**I wanted Dybantsa but I just don't think that is the key to title success**
Of the 40 RSCI Top 5 guys 2015 forward, Only Duke's Banchero (RSCI #3 in 2021) made a Final 4 in 2022.
2018 Duke signed the #1, #2, and #4 RSCI recruits and lost in the elite 8. Nearly lost in the round of 32 and also the Sweet 16.
2022 Duke had the #1, #2, and #4 guys (again) and lost in the Round of 32.
Heck, in 2023, UK signed 3 of the top 6 recruits and did not win a single post-season game.
Recruiting elite high school talent is not nearly as important as it use to be.
Of the 40 RSCI Top 5 guys 2015 forward, Only Duke's Banchero (RSCI #3 in 2021) made a Final 4 in 2022.
2018 Duke signed the #1, #2, and #4 RSCI recruits and lost in the elite 8. Nearly lost in the round of 32 and also the Sweet 16.
2022 Duke had the #1, #2, and #4 guys (again) and lost in the Round of 32.
Heck, in 2023, UK signed 3 of the top 6 recruits and did not win a single post-season game.
Recruiting elite high school talent is not nearly as important as it use to be.
