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[QUOTE="pfister1, post: 2136228, member: 285"]
You are on the right path and I'll take it a step further.   Our current roster problems are the result of a confluence of factors.    Anyone that tries to the attribute it to any one thing is missing the bigger picture.   There are a number of negatives working against SU at the moment and over the last couple of seasons as it tries to build its rosters:

1.  Sanctions
          a.  reduced scholarships meaning fewer players on the roster fewer players waiting in the wings to make up for recruits that don't pan out, guys that leave early and injuries
          b.  restrictions on the staff's ability to get out and see guys.
  2.  Players Leaving Early unexpectedly
  3.  JB electing to allow the sanctions to marginalize his role in active recruiting and leaving the heavy lifting to his assistants instead of making the decision that because of the sanctions he should dive back in actively (when we were limited to two recruiters, it could just have easily been JB and Hop rather than Red and GMAC)
  4.  Uncertainty about the coaching transition
  5.  Poor strategic decisions in recruiting - the "all our eggs in one basket" problem   -  putting GMAC on the road against guys like Calipari rather than pulling out our big guns when the opponent pulls out its big gun.
  6.  Inexplicably seemingly backing away from some pretty talented guys
  7.  JB and Hop being distracted/disengaged -  USA Basketball, looking for other jobs, planning retirement whatever
  8.  Uncertainty around the NCAA investigation and any potential effect on the program (this is gone now)
  9.  Wasted roster spots DCII, Chuckwu (so far), Buss, Chino  - wasted in that we didn't have quality in the pipeline when guys we relied on left
 10.  Talent evaluation misses both guys we took and guys we passed on.

In any event, there is a lot going on; it's not as simple as any one thing.
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