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Message: [QUOTE="billsin01, post: 2167493, member: 837"] I feel like maybe JBs farewell season is a big part of why this is, in fact, such a mess or at least so unsettled right now. For all the folks saying JB all of sudden didn't care about recruiting, I have to wonder if it wasn't a conscious decision to let Hop take the lead as part of the succession plan. It may have been a bad decision, but it's easier for me to believe it was a misstep than for me to believe that a guy who has made a living off of being exceptionally over-competitive somehow deciding he doesn't really care any more. But I don't know which category I fall into. I mean, the roster as currently constructed is thin at best and one of the worst of the JB era at worst. I'm not sure adding Ayala even really solves the guard issues we could potentially have. There have absolutely been developments that seem tough to comprehend -- all in for Quade, not busting down Lonnie Walker's door, the BJ transer/redshirt situation, handing the keys to Kaleb, Chuckwu (at least so far) ... But I think the criticism can also go way overboard. For one, the staff has had to deal with some factors that would have been tough to anticipate. Ennis leaving (in a good way, he was obviously great as a frosh and made the right decision, but I don't think anyone here or on the staff would have said one-and-done when he committed), Grant leaving despite being incredibly raw offensively, McCullough playing 8 decent games, 8 terrible games and then leaving, Lydon struggling to find himself offensively ... I mean, the new world of college basketball makes roster management extremely difficult and continuity a precious commodity that's hard to come by. And secondly, we don't really know what this roster will look like. Losing Tucker and Ayala not reclassifying to this class would both be really big blows. But could we still end up with Dolejaz (or however you spell his name) and a decent 5th-year backup guard? Maybe. And if we did that and put together a solid class next year, could we be back where we want to be by '18-'19? Quite possibly. I don't know -- I think you have to let the process play out. With Hop relocated, JB extended and Griff coming on board, let's see what shakes out. [/QUOTE]

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