luckymcd wrote:

I like to see us going after top flight talent. We won't hit on many of them, but in basketball it only takes one to make a huge difference. Some might say chasing prospects that probably won't come is wasting time that could be used to give extra attention to lower rated recruits. Dru (and assistants) seems to be a hard enough worker that it's not having negative effects though. If we want to be the best we've got to go after the best. With most bigger programs going all in on the portal, we could possibly carve out a niche focusing on bringing in the best prep players and developing them.

The new NIL legislation is also changing the landscape.   VCU just picked up a commitment from a highly ranked player, Sammy Jackson, who selected them over Texas and Indiana.  There is some talk that VCU was able to put a NIL package together that was allegedly better due to the fact that Texas and Indiana also have to fund football out of that $20.5 million cap.  Having basketball only as your major revenue sport may provide an advantage (until the big schools find a way to exceed the cap without getting caught). BTW, the other school that was in the mix for Sammy was Saint Joe's (Sammy is a Philly kid who played at Roman Catholic).

There was ALWAYS money on the table.