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Message: [QUOTE="KnightBridgeAZ, post: 4870835, member: 591"] Based on said recent event - perhaps her only, based on what she said. She is counting on retaining the current players, which we know has been a problem, but under her new philosophy . . . Only Esmery and Helena - both 5th years - have to leave this year. I think she expects Kourouma, a red shirt senior, back. For better or worse - the track athlete that walked on and was given a scholarship but never played due to injury suggested she will come back next year. So this would suggest 9 players, plus this recruit, plus an overseas player she said she is recruiting plus 2 select portal options = 13. At least, that's sort of what I took from her remarks. Obviously, although Adia is pretty frank, she obviously doesn't share everything. Her biggest philosophy change is regarding the portal. Whereas she had been taking the best players she could get, it appears last year that she was selective, wanting multi-year athletes and turning away several folks that actually wanted to come. I'm not saying she wouldn't take another recruit, of course, but she really likes the existing players. FWIW, Vivian Stringer followed a similar process when we were at Rutgers, or at least tried to - a major class followed by a year of not much, which seemed to work for her. [/QUOTE]