I know we have a lot of chips on the Roulette wheel table, and give a ton of credit to the staff for having us on the radar of many recruits. But whether or not Willard can close many of these kids is still a big question mark IMO even with our recent success.
Our ability to get guys like Delgado and Whitehead were more or less tied to giving jobs to Asst Coaches who were able to deliver the quid. Sure, getting kids like Carrington, Powell, Cale and Gordon were great gets. But there's also been many recruits who we just can't seem to close the deal with. Shaheen and maybe to lesser extent Fred are doing a solid job lining up the targets, but Kevin needs to be able to win more of these when we're going toe to toe with the big boys.
So the question/point is whether or not we think Willard is going to sustain the program to be in the top half of the Big East beyond the next couple of seasons. We're still looking real shallow with trying to bring in quality big men. We can probably continue to fill gaps by bringing in transfers and it looks like our backcourt will be in real good shape over next 3 to 4 years. But I still wonder if Willard can sustain.
Our ability to get guys like Delgado and Whitehead were more or less tied to giving jobs to Asst Coaches who were able to deliver the quid. Sure, getting kids like Carrington, Powell, Cale and Gordon were great gets. But there's also been many recruits who we just can't seem to close the deal with. Shaheen and maybe to lesser extent Fred are doing a solid job lining up the targets, but Kevin needs to be able to win more of these when we're going toe to toe with the big boys.
So the question/point is whether or not we think Willard is going to sustain the program to be in the top half of the Big East beyond the next couple of seasons. We're still looking real shallow with trying to bring in quality big men. We can probably continue to fill gaps by bringing in transfers and it looks like our backcourt will be in real good shape over next 3 to 4 years. But I still wonder if Willard can sustain.
