Yeah I can see Fredericks helping us. In a rotation player kind of way.
I really try not to get so wrapped up in the amount of stars guys are rated. Hard not to at least look at it though. Especially when our competition for under the radar guys is Buffalo, USF, Florida Gulf Coast and UAB type schools. I'd at least be more encouraged if other top schools agreed that these guys were under the radar. Doesn't seem to be the case though. And if it were, we probably couldn't compete for those recruits anyway. We are in a really weird place. Bc I have no doubt that this staff is doing their best. I just don't believe it is UC's best. And at some point we gotta stop making so many excuses for our recruiting and realize that there are things (other than just conference) stopping these players from being interested. I can guess on what it is...but it's on Cronin to know for sure.
I know in the past Cronin has said that recruiting takes care of itself. He also acknowledged that a tournament run would help recruiting...but then 2 sentences later said it didn't matter to him. Could be part of the issue right there.
The international thing is interesting. It'd be cool to get someone with Canadian AAU connections. Either that, a former NBA player, or an offensive guru.
I find it a tad alarming that our top assistant generates no interest from other schools, and seems to have no ambitions to ever move beyond where he is now. Everyone in our program should be motivated to move onto the next thing (except Cronin). The players should have goals to get on the floor, to be productive, and to eventually try to play pro ball. Our assistant coaches should be starving to get out of here so they can start their own head coaching careers. I think Savino is...but he's blocked from getting experience as the Associate Head Coach. And there is no sign of any movement there. I think it's unfair tbh. I understand I'll probably get destroyed for this take. But I'd like to move on. We should want our brand to spread. Cronin should want a coaching tree. I think pulling a Calipari and moving Davis along would benefit us in the long run. This staff has taken us as far as they can. And they have done a great job overall. Our recruiting has become kind of a joke though. With the success we have had recently, I don't understand why we are getting worse players than a couple years ago.
I'm sure we'll keep things the EXACT same though forever and continue to create more elephants in the room that we flat refuse to even acknowledge.
