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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 2036978, member: 40"]
The OP is very well thought out, with some interesting data.

The sky probably isn't falling.  However, it doesn't invalidate the opinion that we are poorly positioned moving forward, with several potential key gaps on next year's roster, how we might be facing a position where we only have 7-9 scholarship players on next year's squad, how severely lacking at depth we are at PG, 2G, SF for next season, and how JB's impending retirement can be used against us on the recruiting trail in unprecedented ways.

I know, I know -- we still have the spring signing period, we could add 5th year transfers, etc.  And undoubtedly we will, but our position for next year is extremely precarious--and this is coming off of a year where we might be facing JB's first losing season in four-plus decades at the helm.

The past few classes haven't set us up for success, no matter what the rankings were.  We've lost numerous key players to early entry, several before expected [Ennis, Mali, Grant]--but where are the program guys / juniors / seniors that our program traditionally relies so heavily upon most years?  What is up with our perimeter depth, which is usually such a focal point of our offensive system?

Unfortunately, those are big rocks that aren't addressed in the data your present.
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