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Message: [QUOTE="RF2044, post: 2677754, member: 40"] "We are set for this year with eleven..." That is, until a player or two gets injured, someone has academic problems, or someone leaves the program. Suddenly, we're down to a bare bones rotation, with potential gaps at certain positional units. By the way -- the things listed above have happened in recent years, it's not just sky-is-falling pessimism or looking at things through a glass half empty lens. Consider what would happen if Chukwu injures a knee. Or Sidibe can't shake tendinitis issues even after having surgery. We'd have a critical depth situation again in the pivot -- and that would be with just ONE injury. There is literally no downside to recruiting closer to having a full roster -- none. Bring in the best players you can, and let things sort themselves out. You don't just manage a roster looking at the present, it has to be constructed with one eye down the road. That's the only way to prevent an unexpected situation like an injury or attrition turn into a big problem that you aren't ready for. And also, has it occurred to you that not every player is going to make an impact immediately? There's nothing wrong with having a few program guys who develop over time and end up having solid careers / being key contributors as uppeclassman. Having a foundation of program guys is something that was clearly missing under the scholarship restrictions, and a reason why we were caught flat footed when various situations compromised depth. The sanctions are now in the rear view mirror -- time to start recruiting like it. PS--we'll never know whether Tyler Bertram would have come here, because SU didn't actively pursue him. If they had, maybe the local prospect would have come here DESPITE those guys being ahead of him. And maybe he'd be able to carve out a niche and put together a solid career even if he had to wait his turn, a la Lazarus Sims. [/QUOTE]

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