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Message: [QUOTE="MSSportsGuy, post: 3860492, member: 6485"] This fan doesn't give the gutted roster line any consideration because it's not true. McCray inherited a very talented roster, one that was good enough to be considered top 10 back in April. Danberry was gone, yes Bibby and AEH transferred but waiting in the wings were two McDonald's All Americans in Cooks and Hayes. When a team brings back their two leading, All SEC scorers, starting point guard, and has an upperclassman transfer waiting in the wings that in no way constitutes a gutted roster. That's a roster with experience and talent when the season before they were SEC runner up and were set to be a top 16 seed host in the tournament. I am not trying to be disrespectful and you could be right that Nikki needs time to get "her" players in. I disagree with that sentiment but it's not inconceivable she could turn out to be a good coach. However, the phrase gutted roster is melodramatic, inaccurate, and is little more than excuse making. If Nikki turns it around next year and the next I will be one of the first to admit I was wrong. Vic would have done more with this roster but he isn't here and that's a sailed ship. This is about how our AD made another bad hire because he's is subpar at his job. That's a different conversation for a different day but the larger problem with MSU athletics is in that office and not necessarily the individual coaches. [/QUOTE]