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04-16-2018, 01:12 PM #21"I’m willing to sacrifice everything for this team. I’m going to dive for every loose ball, close out harder on every shot, block out for every rebound. I’m going to play harder than I’ve ever played. And I need you all to follow me." -MB '17
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04-16-2018, 01:31 PM #22
So in summary, there have been 120 one and done players over the last 12 seasons, and approximately 50,000 roster spots (underestimate) in college basketball over the same amount of time. So 0.2% of roster spots were filled with one and dones, yet 25% of FF teams had one on their roster?
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04-16-2018, 01:55 PM #23
Even if you don't need them for a final four or a championship, players of that calibre do help you win a lot more games. They also drive your other players to train and think about their approach in new ways. They shine attention to your program for more great players to consider what's happening there in the future.
Every fan wants their team to reach the final four and championship. Coaches and their bosses, however, ultimately want to win a lot more games, because that drives ticket and merch sales, and provides that "front porch" effect. Yes, to say they don't want final fours and championships is untrue, but really they care more about developing great talent, winning most of their games, and filling seats. Final fours and championships are just "2%" of that whole picture, which frankly is amazing and overhyped at the same time.
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04-16-2018, 02:13 PM #24
It can also be said that 75% of FF teams didn’t need one. Or that there were more teams with one that didn’t make the final 4, than there were teams with one that did.
And it can also be said that of the 48 teams that DID make a final 4 there were 624 roster spots. Of those 624 roster spot there were 22 taken up by one and done players...about 3% of the roster spots.
What’s your point?
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04-16-2018, 02:20 PM #25"I’m willing to sacrifice everything for this team. I’m going to dive for every loose ball, close out harder on every shot, block out for every rebound. I’m going to play harder than I’ve ever played. And I need you all to follow me." -MB '17
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04-16-2018, 02:21 PM #26
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04-16-2018, 02:31 PM #27
If I gave that impression that I feel that they are not important to the success of a team, then I apologize. That was not my intention. My contention is that they are valuable, but that it’s certainly not the way that the majority of teams that have made it there have used.
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04-16-2018, 02:33 PM #28
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04-16-2018, 02:47 PM #29
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