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<blockquote data-quote="Second and Chalmers" data-source="post: 1409720" data-attributes="member: 527609"><p>My point, in a nutshell, is that "recruiting", "talent", and "roster quality" are three different things, and none of the three are exactly congruent to "team quality" either.</p><p></p><p>From 2009 to 2011 we RECRUITED as well as we had from 2001 to 2003 when we assembled the best team in our history, a dominant national force. And yet over the same time horizon that later team was a disaster, partially with the same coach as the earlier team.</p><p></p><p>Which at the time caused me to open my eyes and say "hey wait a minute, winning the big recruiting battles doesn't seem to be the secret sauce like I thought it was". And as I've watched both Illinois and the national scene since then, I just see more and more evidence that heavy, predominant focus on getting elite prospects to take your hat off the table is an inaccurate way to look at college basketball.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Second and Chalmers, post: 1409720, member: 527609"] My point, in a nutshell, is that "recruiting", "talent", and "roster quality" are three different things, and none of the three are exactly congruent to "team quality" either. From 2009 to 2011 we RECRUITED as well as we had from 2001 to 2003 when we assembled the best team in our history, a dominant national force. And yet over the same time horizon that later team was a disaster, partially with the same coach as the earlier team. Which at the time caused me to open my eyes and say "hey wait a minute, winning the big recruiting battles doesn't seem to be the secret sauce like I thought it was". And as I've watched both Illinois and the national scene since then, I just see more and more evidence that heavy, predominant focus on getting elite prospects to take your hat off the table is an inaccurate way to look at college basketball. [/QUOTE]
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