I heard an interview with UVA’s Coach Bennett the other day. He said he came to UVA with the idea of building a high quality, consistently good, program. He brought in six guys his first year, Harris and Mitchell were two of them. The rest are gone. He’s recruited well each class, and they have improved each year. They won 16 the first year, then 22, then 23, and 30 this year. They gave MSU pretty much all they could handle in the NCAAT, even though they lost by two. He never brought in a “Jabari type”. I’m sure he would if he could, but he didn’t.
What he ended up with this year, was the best TEAM in the league and one of the best in the country. They had a great blend of maturity and talent. Miami was similar last year, guys that it seemed had been there forever.
I think that is the model we’re going after. Talent across the classes. Senior leadership. It takes time. Remember we eliminated UVA from the ACCT last year and the year before. This year we couldn’t stay on the court with them.
I think we are on the right track. Now if Gott could only teach defense better.
