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Message: [QUOTE="auror, post: 2661030, member: 1329"] You're absolutely right that a lot of the recruits had concerns. Some may even have been risky. But there are very few sure thing recruits without any sort of question mark, and even fewer of those are willing to play in the AAC. It's easy to play the hindsight game, but Gilbert had only one minor injury before he committed (he got the 2nd shortly before arriving on campus) and Larrier transferred because his coach left, not anything to do with his "unconventional game". What % of recruits have protective or vocal family dynamics? It's not a small number. Durham was the big risk, but even so he was a bit of a luxury in a great class. Ollie swung for the fences on Diallo and missed, but we were right there. At the time I was okay with it. Was it one too many risks? Again, maybe in hindsight, but I don't judge the process as flawed. The 2nd banked scholarship was a mistake. The depth thing is squarely on his mishandling of MAL (which was further caused at least partially by his coaching ineffectiveness in other areas) and his poor retention. We had the pieces to work and fit, but they never came together. Partially due to luck, a lot due to Ollie. [/QUOTE]