re: It sounds like Will Wade got Daryl Edwards...

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I agree a full roster is always nice to have. However the fact is that most coaches only go 8, maybe 9, deep when they give out playing time. So when players get injured or kicked off the team it only matters if they are one of the studs, not one of the duds.

Not a good idea to draft a marginal player just to have a full roster if he is a freshman. Sure you can take away the scholarship later but I hate to see that done. I don't see how you can build team chemistry if everyone knows that if they don't do something to stand out they may be saying bye bye at the end of the season.

Remember these aren't mature pro players. They are kids who are away from home for the first time and making new friends.

Senior transfers can be wonderful and fill a spot we really need (Camouche) or they could just be another bench warmer who contributes little. As for guards, Wade is looking for new ones based on how Mays, Sampson and Patterson played last year. They all had short bursts of brilliance and long stretches of missed shots, turnovers and lousy defense.

Now some say that is due to coaching and I certainly hope they are right. One thing I thought strange about last year was that Jenkins and Hayward didn't get more playing time during our long losing streak. You would think they would have gotten more playing time just to see if they could do any better.

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You get a JUCO/grad transfer to play a year or two to fill the spots, don't give 4 year rides to kids you wouldn't normally take. They don't have to be world beaters, but to get 5 minutes of decent PT from someone deep on the bench that has college/JUCO experience can be the difference in winning or losing.