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Message: [QUOTE="RF2044, post: 1372710, member: 40"] Last year, we landed Ennis--our top point guard prospect we were after. That MCW blew up and left after a final four run the preceding year wasn't entirely expected--or last year's backcourt depth would have been fine. This year, we also recruited a point guard [Joseph]--again, the hand picked guy that the staff wanted over two other highly rated prospects that were both interested in coming here. That Joseph wasn't entirely ready to contribute at a high level is unfortunate, but would have been mitigated if Ennis hadn't departed a year ahead of when the coaching staff expected him to. We've recruited shooters. Guys like Southerland, Cooney, Gbinije, Ennis, etc. and more recently Joseph, BJ, and Patterson. I will certainly grant you that not all of these players end up shooting as well as the coaching staff hoped [Patterson in particular was congenitally incapable of hitting from three it seemed like, and you can certainly make the same argument about Cooney's efficiency]--but claiming that we haven't recruited guys who are shooters isn't true. Re: centers--in recent years, we brought in three McDonald's All American centers in three consecutive classes. Generally speaking, it is difficult to stockpile several players at the same positions because most of these guys want to start and play immediately, not sit [unless you UK or Duke, where guys line up to play]. You can't just magically land anyone you want at any given position--the depth chart is generally a factor for most teams. The sophomore class had Ennis and Roberson, who is now an established starter. The class isn't a "bust," even though some posters would like to pretend that it is. Outside of those two, we didn't get much production from BJ / Patterson, and Obokoh just completed his first year of playing--so his story is still being written. But one guy being a first round pick and another shaping up as a quality three year starter doesn't = "bust." [/QUOTE]

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