OK, outstanding…4/7 were his recruited players via The Portal, but I think u missed the point of the QP, so I’ll post it for u again for context:
“In the year Mario got here we had one 7th round pick. We just had 7 people drafted and a bunch of others get signed. Anyone who does not think he has massively increased the talent on the team is insane.”
This is y context is important & reading thoroughly to understand why I respond the way I respond to QPs. This QP told us that based upon the 7 guys drafted + a bunch of signees = increased talent that “Mario brought in.”
Well, that would indicate that these 7 guys + UDFAs were all based upon what Mario brought in. So I asked specifically about the draft. By ur own response 3/7 were Manny Diaz players that he’s inherited. If we furthered this out: 5/12 were Diaz players & 7/12 were Mario’s transfer portal additions if we included UDFAs.
So the “REAL” talent brought in will be manifested this season. Long gone are the:
Kam Kinchens
James Williams
Tyrique Stevenson
Will Mallory
Andres Borreagles
Xavier Restrepo
Jacolby George
Jalen Rivers
DJ Ivey
Leonard Taylor
& all the other either draft picks or UDFAs (since all of a sudden we’re counting these, too).
Starting in 2025, this entire roster will be Mario’s, no more left over Diaz players. So if we’ve really increased the talent level it will be clear & obvious this season, b/c last season included a good chunk of Diaz recruits that was the core of our production.
Also, just a FYI…if anyone from the class of ‘22 gets drafted, I don’t wanna see no popping bottles, slapping honey on themselves caping for Mario, b/c that class was said numerous of times that’s not really his class.