Haha..  We all just want some good news to rally around

   Plucked out of US prep schools is fine if we get 75% of Yuta, Pato, KevLar, etc., two of whom went to the
NBA and the third does very well overseas.
    Didn't Coach Caputo (who seems like a welcome addition) mention international recruiting or address the issue?  Didn't Miami have an international player/players?
  Don't know why this topic needs any disparagement.
What exactly should we talk about while waiting for some information?
How about this weather? 
 

Mentioned explicitly in "We will miss Brayon" and implicitly in two good high school recruits.
   Wondering if I missed anyone else. Actually still think Noel has potential as a still developing big man, but we wasted it somewhat under previous management.
Brayon has great potential and played quite well for a freshman when he was given major
minutes. He was an excellent recruit, to be fair to JC.
  But neither Brayon nor all the rest of that great,
upgraded talent could put it together on the court for even near a winning record. 12-18 with a very
weak OOC.

I have to say the wait is not getting any less painful . At least confirm the two assistant coaches we supposedly hired.  

we ask and they deliver

https://gwsports.com/news/2022/4/27/straughn-named-mens-basketball-assistant-coach.aspx
 

I'm going to take a different approach here. We just spent the last three years getting lots of talking. Things are positive, things are great, washington is the best. That came with lots of "insider information" (which I liked hearing about,  but was clearly provided with a perspective/agenda) as to how the problems weren't really problems and how things would always be better. We heard from the initial press conference which players would be good--they weren't.

I don't mind the quiet, as long as things actually happen. Everybody assumed Lindo was gone. He isn't. I'm willing to be patient and see what actually happens, regardless of when the news comes.

If CC can field a competitive team, I don't care if they are all announced on Halloween.

Very encouraging news about Ricky.  I liked the way FQ put it...he CAN be so good.  Now, he just needs to be, consistently.

Since I'm not sure anyone foresees James playing in the NBA next year, I am hopeful that this isn't a sign that he wants out.  I suspect he could play right now in the G league or internationally if this is what he wants.

To be fair, retaining Ricky shows what CC can do and should count as his first recruit.
With JC, Ricky was definitely out, as we heard from JC and supporters--and saw on Senior
Day.
  Thought that Ricky needed to put together a better full season to maximize his earning potential, so
it's also good for him, as expressed in his own thread. He won't be the only guy scrapping for rebounds in the CC era, which may have been a factor in his staying.
  Ricky has confirmed this on social media.
   This is functionally CC's first recruit. And he should be given a lot of credit for keeping a proven college player who still has even more potential under Coach Caputo. Keeping Ricky is a lot better than rolling the dice with someone else in his spot.
    Would really like to hear some great transfers and high school signings. That's what keeps us coming to this board during the day in the early postseason.
   But we don't need to take desperation recruits that will be below our level. Much as we all are hanging on every possibility, would rather CC and staff take their time and get the right guys for the coach's philosophy, the university and the A-10.
   Meanwhile, congrats to both Ricky for seeing the wisdom of staying and Coach Caputo for his first recruit, who is a great catch as a re-recruit.