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Message: [QUOTE="twinight, post: 1714699, member: 1555"] I sat next to an NBA scout (who knew a ton about high-school and college players, of course) on an Amtrak train between NYC and DC over the Christmas season. He predicted Syracuse might have a very dark period (5+ years) once Boeheim leaves. He thought not only that Boeheim is a great coach, but that it will be much harder to recruit players to SU. When I said that I thought Hopkins was a good recruiter he replied, "He's good at recruiting kids [I]to play for Jim Boeheim. [/I]Jim is one of the more admired coaches among young players. They've seen him coaching all their lives at the same school. That kind of stability can be appealing for kids who may not have a strong male role model in their lives." While I hope he's wrong about any sort of dark period following Jim's retirement, I do recognize he's one of the best the game has ever had. [/QUOTE]