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<blockquote data-quote="sacraig" data-source="post: 1303619" data-attributes="member: 586845"><p>I think the problem was that there is absolutely no proof that Smith and Tilmon were the (only) reason Walker was re-hired, yet S&C's entire tirade was based on this assumption, and he would not let it go. <em>If</em> that is the only reason Walker was hired, then he probably had a point.</p><p></p><p>I think that's extremely reductive to assume that, though. By all accounts he's a good coach, has connections with the current players and can serve as a good bridge, and of course he is well-connected and well-liked on the recruiting trail and did a good job getting recruits to sign (and some to nearly sign) up for a team that was really a dumpster fire on the court for several years. There is no reason to think he was re-hired only to recruit Tilmon and Smith.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sacraig, post: 1303619, member: 586845"] I think the problem was that there is absolutely no proof that Smith and Tilmon were the (only) reason Walker was re-hired, yet S&C's entire tirade was based on this assumption, and he would not let it go. [i]If[/i] that is the only reason Walker was hired, then he probably had a point. I think that's extremely reductive to assume that, though. By all accounts he's a good coach, has connections with the current players and can serve as a good bridge, and of course he is well-connected and well-liked on the recruiting trail and did a good job getting recruits to sign (and some to nearly sign) up for a team that was really a dumpster fire on the court for several years. There is no reason to think he was re-hired only to recruit Tilmon and Smith. [/QUOTE]
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