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[QUOTE="CardiacCuse, post: 4627545, member: 6979"]
that was also  a big part of it...but regardless boeheim wanted to build through recruiting freshman and eschewed the portal [I]on principle[/I]

if you have to get recruits - and cant land the 5 stars - next best move is to go for the 4 year players a la villanova and uva...

i think now after this season it is clear that the portal is simply where its at for the best talent. but that hasnt always been obvious.

i think the recruiting class from last year - in a time before the portal - woulda been mega good - now, though, those types of players are much further down the totem pole [I]unless[/I] you know they are staying around to build something [I]then [/I]you might be able to lap the other teams playing the long game...

and i think thats exactly the way they thought it out

having a foundation of players that stick around from year to year for a while can be very valuable even in this era

i mean, portal players in a zone theyve never played before? every season? i can understand why JB didnt want that

if they decided - rightly or wrongly - that they couldnt build a top team overnight - then building slowly makes the most sense.

I also think he would feel grimey taking players from less scucessful coaches trying to grind it out to the top...i truly think he didnt want to play that game.

all that said, I hope red crushes the portal asap
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