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[QUOTE="Brooky03, post: 3702637"]
I disagree with your point about competition always being a good thing.  I don’t mind competition, it’s fine.  But players can thrive and grow without it.  And of course they can thrive and grow with it.

Boeheim’s pitch to a 2021 guard is tough.  I don’t think we’re in the running for any of the big time ones and it’s probably too late to get in.  Why?  Because we were planning on a future lottery pick Playing PG in 2022, not because Buddy and Joe are on the team.

Since Buddy and Joe and Kadary are on the team, that’s 3 guys splitting 80 minutes.  If we were able to get in on a high level Guard recruit late, we’d probably have to convince him he’s going to immediately play at least decent minutes.  That’s a tough sell, since we’d be talking about a 4 star, likely, and we’ve seen plenty of 4 stars in recent history who don’t have the goods.  It’s a bit of a crap shoot and gamble on both sides.  The coaches don’t want to over-promise and the player doesn’t want to get stuck on the bench.

The alternative is to get some 3 star and hope he’s a diamond in the rough.  It’d likely just be a “warm body” addition.  Yeah, Buddy was a 3 star but he plays much better than a typical 3 star recruit.  The chances of landing one who is a plus over Buddy or Joe are slimmm.
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