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<blockquote data-quote="Burt Toast" data-source="post: 1304717" data-attributes="member: 11220"><p>I hate to come across as the president of the "Chin" Coleman fan club, but I honestly could not think of a better hire for our program at this time. Chucky Martin may be a quality hire but why do we need 2 east coast guys. Antigua is a national recruiter with strong east coast and Florida ties. What exactly would Martin bring to the table that Antigua doesn't already? How long would it take for him to develop a pipeline from the east coast to Champaign? It's not like he was having a lot of success bringing bluechips into Bloomington over the last 2 years!</p><p></p><p></p><p>Hiring a coach like Chin Coleman enhances a well rounded staff by:</p><p>A) adding a "Chicago guy" who knows the city,its coaches,and players </p><p>B) Building instant credibility with AAU and Chicago high school coaches - (he coached for the Irvin's as well as Morgan Park etc.)</p><p>C) Instantly developing and enhancing new and existing relationships with key blue chip players in Chicago. </p><p>D) Addresses the short term need to quickly plug into quality players without having to spend a lot of time attempting to build relationships. </p><p></p><p>Not to mention he actually has college coaching experience, is well-spoken, connected, and appears to relate well with young kids. There might be better overall choices but for now Chin fits our situation extremely well!! </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Burt Toast, post: 1304717, member: 11220"] I hate to come across as the president of the "Chin" Coleman fan club, but I honestly could not think of a better hire for our program at this time. Chucky Martin may be a quality hire but why do we need 2 east coast guys. Antigua is a national recruiter with strong east coast and Florida ties. What exactly would Martin bring to the table that Antigua doesn't already? How long would it take for him to develop a pipeline from the east coast to Champaign? It's not like he was having a lot of success bringing bluechips into Bloomington over the last 2 years! Hiring a coach like Chin Coleman enhances a well rounded staff by: A) adding a "Chicago guy" who knows the city,its coaches,and players B) Building instant credibility with AAU and Chicago high school coaches - (he coached for the Irvin's as well as Morgan Park etc.) C) Instantly developing and enhancing new and existing relationships with key blue chip players in Chicago. D) Addresses the short term need to quickly plug into quality players without having to spend a lot of time attempting to build relationships. Not to mention he actually has college coaching experience, is well-spoken, connected, and appears to relate well with young kids. There might be better overall choices but for now Chin fits our situation extremely well!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk [/QUOTE]
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