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Originally Posted by BigRedChief
I put this season on Self. He should have recruited better shooters.
He has two spots tied up with sub par talent. KJ should be the 6th man off the bench on a potential Tournament winner team. Harris has fallen off a cliff.
So why didn’t recruit more shooters? Is there a consensus opinion?
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2022 is basically my ideal college basketball roster construction.
4 guys who can handle the ball in the starting lineup with a center who can dominate down low. 3 of the guards are big wings who can defend multiple positions. 2-3 dangerous 3-point shooters on the court at all times. Experienced bench with at least one major scoring option.
That wasn’t the best team we’ve had, but that construction is what I like in college basketball.
Self had A LOT of shitty luck this year though.
He took a chance on Arterio (who absolutely would’ve helped), which failed spectacularly.
Elmarko never looked like a McDonald’s AA. He really needed to be what Sherron was as a freshman (which isn’t unreasonable given his recruit ranking). That just didn’t happen.
Timberlake was one of those shooters we needed, but his game just didn’t translate to real college basketball.
McCullar injury was a killer. Furphy hitting the wall was a killer.
We were also down scholarships which hurt bad.