“Pope went to DC weekly to visit Lewis.” I like reading that our coach identifies who he wants, then does things that cannot be ignored.
Cal may go down as the best recruiter in college history. I’m fine giving him that title.
However, in the past it often felt like we were stock-piling talent with no strategy to how the pieces fit together. Now, it feels like Pope is a Master Chef and knows the exact ingredients he wants to make the magic happen. We won’t get every recruit/transfer he goes after, but I’m now confident he knows how to recruit AND make sure all the pieces fit well together.
Personally, I’m fine with just 3 hs recruits a year (after this year), retaining existing 4-6 players, then adding 2-3 transfers. I’m liking this older and physically stronger team. No one is bullying Butler, Oweh, and Williams. In the past, many of our guards and bigs got bullied by older players. It hurt us on the defensive end and against physical teams.
