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Message: [QUOTE="Fly Rodder, post: 5313845, member: 2133"] Yeah and the other thing is, even if a team is getting multiple top-20/30 HS recruits, generally the best teams are a mix of high-end HS recruits and excellent upperclassmen (either developed in house or acquired through the portal). Early indications are that pure portal teams are hit and miss and mostly miss. Still need to recruit, [I][U]develop and retain[/U] [/I]HS kids. All of the best teams are dominated by juniors and seniors. Auburn has 2 freshmen on the roster and neither start. Only one soph gets any run at Iowa St and everyone else is a Jr or Sr. Alabama had a hammer of a 24-25 class and only 2 get any minutes and their best players are all Jrs and Srs. Duke is the exception and I think will remain a program dependent on NBA high schoolers. [/QUOTE]