You need a little bit of everything but in what seemed to be a desire to get more scoring and shooters, possibly an important cog had been ignored for a cycle or two. Neither Akil Mitchell nor Darion Atkins were highly rated recruits coming out of high school. Darion had some better offers, the most prevalent of them being Notre Dame. They weren't the shiny new toys like the ones we will be getting next year but they ended up being next to indispensable in making UVa an elite team. For Tony's system to work at optimal efficiency, he needs that quick and agile defensive post presence and there has been a gap in recruiting such player. I am not sure Wilkins really fills that role but it will likely be next season before he makes that leap. Akil had a good junior and senior year, Darion a good senior season. It doesn't happen overnight which is why it is important to keep the pipeline stocked. Diakite may eventually fill the role but we shouldn't expect him to do so in his first live season. I think this has become painfully obvious and it will be real interesting to see what recruiting looks like going forward. I am hoping to see the pipeline filled where guys can seamlessly step into this role.
