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Message: [QUOTE="RF2044, post: 3060497, member: 40"] This has been a topic that's come up before, and here's what I think: there is no "magic bullet" root cause. Our current situation is the result of changing circumstances, the changing priorities of our iconic head coach who is approaching the sunset point of his career, some bad luck, and some bad luck of our own creation. In no particular order: [LIST] [*]JB rubbing players the wrong way and many of them leaving at the earliest possible opportunity [*]Tyler Ennis leaving a year ahead of schedule [*]Kaleb Joseph proving to be a flop [*]Missing out on Quade Green [*]Turning our noses up at Monte Morris, Jalen Brunson, and Tremont Waters [*]Poor player development with respect to Tyler Roberson, Paschal Chukwu, and others [*]Getting socked with unprecedentedly harsh NCAA penalties relative to our infractions [*]Missing out on Thomas Bryant due to the above bullet point [*]JB not showing the willingness to do some of the heavy lifting on the recruiting trail as he gets older [*]Hopkins leaving [*]Hopkins pulling Isiah Stewart with him [*]Hopkins leaving & not having a "good cop" on the staff to offset JB's acerbic handling of some players [*]Darius Bazley screwing the program by opting not to come here [*]Injuries [*]Frank Howard not progressing [*]Frank Howard being a knucklehead [*]Oshae Brissett not making the proverbial sophomore leap [*]Duke / UNC being extremely strong the past few years [/LIST] I know I'm getting into a lot of specifics -- don't really want to point fingers at the players. But as stated above, it's been the confluence of some bad luck, some stuff that we've done as a program poorly, JB approaching the twilight, missing on some key recruiting targets, injuries, and getting screwed by the NCAA -- all in a short span of time. [/QUOTE]

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