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Message: [QUOTE="ctchamps, post: 4391888, member: 37"] Can't say with certainty what JC would have done back then but if I had to guess it would be he would have adapted and still headed to UConn. Things got more complex for college coaches. They were already stretched with the existing format limiting the times allowable for observation. Now they have to factor in additional data before making decisions. Which is why I made post #10. Our current set of coaches won't be outworked. They were observing and establishing relationships with high school players at the same time they were evaluating and establishing relationships with transfers. Plus they added a new wrinkle to their recruiting process which is to search overseas for recruits. And on paper at least, they came up with a POTENTIALLY great group of players for this and next year! The only thing they can't do is to know if all the components they are reaching for (and getting to accept) will pan out as they project. It's not like they can get these players ahead of time to play together to see if they mesh. Plus they have to project if a player will improve after they commit. These projections are as much art mixed with luck as they are science contrary to the perception of fans who get angry when players don't work out. But give me a hard working staff with an eye for talent and the odds are better that sooner or later success will match the effort. [/QUOTE]