][I]might [/I][/B]become is even worth fantasizing about. The HS recruiting under Red has improved big-time. The issue is clearly the portal, which is a function of NIL dollars. When we pay up and get Red some real talent, then we can talk about the quality of his work. Basketball is a star's game. Even if our NIL dollars are limited, lets use them wisely and put 80% of those dollars into getting a proven high caliber PG. The only reason not to do this would be if the staff is high enough on Fennell to believe he can come in and be an effective starter at Day 1. If the staff is that high on Fennell then put those dollars into getting a proven star anywhere else. [/QUOTE]

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