Would Buzz be winning here similarly had he stayed? What would our current roster look like?
Guards: Duane Wilson, John Dawson, Ahmed Hill, Jajuan Johnson
Wings: Marial Shayok, Deonte Burton, Sandy Cohen
Bigs: Satchel Pierce, Luke Fischer, Kerry Blackshear
Traci Carter would definitely not be here, and I doubt Cheatham, Anim, Heldt, or the Ellensons would be here. Both Chris Clarke and Justin Robinson were local recruits, so doubt they'd have come, nor would Shane Henry or Johnny Hamilton.
Would a lineup of Fischer, Shayok, Burton, Duane, and Dawson be that much better? Would Jajuan have transferred? (Steve would have had Buzz stayed)
We were already trending down before Buzz left. The roster was a shambles and that was his doing. Our consensus best player last year (Carlino) and this year (Henry) wouldn't have come for Buzz. Yes, they're 4-2 in league play, but have played a soft schedule only bolstered by the UVA win and for some reason they have their number.
It's easy to say we'd be better off because it's impossible to disprove. But the reality is things were bad before Buzz left and many of the fixes he's used at Va Tech wouldn't likely have come here.
The sad truth is Buzz was never going to be a long term answer here. With Wojo, we're closer to finding an actual long term solution that will be palatable to everyone, even if Wojo isn't that guy.