Okay, the recruiting season has come to a sputtering, seemingly wobbly, end. The big we thought we could plug right in next year jilts us for Rice. We wind up with a mystery shrouded in a cloud inside a bag in the attic when in comes to young Mr. Patterson. The jaycee big we're hoping for to replace Nicholas (another disappointment) has yet to materialize, and may not. So. Be. It.
And yet if you step back, I think we just witnessed one helluva recruiting year. Two young bigs with promise, plus a third as a tentative commit. A potential future star in Eddy Egun, not to mention a transfer from Oregon State. Four signees with great potential, in my opinion.
Notice too how this staff, whether intentional or not, is following the first rule of Business (that is, after Cash is Worth Ten Mothers): Cut Your Loss. You could see Besovic was not going to work out, Bevens couldn't play defense, and Espe was good but not great. All gone, in return for these new recruits who I think all have much higher ceilings. The overall size and talent of this roster has been enhanced greatly this recruiting season--and we might still get our transfer big.
And yet if you step back, I think we just witnessed one helluva recruiting year. Two young bigs with promise, plus a third as a tentative commit. A potential future star in Eddy Egun, not to mention a transfer from Oregon State. Four signees with great potential, in my opinion.
Notice too how this staff, whether intentional or not, is following the first rule of Business (that is, after Cash is Worth Ten Mothers): Cut Your Loss. You could see Besovic was not going to work out, Bevens couldn't play defense, and Espe was good but not great. All gone, in return for these new recruits who I think all have much higher ceilings. The overall size and talent of this roster has been enhanced greatly this recruiting season--and we might still get our transfer big.