Are you serious? Securing a five-star talent two years out shows a prograam's momentum, not desperation. That's how you build a contender, by winning battles today for tomorrow. Your "putting in work right now" line is what teams say when they're losing the recruiting war. If you could land a player like that, you'd be celebrating too. Acting like long-term planning is a weakness just sounds like jealousy. Let's see how that "work right now" translates when you're facing that five-star edge in a few years.