Seems like a lot of people look at next season as the year to expect major results. I disagree, we have lots of talent coming in, but they are freshmen. Our best case scenario is that one or two of them give us something and Jalen, Hamilton and Brimah all come back and elevate their games. Most likely, the new guys won't bring too much to the table next year. Losing Miller, Gibbs, Calhoun and Purvis (likely) will create some big voids. Regardless of the knocks on Purvis and Gibbs, they produce much more than the freshmen will. Purvis is productive, Gibbs scores and Calhoun has given us defense, energy and several key baskets. I expect a bit of a long improvement curve in a lot of ways. Just as Jalen is a junior and presumed star of the team and the big freshman class become sophomores, we'll lose Amida and Hamilton. We need another strong class after this incoming one badly to get where we want to be. I tend to think the recruiting restrictions we had hurt quite a bit and we are two years from shaking off the effect.
