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Message: [QUOTE="hoopsupstate, post: 5684486, member: 13"] No matter who the coach is next year, selecting the right kind of “winning” players from the portal is important. You have to get talented players, but also need guys who will go through a wall to win. Kentucky went out and payed big bucks for players, but they didn’t assemble a winning roster. Getting the right players is essential. Bottom line is if you can’t shoot, don’t bring them in unless they have a unique skill area that they excel in. If a guy can’t make a free throw, you put your team at a disadvantage. We saw what that does to a team this year. Someone needs to be able to judge talent. Hop always stressed defense over shooters, that’s why he had horrible offensive teams. Roster construction might be more important than who’s standing in front of the bench. [/QUOTE]