Is there an unspoken strategy to bottom out next year and rebound from there with Buzz's players instead of winning with BK's players? Next years team could have been pretty salty by keeping Gilder, Wheeler, and Smith and just adding a grad transfer like Blackshear.

Gap said:

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Is there an unspoken strategy to bottom out next year and rebound from there with Buzz's players instead of winning with BK's players? Next years team could have been pretty salty by keeping Gilder, Wheeler, and Smith and just adding a grad transfer like Blackshear.

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No I don't think the strategy is to bottom out, and it would make no sense to do so.

You make it seem like we passed on all those, when they either bailed on their own or have nothing to do with A&M at this point.

We did pretty much pass on all of them (the incoming recruits).

MarcAg said:

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We did pretty much pass on all of them (the incoming recruits).

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We passed on all the guys that formally requested to leave

wacarnolds said:

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MarcAg said:

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We did pretty much pass on all of them (the incoming recruits).

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We passed on all the guys that formally requested to leave

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It looks like our 3 top recruits will all end up at high D-1 programs:

Harris - Oklahoma St.
Wheeler - Georgia
Smith - LSU (most likely)

Gap said:

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Is there an unspoken strategy to bottom out next year and rebound from there with Buzz's players instead of winning with BK's players? Next years team could have been pretty salty by keeping Gilder, Wheeler, and Smith and just adding a grad transfer like Blackshear.

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Impression was He tried hard to convince Gilder to stay. He wanted Admon but Gonzaga won out. Gilder apparently already was mostly out the door before Buzz even showed up.

Did look like he passed on Smith. And was lukewarm on and did not tell Wheeler what he wanted to hear. I think the theory that Buzz May have been skeptical on Wheeler fitting into his style (particularly on defense) May hold water. Anyways we will see how Wheeler's career plays out now at another SEC school.

Gap said:

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wacarnolds said:

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MarcAg said:

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We did pretty much pass on all of them (the incoming recruits).

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We passed on all the guys that formally requested to leave

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It looks like our 3 top recruits will all end up at high D-1 programs:

Harris - Oklahoma St.
Wheeler - Georgia
Smith - LSU (most likely)

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Specifically Harris, you are getting Andre Gordon and cashius McNeily in return. Those are good lucking HS recruits who were going to be playing in the ACC.

I have zero problem with Buzz not pursuing players that asked out of commitments. You either view Texas A&M as a worthwhile academic institution or you're just here to play basketball. If the former to a great extent a change in coaches isn't material. If the latter then you might not be the kind of player Buzz can mold.

He seems to truly understand how to mold to the institution's values and win. That sounds very exciting to me.

I think Buzz did not want a bunch of BK's recruits and/or they did not want to play for Buzz (who is very different from BK). Probably a good deal of both.

It is no big deal.

If they really wanted to stay here, they would have never asked to be let out of their letter of intent. Buzz would have likely honored that letter. Once they indicated they wanted out, it gave Buzz an out if he didn't think they would fit.