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Message: [QUOTE="Hopkins16, post: 5166191, member: 3893"] Tillery should have been our primary target from the start. Not saying that Acaden or Easter shouldn't have been in the mix, but those type of higher ranked players get an offer from us very early and as kids they are excited. But as time passes, they get even better and wait for the late to the game blue blood schools to offer. While we are fighting to get back to being a blue blood, we have to realize it's not going to happen overnight. Coaches, handlers, top flight schools are always going to talk us down to the recruit (record/success in the tournament in recent history, players in the league, etc.) if the kid doesn't already know. NIL can only do so much to get a top flight recruit. I came to that realization by watching a podcast yesterday where Rich Paul was asked if Texas A&M threw a ton of money at a kid who has an option of going to Duke for less money what should he do? Rich said without a doubt, if you are trying to get to the NBA, it would be foolish to get enticed by the quick money and not go to Duke. They have a history of putting guys in the league, and that history is going to help even a questionable/marginal player, and Duke has so many connections and guys within the NBA, and the brotherhood in reality is really strong. Our strategy should still be to offer the best but always keep a solid under the radar player in the picture. Tillery will now end up at a school comparable to our program, the guys I mentioned at blue blood schools, and we are empty handed. Yes, we have no choice now to go to the portal, and might be better off if we get a solid experienced player going that route, but the guys who are still out there (Kiyan, Shon etc.) might be apprehensive if we don't have a pg in the fold who is responsible for running the team. Like most on this board, I have questions about Tyler Jackson, but we have no choice but to go after him aggressively, if he is still interested. We can still get a pg from the portal and develop Jackson while playing him in 3 guard rotations. [/QUOTE]

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