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[QUOTE="CU44SE, post: 4985253, member: 2196"]
I love Hop and everything about him.  Hops greatest asset was always his relationships, his ability to be the good Cop and befriend the player when Jim was Bad cop, and recruiting.  As we have seen with JB's assistants and current coaches, assistants were never involved with the X's and O's during game days.

My point is, not sure where he is getting this lucrative NBA offer as a bench coach?  His best assets play to the college game, not the professional game.  Top paid assistants in the NBA are full on Defense or Offensive coaches.  Which is not Hopkins strengths.  I think the idea of him becoming the GM of Syracuse would be a tremendous position for him.  Who knows where his head is at these days.  Maybe he needs a break, maybe he is done with the way the college game has turned into, maybe he wants to stay out West.

Regardless, I wish him nothing but the best.  He gave his heart to this program as both a player and a coach.  Wish he would have had more success at Washington.  I know he is from the West Coast and Basketball recruiting is more National than Football.  But his relationships were on the east coast.  I am glad he didn't, but I think he would have been a home run hire for a Northeast, Mid Atlantic team like Maryland, or some of our other Rivals I won't mention.  Part of me wonders if he choose Washington because he had too much respect for Syracuse and Jim to compete on a regular basis against them.
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