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Message: [QUOTE="Buckaroobanzai, post: 2591112, member: 439"] This post highlights the conundrum that the freshman class has created. It has the unhappy potential of becoming the class that never was. Espinosa-Hunter is already gone. Gordon has shown no flashes that suggest that she will be much more than a marginal contributor. Walker and Coombs’ development has stagnated, perhaps even stopped, maybe even started going backwards. When the season began, Geno raved about Walker’s athleticism and bragged that we would be enthralled by what she could do on the basketball court. Coombs had great speed and the potential of being another in a succession of great guards. With the NCAA tournament now but a few weeks away, the most positive comment Geno can muster about his remaining freshmen is a non-response. Optimistic BYers hopefully seek redemption for the class that never was by looking to “the next game” or the AAC tournament, convinced that the signs of future stardom will be revealed to us. Since I have never seen a glass that was other than half empty and have discarded my rose colored glasses, I cannot join this glorious band of optimists. The existence of the class that never was probably won’t make a difference this year or next. But after Katie Lou, Napheesa and Azura graduate, the cupboard will be bare, even if Williams and Ono are as good as we are told. I suspect that is when Geno will retire. So it goes. [/QUOTE]