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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 3155731, member: 289"] I'll give it a shot. "It's more about comparing our recruiting to other programs. I could actually care less about Tennessee. There's just always so much talk about our recruiting and falling off etc and was wondering what some thought about some coaches/programs having a uptick in recruiting while we seem to be trending the other way. I should also note that I'm not one that's super down on us and I think we have brought in some really nice players that are underrated (Canada kids) as we can already see with Quincy being mentioned as a first rounder. Still a bit frustrating that we have had some trouble closing on some high end talent the past few years. It wasn't that long ago that we were able to recruit how we are now but sprinkle in a high end 5 star talent with the rest of the class. Now we are struggling to land those type of kids that can help elevate our program from middle of the pack acc to top 3 of the pack and a good tournament seed. Like I mentioned in the Isaiah thread, Bazley would of been one of those kids to help us out and ease the frustration a bit but we all know how that played out. We keep getting into the top 3 or top 5 of some of these kids and not closing. There are so many different reasons for kids choosing programs other then ours and it's been talked about over and over again. Some kids we were never getting but others we have a chance and cant close and then we have all kinds of excuses/reasons as to why. It's essentially a sales pitch and we are not closing the deal on some of these kids. Isaiah Jackson would be one of these kids who could help elevate our program. Top 25 kid with 'Bama perceived as the leader. I realize we lose out on recruits all the time to all sorts of programs but when we are down to a head to head battle for a kid against a program that's not a blue blood and has a new coach in his first year of power 5 play we should close on a kid like that. It's a sales pitch and we need to land recruits like this every so often. Maybe it's just the orange colored glasses but that's how I feel. I'm not one that bashes the program or a major downer so please don't even come at me with that. Just talking recruiting and what it seems like has been going the past few years and how it goes hand in hand with the results we have had on the court. Sanctions hurt and Hop leaving didn't help. Would love to see us land Isaiah along with Richmond and Newton. All signs point to a few early departures next year so our scholarship situation should work out." [/QUOTE]

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