I think you can't put everything into next year. Taking away 3 scholarships for next years class would really hurt the future. If you can get 1 or 2 impact JUCO/Transfers you do but you don't want to over recruit a class and leave future classes empty.
Agreed, but bringing in a JuCo big would be a huge positive compared to a iffy prep player that needs to develop still. This is where JuCo recruiting gets tough, when you are in a spot like ISU and you know you are going to be young/inexperienced but with solid talent, you want to be able to give them minutes and help them grow knowing you aren't going to win the NCAA tourney next year. I think we did the opposite this year, we saw we had a bunch of senior back-court players that had been together a long time, our staff felt we could compete if we brought in solid front-court depth, and maybe jumped the gun a bit on some. I think Prohm will learn from this JuCo recruiting year, and use it going forward in his recruiting.
But I digress... completely agree with your point. and think 1 impact JuCo for sure, I'd rather have it bee a front-court player, If I had to choose. Let our talented, young guards take their lumps early in the year and let them grow throughout. I really want Juiston the more and more I read about him.