I hope you’re right, but right now I see 3 players added and one I can say is an upgrade. Who are these guys replacing EHE Sanders, Bediako, Dre, DAW, Dawes, and Richmond that are better on paper?
I don’t know how anyone says a red shirt freshman who didn’t play last year is better than Bediako or EHE. Prince Ali is not better than Dre. Middleton > DAW. So we need to replace Bediako, Sanders, Richmond and Dawes still. Then also replace the guys who never played who left because we need practice depth.
Bediako and Dawes aren’t options though. They do not count at all. They aren’t transferring out to another school—SHU isn’t “losing them” in the portal.
Richmond and Dre are the only ones not being accounted for player - for - player.
As for Sanders, EHE and Wusu (plus Nga Nga, Ozdogan and Brown), I’m more than willing to take my chances with the group of Middleton, Prince and Yalden plus the freshmen Felton and Godswill along with Coleman and Tubek.
I thought maybe Sanders could take the leap last year, but he didn’t. Wusu was serviceable but certainly not replaceable.
I personally think all 3 of EHE, Sanders and Wusu were recruited over and left. I believe Sha let them know what his intentions are/were.
I do not believe it’s all reactionary to players leaving. I believe it’s only reactionary to Dre and Kadary leaving.
