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[QUOTE="Antiprodigy, post: 2171571, member: 582"]
I have to say that I disagree with your interpretation of the article.  I think Waters makes it very clear that the sanctions have handicapped the program.  He indicated that programs often bring multiple coaches to events because multiple games may be played at the same time.  SU has the choice of seeing multiple games at one event or one game at multiple events, but not both.  Other programs can watch as many as 4 games at a time, while SU can watch at most two.  We should thank our lucky stars that JB was fortunate enough to have 2 kids who have happened to develop into D1 players during the period the sanctions have been in effect.

And we know that an important part of recruiting isn't just getting to evaluate the players, but to have a presence.  It is very important to kids these days to see that programs are regularly watching them.  That is a big part of building a relationship with a player.  This in effect limits the number of kids who the program can be seen enough to be considered by the player to show that they really are interested.  This is in essence, the major problem that so many people on the board have been complaining about the staff for the past few years, yet so few can see how much these particular sanctions have hampered the program as much or possibly even more than the loss of scholarships.

Anyone who can not see how massively a negative effect this particular sanction has had on the program, just does not understand the recruiting process in a way that is meaningful.
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