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[QUOTE="PeteCalvin, post: 2127930, member: 439"]
Let's all be realistic here.  Look at Duke.  No way in hell that they would have taken one of the unproven assistants to take over for K.  K pushed his disciples out into the world to get experience.  One of those guys will come back and take over and be ready.  This gives Hop what he wants and needs and allows Syracuse a sense of stability and a chance to properly plan for the future.  Hop could still be the guy in 5 years...and be game ready.

That announcement of JB's retirement date was done to placate the NCAA.  But now that we saw they didn't much care about that (didn't give wins back, etc), JB said  it and decided he wasn't going to get pushed out.  Perhaps recruiting was hurt by two things: Hop not on the road and players knowing JB was done.  Now they will know JB is not done.  And he clearly still has the passion to coach.

Good for Hop.  Good for SU.  I don't think Wildhack would allow this program to run itself into the ground.  This had to have been in the plans for awhile.  At least a few months.
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