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[QUOTE="KevMonstah, post: 5697183, member: 327"]
I think you're kinda missing something in the decline of the program under JB and that I think he 
coached his last few years with a major goal of getting Buddy into the NBA, kind of at the expense
of the team's success, and there were a lot of players that left cuz they didn't want to put up with
that.  You look at the sweet 16 team that they had, who could have come back, who left, what team
they ended up with the following year, and the results it had, how could you not think that was a
part of it?  They lost Kadary, Guerrier, and Braswell, and others, and replaced them with Swider, 
Jimmy Jr, and Symir, plus Benny Williams.  Bet returning the sweet 16 roster would've gone way 
better than 16-17, and maybe JB deciding it's time to retire when Buddy and Jimmy left, and you 
get a much smoother transition from a success standpoint, and whatever the heck they did as JB 
"left".  For a school that prides itself on its communications major, that was pretty pathetic.

He could've made Kadary and Girard work; he could've made Guerrier work too.  All for Buddy to 
get 56 points to date.

I wish Red had done better, but he doesn't seem to have it.  At least as a year to year coach like
you want from Pitino, or Scheyer, or someone like that.  IF you took this exact roster, and had it
for two years, and you developed it, you'd probably have a real solid team, but you won't get the 
chance, and who knows if he could do it.

Kev
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