We aren't going to the NIT. We are about to go on a big losing streak.
Forbes cut his teeth in the old recruiting format under the old rules. He can absolutely coach, but I think this transition time is tough for a number of programs who aren't blue bloods right now. Do you build with transfers or build with borderline top 100 guys and Euros? Can you do it with both? Which is the better way? Those are questions without real answers right now. We have a fanbase with heightened expectations after last year, but building a team with key transfers doesn't allow you to create chemistry with guys who have been playing together a couple of years, and that is how Wake has built its program in the past. Right now, Cam and Marsh are the guys who fit that mold. Williamson to an extent too even though he's a transfer, and possibly Monsanto, but it's pretty clear that Williamson hasn't played full speed all year and Monsanto is also having issues with shot selection, etc...
I don't know what the answer is, and I'm not sure Forbes does either, but I don't blame Forbes for that. The new recruiting environment is going to sink a lot of quality coaches before they are able to figure it out.