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Message: [QUOTE="6&counting, post: 5309310, member: 14009"] This is tough to read. Let's say you're right, and that Tom Moore and Luke and Danny have been lying to the media and to the prospective players they talk to about only wanting 2-3 high school recruits per cycle, and instead they sign those 5 top-30 kids. And let's say you're right, and someone like a Junior County signs and the staff plan to use him like Alec Millender. How quickly do you think he decommits after the end of our season? This Darius Adams/Acaden Lewis-style of backing out of your NLI is the norm now. If you think you're hot and there's no PT available, you leave. To intentionally ask another (probable) McDonald's kid to ride pine for a year while lying about it in every possible interview you put out seems so far out of character for the staff that it is not a realistic projection. It would hurt the culture and burn bridges with future recruits. Reading this post feels just as fantastical as saying "I think LeBron technically hasn't used up his college eligibility, so we should try to get him to UConn for a year." That being said, I do not think the 4 of Mullins, Solo, Stewart, and Silas will all return. At least one will bounce after this year. Solo has the best shot I believe and he seems to be in line to be captain this year, which speaks a lot to what they are expecting of him. Out of the 5 recruits you mentioned above, Mingo is being prioritized the least from the staff, but that may change in the next week or 2 with Peach Jam. I personally have a fondness for Jahda Swann, but I think they view him as a Ross-type project, which may hurt his chances of wanting to be here as a freshman. Toure and Diane may line up to be a package deal, as they're good friends and play internationally together [/QUOTE]

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