Agree about Jamir…he’s just the closest thing to make a recent comparison as a player with 2 solid Fr & So seasons under their belt.
And I agree that HW and JL could have started most anywhere.
The disconnect is I don’t think a top program would have looked at them 2 yrs in at UNCC (at the time) and saw them as a player they would have promised starters min to as a transfer.
After their 4 yrs…their greatness was realized. But after 1 or 2 years in, they were solid undersized players. I just don’t think a UNC or a Duke comes after them at that point and offers them a chance to come in and step in front of a couple of 5 star freshmen.
But we’re debating an extreme hypotheical and I’m feeling a little silly taking it this far. Just don’t think top programs will come after our studs now for the same reasons. Thats all.
I’m not following the other schools but I wonder if they are also upgrading their roster by plucking the mvp off of non-p5 teams and dropping their role players/bench in exchange. I would assume so.
Alumnus pointed out before the baseball season that while our staff had gotten better, so too had a lot of other staffs. The door has primarily swung one way this year, IMO, because of Covid and a lack of roster spots. These 5th year guys we got have been replaced by HS players the power programs wanted to keep their commitments to.
It’ll be an interesting season, I bet. More experienced teams like ours, but that haven’t played together for any numbers of years, versus a bunch of younger high potential guys who also haven’t played together.
This trend won’t stay though long term. Once we shed the extra players in the system, I think the G5 will start being raided like the JUCO ranks of old.
In addition, Banton taken #46 by the Raptors, his hometown team.
With Bassey going to the Sixers - also in the second round - that’s two WKU recruits from the 2018 class headed to the pros. Add in Murphy and that’s three from the 2018 C-USA freshman class.
Unintended consequences of free movement which should have been foreseen. The proposed increase in the class size limit will now lead to more players unhappy with playing time who will then transfer, thus leading to another increase in class size limit. Wash, rinse, repeat. What a mess has been created.