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<blockquote data-quote="Obelix" data-source="post: 1305213" data-attributes="member: 7292"><p>Not sure what the premise of your argument is. Underwood did not assemble a coaching staff to specifically get 2 players. Heck, the Smith recruitment is far into it that hiring assistants so late would not have had much of an impact anyway.</p><p></p><p>Underwood assembled his current staff because he clearly understands the impact of recruiting and talent. It does not guarantee talent, let alone specific players. But it gives us a far better chance. I can tell you one thing, if Underwood does not succeed, it would be because we were unable to get the talent, despite the staff he assembled. Not because we got the talent and failed on the court. </p><p></p><p>The alternative would be to assemble a staff that is not focused on recruiting. That staff would not get Smith or Ayo either. So that approach would be based on the hypothesis that we would recruit even lesser talented players but the assistants would coach them up and develop them to the point that we outperform and outsmart Izzo, Beilein, etc. and their talent and coaching. It is a strategy doomed to fail.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Obelix, post: 1305213, member: 7292"] Not sure what the premise of your argument is. Underwood did not assemble a coaching staff to specifically get 2 players. Heck, the Smith recruitment is far into it that hiring assistants so late would not have had much of an impact anyway. Underwood assembled his current staff because he clearly understands the impact of recruiting and talent. It does not guarantee talent, let alone specific players. But it gives us a far better chance. I can tell you one thing, if Underwood does not succeed, it would be because we were unable to get the talent, despite the staff he assembled. Not because we got the talent and failed on the court. The alternative would be to assemble a staff that is not focused on recruiting. That staff would not get Smith or Ayo either. So that approach would be based on the hypothesis that we would recruit even lesser talented players but the assistants would coach them up and develop them to the point that we outperform and outsmart Izzo, Beilein, etc. and their talent and coaching. It is a strategy doomed to fail. [/QUOTE]
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