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Message: [QUOTE="SCGamecock, post: 2850055, member: 6132"] The poster I was referring to said verbatim “Now it looks like we're facing our second poor recruiting year in a row.” in response to the article, so it seems they were definitely referring to the incoming class. That said I agree with you here, I think the UConn system can be a blessing and a curse for recruits. At UConn, unless you’re a truly exceptional talent, it’s highly unlikely that you’re going to step on campus and really make a big immediate impact. You may not even see meaningful minutes until your junior year. But the beauty in the system is that you learn the system from the coaches, play behind the upperclassmen, and by the time you’re a junior or senior it’s basically “plug in and play” with little to no drop off. You have a player that’s ready to play. With that in mind, it’s difficult for me to believe that your 2017 class won’t eventually make a big impact. Yeah, AEH transferred, and Coombs has/had health issues... but in due time I expect Walker to contribute heavily and I think Gordon can be a player as well. Remember, just a few years ago when Stewart’s class left and people whispered about the step back that UConn would take... well, that didn’t happen at all.. Samuelson stepped up, Collier stepped up, Williams stepped up. All three of them expanded their games and although we knew they were good, they became players at the level that a lot of us didn’t expect. I don’t see any reason to believe that Walker won’t make a similar leap. [/QUOTE]

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