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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 5724736, member: 40"]
I'll take a shot at answering.

USF's advanced metrics were very darn impressive this year.  And we see an example of this exact system working well in the SEC, at Alabama.

So I am fairly certain that Hodgson's systems on both side of the ball will translate to the BE level.  This year at USF, he brought in several guys, including several from lower conferences, and they still excelled.  So his roster probably won't be optimized in year 1, but I think that PC's quality of performance will improve in year 1.

As for winning the Big East, that depends on Pitino.  He isn't going to be there forever.  But right now, he's the top dog [even over UConn], and St. John's is the best program right now, and has been the past two years.  Hodgson will have his work cut out for him to overtake Pitino or Hurley, but I wouldn't be surprised if Pitino isn't coaching in 3 years, let alone 5.

I would expect Hodgson to have them back in the NCAAT by year 2.  My expectation is that he'll be in the top 3 of the BE quickly and consistently.
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