Providence Will Make Out Nicely

[Big Papi]

Buzz wasn't going anywhere but the recruits are.  The longer we waited, the greater the chance that this upcoming year was going to blow up.  Now I don't know if Buzz was a good hire but I didn't want to wait three weeks to hire anyone either.  Nothing wrong with being quick and decisive if you know what you want and by all indications we did.  Cottingham wanted Bennett and when he couldnt get Bennett, he wanted Buzz.  Now lets just hope they got it right.

Seems to me some of the recruits and current players are going anyway.  If Taylor stays, then that's a huge bonus.  If he doesn't, well then what recruits are we really talking about?  Fulce and Otule? 

I was actually talking about recruits in general.  Your Butlers, Vanderbekes (sp), Mirkovics.  The longer you wait the greater the chance these recruits just go somewhere else and than a small pool of available players becomes even smaller for next year.  But since you bring up our players, you can't underestimate the importance of Dom and McNeal feeling comfortable with Buzz.  Looks like Mbakwe might be at least reconsidering to stay.  Hayward is happy.  Taylor is at least listening but with James coming back, Taylor is not a must get and frankly this team would be better off next year if we landed Butler and Vanderbeke or Mirkovic in place of Christopherson and Taylor.  We have guard play but with Butler you have a better 3 point shooter and with the others you have height.  Even if we lose guys this off-season we still have continuity as our main players are back and playing, I would assume, a very similar type of style.