[Hieronymus]

I think the recruiting is very good.  I follow it. 
Development ?  Same coach who has won championships.

Well the men have been fine with few internationals or transfers and the Women’s game is much less dependent on international players. I think the women can remain competitive too.

I agree on the recruiting being good overall. There has been a significant talent replenishment cycle the last 2 years. It also is true the team was a bit thin a couple years back. Stanford will have some of those dips when transfers aren’t a big part of the roster.

The talent influx ironically is a bit of a problem though right now as Frosh have displaced upper class players from the starting lineup the last 2 years. It makes for a very young and sometimes disjointed team. Last year it all came together late, but so far this year it hasn’t. 

another issue this year is last years Frosh haven’t developed like maybe we expected. Bhuta looks great, but the other key Sophomores have been about the same or have even gone backwards a bit Actually this year very few players look notably better. Maybe something to watch going forward, but for now I take this year as a fluke.

Unfortunately, they are still lacking depth at a couple of key spots like CB. Emri being out may not be a recoverable situation this season. I think we have to hope the offense suddenly starts clicking, and this team sure could use an extra game or 3 in the ACC tournament to maybe figure things out.

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Emri won't be back this season.

I will take that at face value. 

Very disappointing for Emri then, and I hate to see anybody get injured. I admit I am surprised - it didn’t look like a season ending injury at the time.  I certainly hope for a full recovery in the off season.

[Hieronymus]

I think the recruiting is very good.  I follow it. 
Development ?  Same coach who has won championships.

Well the men have been fine with few internationals or transfers and the Women’s game is much less dependent on international players. I think the women can remain competitive too.

I agree on the recruiting being good overall. There has been a significant talent replenishment cycle the last 2 years. It also is true the team was a bit thin a couple years back. Stanford will have some of those dips when transfers aren’t a big part of the roster.

The talent influx ironically is a bit of a problem though right now as Frosh have displaced upper class players from the starting lineup the last 2 years. It makes for a very young and sometimes disjointed team. Last year it all came together late, but so far this year it hasn’t. 

another issue this year is last years Frosh haven’t developed like maybe we expected. Bhuta looks great, but the other key Sophomores have been about the same or have even gone backwards a bit Actually this year very few players look notably better. Maybe something to watch going forward, but for now I take this year as a fluke.

Unfortunately, they are still lacking depth at a couple of key spots like CB. Emri being out may not be a recoverable situation this season. I think we have to hope the offense suddenly starts clicking, and this team sure could use an extra game or 3 in the ACC tournament to maybe figure things out.

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Emri won't be back this season.

I will take that at face value. 

Very disappointing for Emri then, and I hate to see anybody get injured. I admit I am surprised - it didn’t look like a season ending injury at the time.  I certainly hope for a full recovery in the off season.