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Old 08-29-2016, 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by springborofan View Post
Believe it or not, Jim O'Brien had a number of very high recruits that he chased. He won a few battles (Rodney Horton, Chip Jones, Chip Hare) but more often he lost the battle. Recruiting, unlike horseshoes, is not a "close enough" game. JOB's downfall (well, one of his downfalls) was that he swung for the fences too much but never had a back up plan for an "above average player". By the time he lost on his top recruits he was scrambling to pick up the Marko Pikkar's of college basketball.
I've had this debate with people who claim JOB had plenty of talent but couldn't coach. I differ. I think he was a decent enough coach (hard to tell) but had nowhere near the talent to compete. He had 4 wins in a whole season talent. Coaching could not save those teams.
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