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Message: [QUOTE="upstater, post: 2513189, member: 153"] To further reinforce what you're saying, UConn actually saw a recruiting dropoff as the BE wound down. Not as bad as recently, but if you look at the rankings, we had two cycles of classes with only one big recruit on them. The Shabazz, Giffey, Olander, Roscoe, Lamb, Nolan, Daniels, Boatright classes came in over 2 years. Lots of talent there, but with the Roscoe transfer, you look again and there is only one top 50 guy in that entire rankings (Daniels), which is why UConn fans were down on those years. Omar Calhoun had a very promising freshman year, but injuries got in his way. The Facey, Brimah and Samuel class was also considered a disappointment. The same amount of recruiting talent has come through Storrs in recent years with Purvis, Jalen, Alterique, Larrier, & Vital, but it hasn't panned out. I don't think Ollie gets another year BUT if he does, he needs to get back to his specialty, preparing guards. For 2 years now, this has been a team without a lead guard. Yes, some may think this is an excuse, but I'm actually blaming Ollie for not recruiting enough good guards, and for not preparing Jalen better than he has. Regardless, anyone can see on the floor that there is no one out there to run the offense. This is the result. [/QUOTE]