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- Oct 20, 2014
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Been thinking for awhile we need to not put all our eggs in the fragile basket of 18-year-olds every year. They take time, which we don't have, and resources, which we also don't have, to develop. And then there's still a risk they could bust or fly the coup. Instead, we should be looking to draft one or two guys in their early twenties from the second tier leagues each year. The benefits are many:
In short, we should be trying to unearth more nuggets like Zorko.
- Mature bodies with several seasons competing against men already on the clock.
- Mature minds less concerned with issues like homesickness.
- A hunger to not waste the opportunity that they thought had long ago passed them by.
- Loyalty to the club that was prepared to take a chance on them.
I too agree that we should recruit more Zorko's