[quote="Paultzman" post=373729][quote="newsman13" post=373726][quote="MCNPA" post=373724][quote="newsman13" post=373723][quote="Duke of Earlington" post=373706]It was a fun 1st half of the season, but tonight the nail was drilled into the coffin. Outside of winning the BE tourney, we have no hope of an ncaa tourney bid.
Realistically looking at this, it wont be till year 3 or 4 of CMA that we can have a really good team. And that is asuming he is going to get talent to come here.[/quote]
What, other than blind faith, makes you believe CMA will make us competitive in year three or four. We have no difference makers coming in next season. Fact is, this team has a mid-major stench to it. Why would anyone want to subject themselves to a loser career. CMA is an outstanding X and O coach. Even he can't turn chickenshit into chicken salad. We need a hustler like Lavin to bring in future pros.
The smart alternative is to give CMA a lifetime job...and we move to a lesser conference we can dominate. I'd love basketball to be fun again.[/quote]
I think CMA will bring in the talent. It’s getting a lot better with the next class but I agree that we need a lot more. We were left with nothing with our two “best” almost on the way out. A team takes a few years to rebuild even if we landed the best players. Right now we just aren’t there nor even close talent-wise to the rest of the league. The main thing is we have a very good coach and as the talent gets better the team will look a lot better over coming years. None of us have much patience for it, but we made so many bad coaching hires in the past that it’s no easy/quick fix. That said, I’m hoping we find another 2 scholarships to use even this season. If we can land a center like Gray and maybe another talented wing, we’d be rebuilding a bit faster.[/quote]
Gray and maybe another talented wing still won't put us in the top 30.[/quote]
Of course not, but a step in right direction. That said, to really get competitive plane they will have to land impact kids over next two cycles.
By year 3 we’ll get a better sense of that. We have a solid leader and coach, but it is all about getting BE level players. To be frank, re returnees only Greg & Julian strike me as such. Complementary guys like Marcellus & Roberts are good to have, but not of the impact level need here imo. You can’t consistently rely on coaching up lesser talented kids.
Posh will be an obvious upgrade, but PG is hardest spot to master & be patient with his development. I hope Cole & Moore have a solid impact next season, but it is prudent not to assume too much out of gate with Jucos. Yes, we have examples of Jucos who did, but many did not. Rebuilding is tricky & warrants patience. CMA can coach. Now let’s see what the recruiting part of equation looks like over next several years. Lastly, staff knows far better than us that they need to free up several spots to upgrade roster.[/quote]
I agree with everything you say here, except what makes you think that Figueroa won’t be back next year? He has precisely zero chance of getting drafted. Another year here with an improved roster could greatly enhance his pro prospects down the road.