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<blockquote data-quote="waterhead" data-source="post: 170638" data-attributes="member: 280">We have our athletic bigs locked up.&nbsp; Guys who can get around the court and defend, rebound, and block.&nbsp; I would not say we have a lot of OBVIOUS offensive skill as of right now after this year.&nbsp; Yes...we do have some hope for Brooks and Diarra to be able to score at a reasonable rate...but perhaps not like Clark and Washington.&nbsp; Our biggest selling point is perhaps a skilled offensive big with not a lot of quality on the board in recruits this year.We have 2 veteran PG&#039;s and a new recruit.&nbsp; A new PG recruit would likely have to wait at least 1 year to start and that&#039;s if he can beat Johnson out for the starting role.&nbsp; Some players would rather go somewhere where the road to playing time or starting seems a little more clear to them.We have 2 veteran high quality wings and 2 guys who will have a year under their belt by the time a new recruit comes in.&nbsp; The veterans are studs and not exactly likely to leave for NBA after this year.&nbsp; A new recruit will likely have to wait one year to start and compete with guys like Williams and Moore as well.Playing time is a hard sell for anyone that is not a high quality scoring big right now.&nbsp; It&#039;s not a perfect situation for our recruiting.&nbsp; I thought we could sell the new arena and always being in the dance...but most of these kids want to see a clear path to playing time.&nbsp; A confident player may not worry as much about it...but how many of those are out there?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="waterhead, post: 170638, member: 280"] We have our athletic bigs locked up. Guys who can get around the court and defend, rebound, and block. I would not say we have a lot of OBVIOUS offensive skill as of right now after this year. Yes...we do have some hope for Brooks and Diarra to be able to score at a reasonable rate...but perhaps not like Clark and Washington. Our biggest selling point is perhaps a skilled offensive big with not a lot of quality on the board in recruits this year. We have 2 veteran PG's and a new recruit. A new PG recruit would likely have to wait at least 1 year to start and that's if he can beat Johnson out for the starting role. Some players would rather go somewhere where the road to playing time or starting seems a little more clear to them. We have 2 veteran high quality wings and 2 guys who will have a year under their belt by the time a new recruit comes in. The veterans are studs and not exactly likely to leave for NBA after this year. A new recruit will likely have to wait one year to start and compete with guys like Williams and Moore as well. Playing time is a hard sell for anyone that is not a high quality scoring big right now. It's not a perfect situation for our recruiting. I thought we could sell the new arena and always being in the dance...but most of these kids want to see a clear path to playing time. A confident player may not worry as much about it...but how many of those are out there? [/QUOTE]

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