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(03-16-2021 07:06 AM)apoe Wrote:  Call me crazy but if I knew I was likely to turn over half of my roster I would have a few players already committed. Even if they were just bodies you need to fill spots.

I'm neither here nor there on Brannen but this is a real head scratcher. Next year has the potential to be a complete **** show.

It could go either way really. If we don't lose any of our key young players that we were playing down the stretch that constitutes a decent core considering all the roster disruption that looks likely in college basketball this season. Add 2-3 immediate contributors at the right positions and we stabilize our roster and get back into the top 3 of our conference and the NCAAs. Then with things being closer to normal you get back into the process of bringing in 2-3 HS recruits in every class and supplementing where needed in a given year.

If we lose pieces our our core group then Brannen's job becomes really tough. I like Brannen and this year is so odd that I really don't put much stock into it. The jury is still out but in year 3 you really need to start to envision what the finished product will look like in year 4-5. If musical chairs happens and we don't end up with the foundation for a conference title contender in year 4 then the ice will start to get thin after next year.

Now if we start to lose p