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Message: [QUOTE="Sherman20, post: 5681573, member: 6357"] The thing is, in recent times, Tommy Lloyd is a unicorn, and he has Arizona’s big basketball money behind him. Most schools are not going that route right now because it’s a big risk. Look at Jerome Tang (former Baylor assistant) flaming out at Kansas State (though he did make an Elite Eight early on, before the fall). Jai Lucas is having some success at Miami in season 1, but he has both his influential dad and his Duke connections aiding his success. And the jury is still obviously out on him. Most of the top 25 and even top 50 is comprised of former mid-major head coaches who proved themselves at a lower level first and learned the ropes of how to teach, scheme and win. Save for Duke and Carolina, most programs aren’t following the JB or Izzo route of hiring a longtime assistant, certainty not an outside career assistant. [/QUOTE]