Things do seem to be changing, but slowly. In 2006, we got Scheyer, Henderson, Thomas, and Zoubek. Two of them have become stars, one has been a consistent starter, and one has been injury-prone. In 2007, we got Singler and Smith. One of them is a star, the other has shown promise. In 2008, we got Williams and Plumlee. Williams has shown promise, Plumlee is a work in progress. In 2009, we'll get Plumlee and Kelly. Time will tell.
So two things are noteworthy:
1. We had a real string of misfortune from 2003-2005 in terms of recruiting success. That weakened the performance on the court the last few years.
2. We have had trouble filling the holes in the post and at point guard. That hindered us this year and will remain the question mark for the next year or two.