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Message: [QUOTE="chuck.r, post: 1992573, member: 6725"] With one obvious exception: the 2003 class that completely jumped ship by their sophomore seasons. While the Taurasi-led squads carried the program to FF & National Championships in '03 and '04, I would contend that the complete loss of talent continuity from that '03 class left a gap that likely contributed to those three FF-less years before the arrival of Maya Moore. UConn women's teams lost a combined 17 games over that period (hard to imagine these days). Not saying there weren't other factors (like key injuries & some uneven recruiting), just that a 0 recruit class means a loss of bench strength as well as a more tenuous bridge in leadership from upperclass starters to younger players. I also know that one class does not constitute a "wave" of transfers, but it is unusual in recent program history. This phenomenon clearly hurt North Carolina wbb last year, when that superstar class would have been juniors, and its why I think Tennessee, despite the #1 ranked recruit class incoming next season is going to feel the repercussions of the prior year's recruiting bagel for at least a season or more. [/QUOTE]