If Payne is back for year 3 then he has to retain the young guys at least. Then he absolutely has to hit the portal harder than he ever has to get some upperclassmen experience, shooters, and fill positions of need. So far he has zero commits signed for next season.
His recent comments about just realizing he needed to get experience out of the portal didn't go over well and made him seem about as clueless as we feared. He also has to change his stance on utilizing NIL as he's said he doesn't like using it and doesn't factor it in much when trying to recruit. Also there are plenty of rumors he and his staff are lazy in recruiting and could've landed some better guys but didn't bother to do certain things like returning calls etc.
His roster mismanagement has to improve including roster balance. I hope he finally realizes his teams need actual guards, including natural Point guards, that can handle, play make etc and not just more wings who can't do either.
His recent comments about just realizing he needed to get experience out of the portal didn't go over well and made him seem about as clueless as we feared. He also has to change his stance on utilizing NIL as he's said he doesn't like using it and doesn't factor it in much when trying to recruit. Also there are plenty of rumors he and his staff are lazy in recruiting and could've landed some better guys but didn't bother to do certain things like returning calls etc.
His roster mismanagement has to improve including roster balance. I hope he finally realizes his teams need actual guards, including natural Point guards, that can handle, play make etc and not just more wings who can't do either.