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<blockquote data-quote="Second and Chalmers" data-source="post: 1409558" data-attributes="member: 527609"><p>(Sorry to respond to my own post, but I think this is clarifying)</p><p></p><p>So what I'm looking for from a new coach is not "building recruiting relationships toward the quest for elite players", because while important, I don't believe that's the line between success and failure. I'm looking for evidence of maximization of existing resources, which even if it doesn't bring success NOW, is the force that will guarantee at least a modicum of success over the long term. THAT'S the "it" factor that tells you whether this thing is going to succeed or fail. The degree to which we reach our ceiling will be sticky across whatever the roster is.</p><p></p><p>Brad Underwood has the raw X's and O's strategic horsepower piece of the "maximization" puzzle. I have never and will never doubt that for a second, it's a proven fact. That doesn't cut against my horror at what we've seen so far, that is the very reason for it. We've accomplished the hard part! It would be so senseless and cruel to have the program management stuff that tons of much lesser coaches are able to do sink this whole operation. I have not given up by a longshot. This is fixable. But I'm deeply concerned by what I've seen.</p><p></p><p>To bring it back to this thread, the immediate objective to turning it around is two good bigs in the fall. Anthony Walker would unquestionably be one of those.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Second and Chalmers, post: 1409558, member: 527609"] (Sorry to respond to my own post, but I think this is clarifying) So what I'm looking for from a new coach is not "building recruiting relationships toward the quest for elite players", because while important, I don't believe that's the line between success and failure. I'm looking for evidence of maximization of existing resources, which even if it doesn't bring success NOW, is the force that will guarantee at least a modicum of success over the long term. THAT'S the "it" factor that tells you whether this thing is going to succeed or fail. The degree to which we reach our ceiling will be sticky across whatever the roster is. Brad Underwood has the raw X's and O's strategic horsepower piece of the "maximization" puzzle. I have never and will never doubt that for a second, it's a proven fact. That doesn't cut against my horror at what we've seen so far, that is the very reason for it. We've accomplished the hard part! It would be so senseless and cruel to have the program management stuff that tons of much lesser coaches are able to do sink this whole operation. I have not given up by a longshot. This is fixable. But I'm deeply concerned by what I've seen. To bring it back to this thread, the immediate objective to turning it around is two good bigs in the fall. Anthony Walker would unquestionably be one of those. [/QUOTE]
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