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[QUOTE="Brooky03, post: 5714687, member: 8594"]
This entire debate is mildly amusing for me because I kind of have no dog in the fight, as in I’m fine with BH, Gerry, or even Hop (idk anything about Hart’s coaching either).

I’m generally opposed to the idea of change is better because different is better.  But that comes down to what reasons you identify for the downfall.  I think it was 90% not getting the talent we used to have.  Unlike others, I don’t think we were playing a style that doesn’t work anymore (it is/was a style close to what the Knicks run, who is the only other basketball team I routinely watch), so it’s not like that coaching philosophy has been phased out of basketball altogether.  I think Red failed because Red isn’t a Head Coach, not because he was a continuation of JB.  So, with that in mind, I’m not inclined to put ‘legacy hire’ in the cons column.

But, we need more NIL interest and a legitimate recruiter.  If there is a clear front runner there, that should weigh heavily.  Hodgson seems like he might be the best NIL option, but I haven’t read the last hundred posts in this thread.  His coaching strategy seems fun.  Gerry is an NIL question mark.  Does keeping it in the family lockdown some donors?  Enough to matter?  I have no idea.  Hop is a salesman through and through and was considered one of the best recruiters in the sport for a bit.  I’m confident Hop could court talent and I’d bet he could court donors.  Of course, the failures at Washington are a concern.
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