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Pete M. -> RE: Gopher Basketball (Mens) (3/30/2013 12:43:26 AM)
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ORIGINAL: TJSweens
Fact: Minnesota is producing more D1 prospects than ever before. Fact: Every coach of every royalty school is recruiting here right now. Fact: There are Minnesota kids are now in the NBA with Wolters likely joining them next year. Fact: no other state boasts a top 3 for 2014 like Minnesota. There is also the fact that there is no in state competition for these recruits. The problem is in closing the boarders a bit. It's almost impossible to keep the Jones' from going to a royal program, but you should be able to keep the Leurs from going to Wisconsin.
Will we produce a Tyus Jones every year? Highly doubtful. But the state is producing enough talent to help build a successful program. Just ask Bo Ryan.
Next there is the fact that the Big Ten jobs that are better than Minnesota are taken and aren't going to open up any time soon.
Next there is the fact that a program the size of the Gophers is going to be a huge raise to a lot of up and coming coaches. Smart passed on contracts worth about twice what VCU raised him up to, but he is clearly waiting for a shot at a "royal program" and isn't going to risk a rebuilding effort at Minnesota or UCLA. Teague supposedly has a huge list of up and comers, which could contain the next Shaka Smart.
Now add to the mix that Teague is supposed to be a highly respected AD among basketball coaches; not my opinion, the opinion of a lot of coaches who were interviewed by the media when Teague was hired and when Tubby was fired.
Now let's be clear. The facilities suck and desperately need to be addressed. Dakich said that as well. In fact he went on at length about how inadequate they are and how much it hurts recruiting. He said Minnesota will not move to the next level without fixing this problem. In fact he said that he thinks Maturi sold Tubby a bill of goods about new facilities to get him to come here.
As to Flip, the most compelling argument is to make the boosters happy so they donate money for new facilities. I believe they will get them anyway. And as I have gone into in detail, Flip is just not that good of a coach. He is old (3 years younger than Tubby and 3 years older than Tubby was when he took the job). He has no recruiting network. He hasn't recruited in 30 years. His presumed top assistants have no recruiting experience. I ust find him incredibly lacking.
This job is not attractive enough to get Smart, Hoiburg or Stevens, but as Ed said, they can do better than Flip.
This is about as good a case as one can make against Flip, Sweens. I tip my hat to you. In the end, we just have differing views on his basketball acumen. If Woody hires Flip, I sure hope I'm right. [8|]
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