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[QUOTE="cliftonparksufan, post: 2235062, member: 9"]
A big part of the sanctions was that we had limited amount of coaches on the road at any given time.  So it was a double hit.  Less coaches, less scholarships.  Add in a few guys who did well and left early and a few guys who did not do well and transferred out. With less schollies, we had to nail each guy.  We didn't but no one does.  But when you have 13 spots it's not as noticeable.

Surprised you didn't bring up about JAB and Hop spending a big portion of the off season tied up with USA Basketball.  Perhaps they bit off more than they can chew.  I think all of that played a big part in the lack of perceived recruiting success.

I would put JAB's age down the list.  I think even though there was a plan in place for Hop to take over, I think that didn't help either.  Not sure what the recruits were told behind closed doors, but there was always the future uncertainty.  Then throw in the 9 game suspension due to the sanctions and Hop's trial period as HC and there was a lot on the fire for other coaches to negative recruit against Syracuse.

Now, that the sanctions are over, you can talk about age.  But I would also talk about Coach K in the same sentence.  Their situation is very similar.
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