When Floyd was first hired at UTEP, one of the first things he mentioned was his intention to build the program the "right way" by recruiting HS freshmen. This year we returned a core of players that have indeed been with the program for their entire college careers. These guys are Thomas, Touchet, Flaggert, Willms, and Harris. The best player, Frazier, was brought in as a senior grad transfer.
Based on this experienced core of players, the general expectation was to have a "successful" year. Very long shot at the tourney, but perhaps an NIT year. This was the year most anticipated to be a "decent" year; similar to Aaron Jones last year in football. While there are still a ton of games left to play, my initial expectations appear to be way off.
I mention all this to preface the true point of this particular rant: NEXT year in basketball looks to be a complete rebuild/disaster similar to what we have seen this year in football. Looking at the projected roster for next year, it would not be far fetched see a team that struggles to win ten games. Obviously, we (the fans) can't possibly be the only folks that see this. Is it going to take a Kugler like situation again to make a change? Unfortunately, I think we already know the answer to that one. Clearly, the promise to build a program has been a complete failure.
Based on this experienced core of players, the general expectation was to have a "successful" year. Very long shot at the tourney, but perhaps an NIT year. This was the year most anticipated to be a "decent" year; similar to Aaron Jones last year in football. While there are still a ton of games left to play, my initial expectations appear to be way off.
I mention all this to preface the true point of this particular rant: NEXT year in basketball looks to be a complete rebuild/disaster similar to what we have seen this year in football. Looking at the projected roster for next year, it would not be far fetched see a team that struggles to win ten games. Obviously, we (the fans) can't possibly be the only folks that see this. Is it going to take a Kugler like situation again to make a change? Unfortunately, I think we already know the answer to that one. Clearly, the promise to build a program has been a complete failure.
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