DingleJerry wrote:Good post. But as you say, they're not bad and should be better next year. So its kinda like why let him go then, he's doing fine
I'm with you and in agreement. Problem is, you have the same voices as the ones here on Gard but Pitino has less success to draw back on, an even more delusional fanbase, and an AD that thinks he can do another magical PJ Fleck hire.
Honestly, the funny thing is that the downfall of that program may be what people want here.
"Run some more exciting stuff so you get the NBA recruits!" Well, they would assuredly be an NCAA team this year with Amir Coffey, who left early. Next year they could boast a really good outlook coming into the year except Oturu may leave early and they'll fall back to a bubble/NIT team.
The funny thing is the Gopher fans I talk to think they aren't doing enough with local recruiting. I understand losing Dawson Garcia to Marquette being a head-scratcher (Marquette is a good program but it's not losing a guy to Duke) but they think that a new coach might be able to lure away the hometown guys that went to Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas, etc. I've heard this one before.
