08-29-2016, 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by springborofan
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.
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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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