Here's his ranking history:
247sports.com
Not sure there are any frosh who look at the roster retention from a FF team and think they can crack it for big minutes. I have to believe they are all smart enough to learn, grow their skills, and develop phlysically while being part of a great team. They will all get on the floor, just not for 30 min. other than "Kooleymon" whose talents are needed. But next year, will be a dog fight for min. which will be available. Being bluntly honest and open with this talented bunch of frosh is a plus in my mind. They are not stupid.
I think he could turn into a poor man's Castle (just like Mirk is a poor man's Jokic).
Kankakee is northern IL and Iguodala was the 26th ranked recruit by Scout in '02 (vs 197th), but otherwise spot on!
Can’t lose early in the tourney if you don’t make the tourney8 paragraphs in near mouth-frothing level defense of an opposing B1G coach with a 51-49 record over 3 seasons in which he’s made the tourney zero times
Weren’t we firing Brad after the BTT?
I mean, anything is arguable if you try hard enough...
He needs to prove he can win- AGAIN.
Musselman's last Nevada team being something of a disappointment is a great point I had forgotten.
Do we? Seems like the influx of freshman this year is two top 40 dudes (which we will hopefully continue to do) and a bunch of lotto tickets.
Off court stuff happened at Arkansas and off court stuff is happening at USC. The only similar factor is the coach and who he recruits. Injuries happen. Off court or losing a locker room is on the character of the coach and the players he decides to bring in.
Eric Musselman needs to prove he can win?
Hes legitimately one of the best recruiters in the country and has won a ton. Arguably had a better resume than Brad only a few years ago.
He was a Marques Townes 3 away from going to the final four with Nevada(the Martin twins with Jordan Caroline were awesome). Then he went to Arkansas and immediately turned them around. Went to two elite 8s and a sweet 16 in his first three tournaments there.
The wheels fell off in a single season at Arkansas(would love to know the entire story there). Then he's been at USC for two years and they haven't been good but there's been a lot of factors.
In year 1, he had to completely build the team in the portal. They were mediocre but did have some talent which showed when they handed it to Illinois in Champaign.
Year 2, he lost Claude to a last minute portal but still added a ton of talent. Alijah Arenas had a major car accident where he was put in a coma and then tore his meniscus. Rodney Rice had a season ending injury in December, and then Chad Baker Mazara crashed out and was dismissed from the team(that last part isn't surprising with him on a struggling team). Stuff happens but Rice, Arenas, CBM, and Cofie all playing at the same time could have been a good team.
They've got a ton of talent coming in plus will return Rice and Arenas. USC is definitely a threat to win the big10. Its hard to bet against Izzo but I think USC has a significantly higher ceiling. It wouldn't surprise me one at all if USC ended up having the best tournament run in the big10 this year.
My vague recollection is that Iguodala shot up the rankings later in his HS career, was overshadowed by McBride before that. I want to say (very vague memory) Self didn't recruit him right away because of questions about his offensive skill. Definitely more in the spotlight by his senior year than Lincoln Williams for sure, but it's not like Williams didn't have big time offers ... and would have had more/bigger offers and better ranking but for his shaky academics.
Yeah good points, the main take away from the data is that if you remove a few tournament runs that prop up his reputation, describing his resume as mediocre would probably be an overstatement.
I was on the train had plenty of time.8 paragraphs in near mouth-frothing level defense of an opposing B1G coach with a 51-49 record over 3 seasons in which he’s made the tourney zero times
Weren’t we firing Brad after the BTT?
His peers actually talk highly of him and his offensive mind…just saying
the tough regular season and great post season run vs good regular season and poor post season argument is such fun and tough one that comes up all the time. Guess I forgot to penalize muss bus for his regular season troubles enough... his tourney success can't be denied though (E8, E8, S16 in consecutive years)
In 2022, Brad lost Belo for 14 games due to concussion (and was never the same after), Hutcherson for the season, Trent played with one arm, and Grandison was banged up. He won the B1G.
