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Message: [QUOTE="willtalk, post: 3331632, member: 1220"] Players now put as much emphasis on getting early playing time as they do development. One reason that the incoming UConn class is taking an upturn, is that there is less talent and therefore less competition. Call has a bunch of good posts coming in next season. Reason? Because any that come in next season will be starters. Programs that developed dynasties in the past did so by continually getting top-level players. They would have the spots filled rather than having to wait a year to get a commit because there is a vacancy. Today's top-level high school recruit does not want to wait their turn on the bench behind another AA in front of them. The process of waiting your turn has recently taken a hit because from one year to the next those that wait can easily be jumped over by a better one-year grad transfer. The time when a few top programs are able to consistently stockpile a bunch of good players, which not only supplied depth but also facilitated continuity is over. It will take a few years for the new WCBB landscape to establish itself, but it is in the process of happening. I believe better programs and more players staying in the West is a major part of that as well. [/QUOTE]