We’ve played a brutal schedule and we are relying on a freshmen backcourt. Losing Tony Carr hurt. If we had Tony we are a NCAA Tournament team. Watkins is playing better but his conditioning isn’t where it needs to be and Lamar is struggling with his shooting.
Lamar is likely coming back now, Bolton and Dread look like a quality 4 year backcourt, we have a solid recruiting class coming in, now is not the time to pull the plug.
The way Penn State was playing at the end of last year, I would take that team over any team in Penn State history, even the teams that made the NCAA Tournament. When you are a Penn State, you don’t blow it up because a freshmen backcourt isn’t ready.
Blowing it up means transfers and lots of guaranteed losing. Unless the new coach strikes gold immediately in recruiting, he’s guaranteed to fail big his first 4 or 5 years. Why would anyone want to go through that again?
Handing over rosters that can’t compete
is never going to result in a quick turn around at Penn State, it’s just way too difficult to build interest and momentum.
Fortunately I think Sandy understands this.
Lamar is likely coming back now, Bolton and Dread look like a quality 4 year backcourt, we have a solid recruiting class coming in, now is not the time to pull the plug.
The way Penn State was playing at the end of last year, I would take that team over any team in Penn State history, even the teams that made the NCAA Tournament. When you are a Penn State, you don’t blow it up because a freshmen backcourt isn’t ready.
Blowing it up means transfers and lots of guaranteed losing. Unless the new coach strikes gold immediately in recruiting, he’s guaranteed to fail big his first 4 or 5 years. Why would anyone want to go through that again?
Handing over rosters that can’t compete
is never going to result in a quick turn around at Penn State, it’s just way too difficult to build interest and momentum.
Fortunately I think Sandy understands this.
