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Message: [QUOTE="Sherman20, post: 4917398, member: 6357"] Yeah, no need to jab JB for 40 years of greatness. But it does raise questions about why he went away from the principles that he built the program on—athleticism and playing fast—in the last few years. I mostly think it came down to his age and lack of activity in recruiting and ability to land players, which decreased our talent and athleticism, forced us to play slower and reduced our ability to get out in transition. The sanctions and the loss of Hopkins definitely hurt because Hop had so much stature in our usual recruiting areas. One thing we can say, though, is that JB of the last 20 or 30 years would never have played more than 8 guys regular minutes—although the talent level we had for most of those years was higher than we have now. I do think Autry increased the talent level this season but the guys are still young so it’s going to take time for the talent to develop. [/QUOTE]