joemack13 {l Wrote}:Disappointing... 6 months ago I would have expected us to win at least 15 in the coming season. After losing 3 guards I think we can expect another crappy season. This "good for the long-term" is complete bullshit. Everyone agrees that we need to win now for recruiting to come around, well now we have a thin front court and a thin back court with no experience.
I disagree with your "losing 3 guards" criticism. Moton wasn't a loss. In hindsight, had I known Daniels was leaving I would have liked to keep Moton just to give us some backup minutes but Moton couldn't hang with the tough competition (and quite frankly wasn't a D1-type player). Humphrey was an ok player, but would have only marginally helped the team. Humphrey's shot selection was poor and ultimately this team wasn't going to be real good until 2013 anyways.
But...Daniels was a serious loss. I am not saying he would have ever been an elite ACC guard, but he has great ball handling and has already had some ACC success. Even if he wasn't the starter he would no doubt contribute all 4 years for BC. Daniels also seemed really close with the team so that particularly shocked me that he decided to leave.
Again, the good news is that Donahue at least has some recruiting options now. We can recruit a big or a guard in 2013 if Donahue sees a player he likes. It is unfortunate that it is so late in the 2013 recruiting cycle, but with decommits and late bloomers we may be able to land another quality player.