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What's leftover right now besides Glass in the jucos? We need a big man. Not just a juco body to stand around and set picks. That's what Foz became, although his baseline jumper was the most efficient shot we had.

(03-23-2014 10:31 PM)BlazeNBham Wrote:  

(03-23-2014 10:25 PM)The Answer UAB Wrote:  

(03-23-2014 10:22 PM)BlazeNBham Wrote:  I want the whole class to be freshmen. Jucos are quick fixes. As we saw UK beat WSU. The best overall talent won. It's gueye, gustys, Garrett or nobody for me. Well, actually Tevin glass is the only juco I'd be after.

Uab basketball could use a quick fix. We've sucked for 3 years now.

4 jucos this past season wasn't enough to win games. I don't want anymore. It's lazy recruiting. Go fight for the best talent. Not leftovers in the juco ranks. They've been working on the 2014 class since they stepped on campus. Finish it with all freshmen. This class will springboard Haase to a bigger job. When he leaves, the new coach will have six spots to work with. Instead of leftovers from the previous coach for 2 years.

I agree. I will say that Rucker and Foz and Jones were all Davis players though. I know that Haase ultimately brought them here and coached them, but what the hell was he supposed to do? Frazier and CJ were additions that needed to be made because of a lack of depth.(they are both also really good players) If we had Watkins, could things have been different? Our freshmen this year did a fine job, but they weren't immediately ready to go.

An occasional JUCO is fine if it fills an immediate need, but for the most part I'd like to see freshmen as well.(I wouldn't have bitched if we got Dickerson)