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[QUOTE="billsin01, post: 2877877, member: 837"]
Yeah, I think the Joseph schollie was a clear miss and it really hurt us, but ultimately that miss is amplified by the sanctions. Not sure either of those points are debatable. Now, if you want to argue that our overall talent evaluation is a problem, certainly Joseph would be exhibit A but I really don't know that there's much there to argue with. I mean, if anything we seem to still be in early on kids and then lose out late -- maybe that's an issue with closing or connections or recruiting effort, but it would at least suggest the staff knows what a good basketball prospect looks like.

Taurean Thompson to me, as a later add, was actually an example of good talent evalutaion but perhaps not the best evaluation of a player's off-the-court situation and, perhaps, his overall mentality. I mean, the kid averaged 9 a game in 18 minutes on 55% shooting as a true frosh big. You don't see that very often. But it just seems like those other issues are holding him back. Just sort of sad b/c he's a talented kid. Hopefully he figures it out.
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