I think player development is BG's key to making that jump to "A" status. You look at
Xavier, and the thing that they can always claim above all other mid majors is that they put guys into the NBA. And not just one or two. Many of them. And usually successful. If you can put guys into the NBA, you can attract more kids with NBA caliber talent.
If BG can't develop kids like Wright and Staten and Johnson to become viable NBA caliber talent, we'll most likely stay below X. And worse off, local kids may stop coming here. Now, that may be unfair because it's not all up to a coach whether a kid reaches his potential. But coming out of high school, Wright was as close to a sure-thing as you'll see in the Dayton area in terms of having NBA talent. If that doesn't materialize, people will most definitely start to question BG's ability to develop talent. Xavier has a proven record of doing it over and over again.
