So in order for Red not to be considered a bad coach or a bad recruiter, his job was to improve the talent on the roster, but not to recruit anyone better than the guy that was the backup power forward to begin the year? It's not like Maliq ever even became the starting power forward here. No one, not even Maliq's biggest supporters wanted him to play center again. But that doesn't mean he was entitled to, or even earned, the starting power forward position. He didn't play there much at all this season to be truthful. Regardless of who Red had on his roster he should have been recruiting the best players he could find at every position on the team. And to say Red wasn't paying enough attention to recruiting guards in the portal based on him getting a Center commitment first is as moronic as it sounds.
I would never say that Maliq was afraid of competition. But it is not disputable at this time that Maliq did not want to be part of a team with a real center plus Donovan Freeman. That's on Maliq, not Red. Even if Maliq stayed we would still need another forward. You can't go through a season with only 3 forwards especially when you lose 2 swingmen that played a lot of forward minutes last year. So I don't think Red isn't done. LGO!
