[SamuelMcF]

It is a heck of a lot easier in MBB where 8 good players is all you need than Football where you need to find 85 players to fill out a roster and 50 of them who play regularly. Last year there were 3 Ivy League teams that had a better RPI than us. It isn't that hard to find a handful of good players especially when most guys you are recruiting are 4 year guys and many other teams turn over more of the roster every year with one and dones.

This year there is only 1 Ivy with a better RPI than us. Progress :)

We do have a handful of good players. None are seniors, 2 are freshmen, and 2 more - Wills and Delaire-  are freshman age (Tyrell Terry is older than both).

The unfortunate reality is that BECAUSE we don't turn over much of the roster every year, if we recruit a dud (or as our old friend Harbs would call him, a "steak eater") we're stuck with him for 4 years because you know he's staying for that degree. Such guys would get "processed"/"encouraged to transfer" at other schools so they can reload with either a transfer or another frosh. 

Speaking of transferring, another major contributing factor here is the transfer market. Last month I did an analysis of the AP Top 25 for the paid forum. 17 of the AP Top 25 had 2 or more transfers logging significant time (10+ minutes per game). Only 5 had none, and they were all CBB royalty or close to it, and all recruit extremely well: Duke, Michigan State, Michigan, Maryland, and Villanova. Transfers are an epidemic, and not exactly a market we can (likely) capitalize on. Sure, one and dones are obviously nice, but transfers seem to make an even larger impact on being able to compete. Dayton, Baylor, and San Diego State - end-of-season RPI #2, #4, and #9 - had 4 transfer starters each!

[SamuelMcF]

It is a heck of a lot easier in MBB where 8 good players is all you need than Football where you need to find 85 players to fill out a roster and 50 of them who play regularly. Last year there were 3 Ivy League teams that had a better RPI than us. It isn't that hard to find a handful of good players especially when most guys you are recruiting are 4 year guys and many other teams turn over more of the roster every year with one and dones.

This year there is only 1 Ivy with a better RPI than us. Progress :)

We do have a handful of good players. None are seniors, 2 are freshmen, and 2 more - Wills and Delaire-  are freshman age (Tyrell Terry is older than both).

The unfortunate reality is that BECAUSE we don't turn over much of the roster every year, if we recruit a dud (or as our old friend Harbs would call him, a "steak eater") we're stuck with him for 4 years because you know he's staying for that degree. Such guys would get "processed"/"encouraged to transfer" at other schools so they can reload with either a transfer or another frosh. 

Speaking of transferring, another major contributing factor here is the transfer market. Last month I did an analysis of the AP Top 25 for the paid forum. 17 of the AP Top 25 had 2 or more transfers logging significant time (10+ minutes per game). Only 5 had none, and they were all CBB royalty or close to it, and all recruit extremely well: Duke, Michigan State, Michigan, Maryland, and Villanova. Transfers are an epidemic, and not exactly a market we can (likely) capitalize on. Sure, one and dones are obviously nice, but transfers seem to make an even larger impact on being able to compete. Dayton, Baylor, and San Diego State - end-of-season RPI #2, #4, and #9 - had 4 transfer starters each!