That’s not true. It can still be done greatly. Just a finer line.
And in most case you probably need 1-2 transfers to fill holes of graduation/early entry.
But you can definitely still develop and retain majority of a roster for many years
No inside info but I got a feeling that Garcia is gone. Rest of the starters(barring Christie getting great feeback for NBA) will be back.
JOJ gone as a reserve.
Im interested to see how things go for Sparty and Izzo the next couple years.
They have had some talented players but also flawed/inconsistent guys. Walker is really nice but he takes a lot of long 2s which just isnt what most teams will find success with. Hall and Hoggard sometimes look like...
Ben was Ben. I dont think he was awful but he obviously didnt win the game with coaching either. Todays game was kinda the perfect example of the team as a whole. Its clearly much improved over the last couple years but also extremely flawed.
Most obviously they need 1 more big(4 or 5) and...
Size and athleticism mostly
Hawkins and Mitchell is a tiny back court that any good backcourt with size can attack at will. Christie for all his potential is a string bean. Payne and Garcia are also a flawed defensive front court from a strength and/or height and/or athleticism stand point...