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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 2169123, member: 40"]
That's where I land, as well.  I certainly understand JB being on the wrong side of 70 and not wanting to do the heavy lifting that is required in high major college basketball anymore -- especially if he was transitioning out after next year, per the succession plan.  I'm not suggesting that I'm happy about it, but it at least makes sense.

But I was surprised all season that Hopkins wasn't beating the brush more, given that he was slated to take over.  ESPECIALLY because his success as the successor to an icon [which historically hasn't gone well at other schools, like Indiana, UNC, Georgetown, etc.] was going to be tied to the players on the roster.  He didn't seem to be doing enough to set himself up for success.  Really, it was baffling why the coaching staff seemed to be going through the motions on the recruiting trail.

Last week, SI posted an article talking about Hopkins and his first few weeks at UW, and how he was a tireless worker.  I shook my head reading that story, thinking about how poor of a job the staff collectively did on the recruiting trail post-November, post-Green.  Maybe Hop knew that JB was sabotaging him behind the scenes -- I don't know.  But their collective lack of proactivity was disturbing.
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