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[QUOTE="FrancoPizza, post: 1815312, member: 5195"]
That's taking an optimistic view and is not really addressing the question.   There's no way to know if a player is destined to be a great coach until they've demonstrated it through experience.   It's why we've always been harping on the football side to hire a proven HC.   It's why many are clamoring for Hop to break his chops somewhere else first.  For JB to "know" anything about Gerry's prospects is pure speculation.  Gerry I'm sure has proven that he can help run drills in practice and give pep talks to the players.   That doesn't prove that he can be a great recruiter, which is the main thrust of the OP.   He's still a relatively unknown commodity compared to the older assistants.  We don't need him to be a great coach - that falls on Hop first and foremost.  We need Gerry to be a great recruiter if he's trusted with this responsibility.  Until he can close on some big names, many of us have every right to take a wait-and-see attitude.
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