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(01-12-2017 09:37 AM)delflash Wrote:  I believe KSU basketball has been hurt by the extensive roster turnover from year to year. It's difficult to develop cohesion when your players continually change. Of course, KSU is not alone in seeing players come and go at the drop of a hat. It's the new trend. But it just seems our turnover has been exceptionally high. This does not facilitate fan interest either.

Dare I offer my opinion.....this is a recruiting issue. There is turnover everywhere, but one benefit of a mid-major program is NBA level talent doesn't come around often. That threat of a player leaving early doesn't exist. This means you can recruit players out of high school and have them for four, sometimes even five years. All that experience is priceless. Just ask any of those guys from the early 2000s... We're not taking advantage of this. We're loading the roster with JUCO players and transfers. I'm not saying they aren't good players, I'm just saying they only have a year or two at best to learn and gel, then boom they're gone. Then you're right back to inexperienced square one again. In my opinion, that's not the best way to build a Mid American Conference basketball team.