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[QUOTE="BillSU, post: 5364670, member: 6809"]
basketball with the big boys:

We cannot afford to recruit high school players. I am repeating Pitino’s words here, but I totally agree with him. High school players will never, even the best of them, be able to outplay or stay even with the Portal /NIL players. That future is now.

You have to find $ AW, sit with the portal players you need and want and get them signed. Additionally, you have to get them to sign a contract that guarantees you and them, 2 years if they have that, to play so they cannot go elsewhere.

Everything comes from the portal, everything. Recruit the best you can to have backups of course but to be in the Dance you have to begin this new era of playing basketball with good, experienced players. Essentially pre – professionals. It’s what college basketball is now, or you will not be able to compete, only complain about bad coaching – it is not coaching, it is better players from the portal that is making the difference in basketball from now on.

Ask Eric Dickerson’s SMU boosters how much money they put in his pocket to play for SMU back in the 80’s.

It is what it is.
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