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(03-31-2017 04:23 AM)dannyb73 Wrote:  

(03-30-2017 10:30 PM)anti-zip Wrote:  Looks like Antino Jackson is officially leaving. I know we've had guys leave when we lost a coach but I never remember this many defections from guys that play heavy minutes. At this point they're losing somewhere around 120 minutes per game from the two seniors and the 3 transfers. That's a lot to replace. At least their new coach will have plenty of scholarships to play with.

That won't matter at this point. There is not a lot out there to choose from unless they can get some 5th year transfers.

Eh, I wouldn't write them off yet. Let's see who they coach is first and who he brings in. Obviously there's less talent available right now but there's still plenty out there. There are a ton of HS kids that ask out of their LOI due to coaches leaving. There are a ton of JUCO players out there that were under recruited last year then had breakout seasons this year. Heck, if memory serves De La Rosa, Edwards, DeBerry, and Zabo were all recruited after the season last year. We've had plenty of really good Summer recruits over the years as well.

Akron will still have some experience and some talent. Ivey looked like he could be a budding star for them and, to my knowledge he's not leaving. At this point, the big thing they can sell to kids is playing time. Whoever they get is going to come in and have a chance to start right away. That's something most teams can't offer at this point. The deck is obviously stacked against them but there are still paths to them being a factor next year. They better get a coach in place soon though and it better be a good one.