It's also hard to win with freshmen in March. Tourney is an old man's game.
The pendulum has swung back on that.
It was an old man's game. Then Pre-NIL but during the 1 and done era it became a battle of having the most blue chippers. But now with NIL and kids staying in longer because it's more profitable than G League or going overseas the old man game is back. The only difference is it used to be 5 or 6 guys that all came up together in the same program. Now it's 5 or 6 old transfers that a good coach can get them to gel in a years time.
In my opinion, NCAA basketball is the biggest winner in the NIL era. The basketball is a lot better when it's 22-23 year old dudes playing than when it's 18-19 year olds dominating.