BleedBlueGold
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This is where I come out at on this topic. There was clearly a disconnect somewhere in the system/plan that caused us to be scrambling or unprepared at the end. This also isn't the first time this has happened during the Kelly era and its left gaps, at different times, at various positions. I think Mike's only mistake was they seemed to talk about it at too much length which some took the wrong way.
Mike addressed a lot of that disconnect and went as far as to suggest it's a reoccurring issue with this staff: The staff knew Prentice had academic issues and they knew about Barratti. Yet they continued to slow play guys like Edwards, etc and wait for the guys like Marshall, etc. He said the staff has a tendency to, not quit on a kid, but seriously slow down a recruitment when they feel content with a certain group. The problem is that when shit inevitably hits the fan, it's too late for the guys they slow played and now they're left scrambling. How many cycles during this staff's tenure have we seen this happen? All of them? Sometimes they get lucky and it works out, but I think Mike's point is that it can always be better and he's frustrated about it.