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[QUOTE="Brooky03, post: 3689523"]
Capable coaches are hard to come by.  Syracuse, NY is not an attractive recruiting destination.  We get lots of people to go to games and have money for nice facilities.  That is great.  But those probably aren’t things that will tip the scales for recruits making a decision.  Our ‘location’ pitch took a hit with a move to the ACC, too.

Recruiting has been down.  We all know the contributing factors.  But it’s important to remember that our far and away #1 recruiting pitch right now is that Jim Boeheim is the head coach.  When he leaves, that pitch leaves.

So, just bring in a high profile recruiter, right?  Sure.  Maybe we can land a guy willing to live in Syracuse, NY and able to convince elite talent that he is the guy to play for.  They’re out there and we have cash to burn.  Will we find a guy like that who can also coach like JB?  That’s the rub.  They’re impossibly rare.  We might land more 5 stars but we also might continue living on the bubble.  We might not get 5 stars and miss the bubble.  And of course, we might wrangle a unicorn and be top 10 again.

I’m not confident there is a coach who fixes the program instantly.  Absent a coach like that, I’d rather see JB ride this out to the end he chooses.
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