Looking back, I think platooning was a terrible idea.
Easy to say now, hindsight is 20/20.
I honestly think we would have been better off if we hadn't gotten all those guys back.
A team of Ulis, Booker, Lyles, WCS(back because of injury), and KAT starting with Lee as sixth man probably has a good shot at the Final Four and none of the pressure of an undefeated season.
We would probably all be excited right now and energized about getting Ulis and Lee back and celebrating an unexpected deep run in the tourney. And rival coaches would not have platooning to use against us in recruiting.
I am not bashing Cal, it was the best thing he could do when those guys decided to come back and I was psyched when he decided to do that. But looking back, it was probably a mistake.