I think a lot of it stems from them trying to keep Freshman through Senior classifications in order for those with extra Covid years as well. For example, they still haven't removed the super seniors off UVM's page and classifying seniors like Davis and Powell as having "left early for pro careers" because technically, they could have stayed another year. Also, Kain Dalrymple is still alive and well on UVM's VC page.
I had a sense this was coming. Looks like a good below-the-basket player who can also play a little above the basket. Good frame. Would like to see highlights from a few more games to get a better sense of how he'll match-up against better size/strength. But I like this addition.
Haven't seen him play this year, but saw him a couple times last year. I didn't see a D-1 player, in my opinion. He has good size, he's strong. But he didn't look very polished offensively or have any particular attribute that jumped out at me beyond "he's bigger than the kids he's playing against." Which won't be true at any level of basketball beyond this year.
Add him to the mix of Verretto, Smith, Fiorillo, Ayo-Faleye, Ochoa, and Skipper and Vermont has good size for
If I had to spit ball, I'd think the staff might want to add another 2023 guard. Then ideally 2 backcourt/wing players from the portal. Any unexpectedly open scholarships beyond that, probably play it by ear depending on what they still look like positionally. But ultimately, ballhandlers and shooters. Wherever we can get them.
I wondered about the effect on recruiting at the time they left but UVM seemingly did OK on the last recruiting yr. Do you think recruiting suffered last year?
Think about the previous POY level players we've had in the past 5 years. How many of them can be connected to one or the other of the departed assistants? How much recruiting experience have the guys who replaced them have?
I get what you are saying, but if we're passing the blame game onto assistants, just remember that both guys were here when that recruiting dip of the last 2-3 years started.
As one of the people talking about the NY recruiting, that wasn't meant as an attack on UVM's geographical recruiting strategies, or a comment on where I think they should recruit. More so an interesting factoid of the talent that small region of NY has pumped out. Also, I can't speak to Fredette, but Girard was definitely out of our league anyway - Duke offered him... Beagle was a lot more reasonable of a player for us to get, but obviously we lost out in the end. Agree that we need to be focusing much more on the type of player being recruited, and less on where they come from. Hurley is a great example from this past recruiting class.
