SoCal_Pony wrote:Charleston Pony wrote:I disagree that this team is going to be a complete rebuild as Whitt, Hunt, Chargois and Mike are all capable guys.
I think we can all agree it’s those 4 and not much more.
For a little perspective.....
Dement’s last year team had NBA’er Quinton Ross, BHOP, Patrick Simpson, Ish and Eric Castro.
Doh’s team had Papa Dia, McCoy (didn’t he have a Kentucky offer), Faye from GT and Robert Nyakundi (I thought he had a Tech offer)
If I had to rank Jank’s vs Dement’s vs Doh’s teams, Dement’s is probably 1st and Jank’s is probably last.
None of these teams were even NIT-worthy.
When we hit league, keep in mind that we play at a much higher level of competition now. A lot of those Doh and Dement players would struggle in this league a lot more than CUSA or WAC.
All of that said, next year you have Chagois, Hunt, Whitt, Mike, all solid. Throw in White, Ray, and Young as rotation subs. . I'm sure Douglas is going to transfer, he is getting zero time now.
That means in this recruiting class you have to add two absolutely electric guards who can come in and start right away. Another guard off the bench. And then someone with size that has to sit out a year, probably a transfer. I don't think we will be able to recruit a quality 4-5 with Chargois/Hunt/Mike trio. In fact, you almost hope that Ray gets better and sticks around because I don't think we would be able to recruit over him with the depth.
This isn't a complete tear down and rebuild. There are decent pieces here. Either Jank needs to get two stud guards in, or if he doesn't win the new guy needs to bring in two stud guards. JUCO, GT, or Frosh.
I agree, however, that if Jank or his replacement doesn't get those stud guys in a very large recruiting class, then the program is going to hit molasses and go into rebuild mode for a couple of season because you won't be able to bring in this large group in the next class.
Luckily for us, I think that David Miller recognizes that.