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[QUOTE="Oakland, post: 1373361, member: 590"]
On paper, I really like our recruiting, but the problem is that actual player production does not live up to recruiting, at least in the first year.  I see numerous 4 and 5 star freshmen at other schools contributing, year after year, during the season and well into the NCAA but not at SU.  Of the players you mention, as freshmen; Ennis was great, Dion was OK.  MCW and Melo were busts but fab as sophomores, as was Rak's senior year.  DCII struggled as a soph before his injury.  When was the last time we had a freshman 4* play big, CJ Fair?  Shouldn't we expect at least half of our 5*s to be good as freshmen?  I don't know why our recruiting doesn't correlate better with performance.  Maybe just a statistical flunk, but I'm not a fan of JB's quick hook with younger players because I think it affects their confidence, expecially with scoring.

The lack of outside shooting and scoring in general is another problem which might, or might not, be related to recruiting.  I think the staff has recognized this and made an adjustment with the 2015 class, which I like and have high hopes for.
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