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I’ll say this again …we are where we are because three classes of this

To do that you need an eye for talent. The last three classes have shown Coach doesn’t have one anymore.
It’s a legit concern ….but it feels like more than that .

We tried like hell to get mark Armstrong .
We found Cam Spenser
We found Baye Ndongo
We missed on papa Kante
We missed on Desmond Claude
We missed on Kur teng

There is more

But those guys we did identify….and didn’t get it done .

Is it NIL/money? Sone I’m sure . But we need to figure it out and get this right

This is not a dead end situation . We are in a great confrence, have a great home court advantage , have a great practice facility .

We need to get it done on the recruting …

I look at our roster …and ask yourself , outsode the frosh ….who on this team is a top 8 player on another big ten team ???

It’s talent evaluation.
And
It’s recruting

I’ll say this again …we are where we are because three classes of this

Look…let’s not speculate . Let’s see what happens

I hear what you are saying . It’s easy to be negative

It stinks …we get to 20-11, a ncaa bid coming …and had all the momentum in the world and got Cliff to come here

And then …recruiting , just as we were arriving as a program ….massively dried up .

We had juniors and seniors who set this place up and we didn’t back fill to replace them …we tried . But didn’t get it done .

The point of this is lack of recruting caught up with us ….and the only way out of it is retain and recruit and build a new foundation again . I don’t see us winning the portal in hoops , and maybe I’m wrong , but I think Pike best chance is to retain and recruit

The next 12 months are critical ….must

1.) retain the three frosh and Jmike
2.) get one Legit multi year starting swing man guard from the portal
3.) sign a class of 2026 that has three top 125-150 or better prospects …two in the back court and and one in the front court
4.) retain 6 of the 8 of the Jmike , the three frosh and four class of 2025 recruits

Without that…I don’t think the foundation for the program to get back to a ncaa level , middle of the big ten level …..
To do that you need an eye for talent. The last three classes have shown Coach doesn’t have one anymore.
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