Fact is when you combined this roster with Johnny

We were bound to get very poor results. Johnny's forte had always been recruiting, not in game coaching and he simply didn't recruit near well enough to replace Hornsby, Quarterman, Simmons, Gray and eventually Victor all leaving before SEC play this season.

We were ultimately left with one of the worst rosters in the SEC when Victor was booted off this year. Case in point, going by composite star rating on 247 for each SEC basketball roster this season, I'll rank the rosters accordingly:

1. UK - 7 5-stars, 2 4-stars, 2 3-stars, 1 International player
2. UF - 2 5-stars, 6 4-stars, 5 3-stars, 1 grad transfer
3. AU - 2 5-stars, 4 4-stars, 4 3-stars, 2 grad transfers (1 fmr. 4-star)
4. Bama - 7 4-stars, 5 3-stars, 2 grad transfers (1 fmr. 3-star)
5. MSU - 8 4-stars, 2 3-stars, 1 xfer
6. USC - 1 5-star, 3 4-stars, 5 3-stars, 1 2-star, 1 xfer, 2 unranked JUCOs
7. Arky - 5 4-stars, 6 3-stars
8. A&M - 6 4-stars, 3 3-stars, 1 grad xfer
9. LSU - 1 5-star, 2 4-stars, 8 3-stars
10. UT - 1 5-star, 10 3-stars, 1 xfer
11. UGA - 2 4-stars, 9 3-stars, 1 2-star, 1 xfer
12. Vandy - 3 4-stars, 6 3-stars, 1 xfer
13. Mizzou - 1 4-star, 8 3-stars
14. OM - 1 4-star, 7 3-stars, 1 international player


So basically we didn't have one of the more talented rosters in the conference this year which is what Johnny always needed to really win. Hopefully the new coach, not only is a better in-game coach, but can help rebuild the talent a bit here. We certainly need it.