annarborbear said:
Washington had the #17 recruiting class in the nation coming in before it all fell apart with the firing of Jody Wynn. So that is a good sign that Reed can help produce some good results in the right situation. In fact, it is too bad that we didn't act quicker before Sadler left for Colorado since she must have liked this guy enough to sign the previous year at UW.
His track record is decent but at best I would say it's unproven if he has the potential to shore up the loss of April in terms of recruiting. I think April's ability and reputation as a recruiter even surpass the success she had for us in her short time at Cal including that tremendous 2020 class. It's almost "scary" what she might be able to accomplish at Arizona again with a huge rise in profile following the final 4.
But the way I see it, April's savvy, charisma, and energy were only gonna take us so far looking ahead at recruiting coming off a 1 and 16 record. If we win some games next year I think the recruiting will take care of itself. We'd be really blessed to get another good 2022 recruit like Bonner but right now we have tons of talent so the focus is retaining and developing what we already have. I'd like to see us finish ahead of UW, WSU, ASU, and Utah next year in conference. Also compete with USC, Colorado, and Arizona.
