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[QUOTE="newmexicuse, post: 5364692, member: 57"]
With all due respect, I have to disagree.

I think it is necessary to have a blend of portal players and HS players. Freeman probably would have been our best player by the end of the season if not for injury. Duke and Kentucky had consistent Top Five teams just by loading up with HS AAs for many seasons. We will never recruit at that high a level, but it doesnt mean we cant get some HS kids who can play from day 1.

Also. what is wrong with recruiting a HS kid who is talented and get his feet wet in the rotation and the system ? A talented enough kid could even be starting caliber on a solid team.

I love the class we have coming in, but that is only four guys. Get six to eight more from the portal including 3 or 4 starting caliber players and mix em together.  Wish I could say we had three or four returnees that I would like to blend in, but truthfully I dont see anybody who is irreplaceable on a NCAA tournament grade team and that should be the absolute minimum goal we should shoot for next season. Maybe after next season we can worry about returnees.

As for Red, well most of the criticism is deserved, but the tea leaves seem to be saying he gets another season. So, lets at least get him some decent cards to play with see if maybe he can grow into the job.
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