A long criticism of recruiting rankings is even more relevant with the portal. If you land three 4* players and had six 4* players enter the portal is it really a good portal class? Depth is at a premium. While moving players around may be needed it doesn’t equal success.
What is critical is addressing positions of need with talent and depth. Dabo has shown he is open to do just that. It already seems an extra benefit of his approach is keeping more quality depth that know the system. I think we are still in the early stages of determining how effective it will be.