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Keisersose

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the juiceman cometh said:
Which is why I said it'd be an ok, maybe good staff. The team will still compete. Frazier and Pinkins are promising recruiters, but not as accomplished as Mennenga and Young, yet. Alexander is kind of a question mark in that regard, as he's been in a non-recruiting role since he came over from Evansville. So, I don't think it's unfair to say that staff would fall short of the high expectations most had after hearing about the attempts to retain Antigua.

Also, FWIW, "just fine" isn't very comforting. We recruited "just fine" during Groce years. I'm optimistic on Frazier and Pinkins, and think they'll do better than "just fine," though I would prefer to also have a more established recruiter in order to capitalize on the current momentum.
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Respectfully. I think you are over analyzing my reply.
I’m simply thrilled that we look to be keeping the guys that have signed and committed.
 
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Keisersose said:
Respectfully. I think you are over analyzing my replay.
I’m simply thrilled that we look to be keeping the guys that have signed and committed.
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Wasnt ever worried about that. I am worried about the future. Perhaps someone can calm me down by citing several programs that have gotten better over time after losing all of their assistant coaches in the same year
 
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Heisenbobble

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illini0440 said:
Offered them both good. Money both schools matched though.
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the juiceman cometh said:
Which is why I said it'd be an ok, maybe good staff. The team will still compete. Frazier and Pinkins are promising recruiters, but not as accomplished as Mennenga and Young, yet. Alexander is kind of a question mark in that regard, as he's been in a non-recruiting role since he came over from Evansville. So, I don't think it's unfair to say that staff would fall short of the high expectations most had after hearing about the attempts to retain Antigua.

Also, FWIW, "just fine" isn't very comforting. We recruited "just fine" during Groce years. I'm optimistic on Frazier and Pinkins, and think they'll do better than "just fine," though I would prefer to also have a more established recruiter in order to capitalize on the current momentum.
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Respectfully, if you think we recruited "just fine" in the Groce I'm begining to see the problem.
 
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the juiceman cometh

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Centennial Illini said:
Respectfully, if you think we recruited "just fine" in the Groce I'm begining to see the problem.
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I'm not entirely sure what you're trying to say, or whether you think Groce recruited well or poorly, but here's my thoughts on the matter since you seem so concerned I have some "problem":

He pulled in a lot of talented players. His 2013 class was ranked #13 nationally, and his 2015 class ranked #15. BU's highest ranked class comes in at #16. He was also incapable of pulling in a legit center or pg, possibly the two most crucial positions in college basketball, which is why I said we recruited "just fine" and not well, or good, or great. If you read my post it's also clear form context that I don't mean "just fine" as a compliment.
 
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OldYeller

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Missing out on Young really blows. Him and Chester would have been a terrific, dynamic pair for recruits. I guess life moves on. Not thrilled about this Pickins character but we’ll see I guess
 
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Illinoise

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I don’t think BU thought all three assistants would be gone in such short order but how quickly do you think you can hire three guys are who are currently employed and going to try to negotiate the best deal possible for themselves. I would be terrified if BU had already announced 3 replacements.
 
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Ghost77

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Alas, 3 assistants gone in one off season. I guess that's what they call the Three-In-One😞
 
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WhiteHorseWings

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Centennial Illini said:
Respectfully, if you think we recruited "just fine" in the Groce I'm begining to see the problem.
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This is ridiculous. We are such revisionists here exaggeratedly high on whomever is currently in the chair and exaggeratedly low on those from the past.

How is Nunn, Black, Coleman-Lands, AJ, Tilmon, Frazier and DaMonte not fine?

Arguably better on paper than Underwood. Just didn’t get results.
 
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