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Message: [QUOTE="Niastri, post: 5470571, member: 722"] I agree in principle, going outside the Syracuse coaching tree is not a bad idea. At least a national search should be done if they fire Red. On the other hand,the major lesson I take away from the the Fran Brown hire is that there is no upper limit to the effect that a truly magnetic recruiter can have on a program. Hopkins had an outsized effect on Syracuse recruiting when he was an assistant here. With the open transfer portal and NIL, his ability to connect with people is magnified... Hopkins can charm high school recruits, donors and transfers alike. He might be even more invigorating to the program in the new era than he would have been as a direct successor to JB. Having NBA and previous P4 head coaching experience is kind of a cherry on top of the sundae sort of thing... The real prize is his ability to recruit in all areas. [/QUOTE]