@jayballer54 I think we deserved the ranking until we played last nights game. At our best there isn’t 3 better teams. When we have a game such as last night our margin for error is so small. We can’t play any more games resorting to Clay Young for minutes. If we don’t get Sam, Billy & Silvio into the rotation we have some glaring realities to face going forward. We are who we are until help comes and we figure out how to plug them in. We won’t face a ton of Zone defense going forward I think. We have some glaring deficiencies against it currently with our roster. Can’t predict what the future holds but a game like this in March will send us packing 100 out of 100 times. Nobody was a first round pick last night. Doke has improved and a zone defense really limits getting him into an ISO situation. If Doke thinks he’s currently ready to leave, well I wish him the best. I can’t imagine many scouts will agree with that decision. De Sousa probably thought Preston would be gone after the year. I have no idea at what point Silvio was aware he could join the team early or if this was always a possibility. It seems more likely that Silvio’s situation and KU’s situation is more coincidence and timing related. We really need him. McCormack will be a nice 4 year big at KU. I don’t think Dave is the type that’s in a rush. I think he’ll be the type of person who would thrive learning behind Doke for a year. It’s clear not everyone will be back next season. We have signed 7 guys for next year. Someone in the Newman, Vick, Doke, Preston foursome will not be in uniform next season. The only situation where everyone could be back would be if a commit backed out or someone transfered. Currently Vick is the only player that’s done anything to put himself in a position to leave early and be drafted.