The Friars face two significant issues for landing top 50 recruits. Poor play and the return of U Conn to the BE conference. IMO, they need back-to-back 20 win seasons and a sweet 16 appearance to change the 'team-in-decline' narrative. Luckily, recruiting is not an exact science. Go PC.
BTW, I'm hopeful Goodine can be a big time contributor this year. He looked great when he played. How do you think he fits with the team?
Goodine needs to get his confidence back. He was a VERY good player at a very high prep level, but seems to have lost his confidence since his freshman year at Syracuse. I think he has the ability, but seeing as how the staff brought in Al Durham at a time in which they still thought David Duke could return tells me a little something.
Great article - the excitement matched that of the Ledo/Dunn months. Especially at PC, my belief is that recruiting is cyclical. A three year period that included MAL, Nate, Duke, AJ and Gantt - all guys who were high level recruits, who projected to play 3-4 years - creates a bit of a vacuum for a program like PC, that why I think there has been the perception of a recruiting downturn. It is hard for PC to sign top 50 guys when there are that many perceived blocks to PT. Now some of those guys ultimately weren’t fits, and Coach tried to plug the gaps with veteran transfers. All that said, we are now clearly in a cycle where there is a ton of PT available, and hope we see an upturn in recruiting hits. Just my $.02, well more like $.75…. Fantastic content - keep up the great work. Longtime follower of a fellow ‘01 grad.
Thanks, Brandon. Great to hear from an '01 guy! I hear your point on a potential clogged roster a few years back, which is why this 2022 class will be telling. Hoping for the best, but growing concerned about the roster makeup beyond next season.
The Friars face two significant issues for landing top 50 recruits. Poor play and the return of U Conn to the BE conference. IMO, they need back-to-back 20 win seasons and a sweet 16 appearance to change the 'team-in-decline' narrative. Luckily, recruiting is not an exact science. Go PC.
BTW, I'm hopeful Goodine can be a big time contributor this year. He looked great when he played. How do you think he fits with the team?
Goodine needs to get his confidence back. He was a VERY good player at a very high prep level, but seems to have lost his confidence since his freshman year at Syracuse. I think he has the ability, but seeing as how the staff brought in Al Durham at a time in which they still thought David Duke could return tells me a little something.
Great article - the excitement matched that of the Ledo/Dunn months. Especially at PC, my belief is that recruiting is cyclical. A three year period that included MAL, Nate, Duke, AJ and Gantt - all guys who were high level recruits, who projected to play 3-4 years - creates a bit of a vacuum for a program like PC, that why I think there has been the perception of a recruiting downturn. It is hard for PC to sign top 50 guys when there are that many perceived blocks to PT. Now some of those guys ultimately weren’t fits, and Coach tried to plug the gaps with veteran transfers. All that said, we are now clearly in a cycle where there is a ton of PT available, and hope we see an upturn in recruiting hits. Just my $.02, well more like $.75…. Fantastic content - keep up the great work. Longtime follower of a fellow ‘01 grad.
Thanks, Brandon. Great to hear from an '01 guy! I hear your point on a potential clogged roster a few years back, which is why this 2022 class will be telling. Hoping for the best, but growing concerned about the roster makeup beyond next season.
Lack of post season success and a below average staff (assistants) give PC a real uphill battle to land top 50 or even top 100 recruits.