One piece of the puzzle this view is missing, however, is who's still on the board for each school as well as what the need is in terms of numbers. So if Maryland has offers out to 10 kids (don't know if they do, btw- I just pulled that number out of the air) and UConn has offers out to three, Maryland still has a lot of opportunities to win some recruiting battles, whereas UConn has less breathing room. The second piece of course is need. If UConn went oh-fer in this class, the Huskies are still favorites to win the NC in 2013-14 because even with only nine kids, the talent level projects to be through the roof. However, an oh-fer could derail what should be another strong push for an NC in 2014-15. There would be only six kids who had payed college ball before. Oh what a six it would be (KML, Kiah, Banks, Breanna, Moriah, Morgan), but that means you have to rely on the 2014 recruiting class not just for depth, but possibly to contribute significantly. And of course small classes mean that, at some point, you have a dearth of upperclass leadership.
In short, UConn really does need kids from this 2013 class, and as per usual, Geno and CD have not cast a very wide net in terms of recruiting (a good thing for the most part). Now, you tell me we end up securing the services of two of three of Harper, Chong and McCall, and I'll gladly take that. But if it's one or fewer, I will worry a bit...even as I enjoy the next few seasons.
