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[QUOTE="hoopsupstate, post: 5340971, member: 13"]
It’s simple.  The SEC has given the country the blue print.  If you want to win you better invest big time in NIL.  If you want to beat Duke, you better spend $7-8 million in getting recruits and portal kids. $2-3 million will get what we’re currently seeing at SU.  Red was correct in his press conference.  College basketball is not the same as it was when SU was last good in 2014. The game has changed dramatically.  Even Davis at North Carolina, just this week said they will finally hire a GM.  The name on the jersey will no longer get you players. It’s all about the money.  Either you get it and spend it or you will be a non factor moving forward.  The competition to get high quality portal kids this spring is going to be fierce.

Just think, we’ve lost our three best returning players the last three years to the portal.  We lost Edwards, Girard and Brown.  We aren’t competitive. The guys we brought in last year seem to be good kids, but who did we fight off to get them? We’re currently not competitive in the portal.  Jay Williams is a jerk, but he was correct last night.  SU has to invest big time in getting better talent.  This spring will tell us a lot by who we try to bring in by the portal. A good freshman class is not enough.  Unless you get  several top 15 kids, you’re not winning with freshman on a consistent basis. Season ticket holders should be watching.
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