Originally Posted by OSU Flyer
They hate them, want him out of there
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Don’t mean to hijack this thread, but it’s a tough, tough business for a “high major” coach... you gotta get really good players, but if you’re not getting enough of the “best of the best” then you could be in trouble. You have to find the right mix of very good, solid, and awesome players to be able to consistently compete, especially these days with more movement, the one-and-done guys, etc.
Jarret Allen was really good. He had been really solid for the Nets and he’s still really young. Mo Bamba has oodles of talent, and will be a surefire lottery pick. Personally, I think he needs a LOT of work; looked like he kind of just hangs around the hoop hoping for a pass or a rebound and doesn’t really work for position like he will need to. Anyway, at a place like Texas, you pretty much have to land that kind of recruit. But you have to do it every single year, and develop other guys, and keep the rest of the team happy. Otherwise, you get a couple one and done centers with a grand total of one NCAA game in two years (0-1), and you didn’t develop a 4-Star, top-50ish center, and he leaves before you can really reap the benefits.
It’s a tough business, but hey, that’s what he asked for. Seat has to be getting hot in Austin, and if it helps UD, I’m okay with that. Shaka had it rolling at VCU, his recruiting class was sick the year he left, and VCU felt the pain of losing that class this year.
Seems there is a lot of exodus from the Big 12, for whatever that’s worth. Several guys from Texas, several from Oklahoma, Ok State...
Anyway, sure seems like a good time to have five open scholarships!
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