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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 4579260, member: 40"]
The thing is, college basketball is a results-based profession.  We can actually go back and look at who we landed [and go back even further, to when Red was at VT], and the players he brought in do not support the claim that he's anything more than a generally average recruiter.  The tangible results suggest that he's okay, but nothing special.

To your point above, the past few years JB hasn't pounded the pavement, and that puts the ACs at a disadvantage.  But this notion that everything will magically change on the recruiting trail if Red took over -- it's unsubstantiated, based upon long-term results.

Also -- "Red is a good recruiter"  -- relative to what?  I think that there's a tendency to overestimate our players / coaches capabilities here, because they're who we're familiar with, and we want them to be successful.  But I don't think anyone in the profession views Red as a bulldog recruiting ace, either.

Again, not suggesting he's bad, not saying he's a liability -- just haven't seen that belief translate into tangible results.  Seems more rooted in optimistic thinking than objectivity.
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