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[QUOTE="Sherman20, post: 3170078, member: 6357"]
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Oh here we go with this again, your operational theory. Other programs of our actual stature, history, resources, and revenue generation, like Louisville, have reloaded every time. Crum got old and stale, they went and got Pitino, who won a title and made FFs. Pitino got in hot water and was fired, and they went out and got Chris Mack, who will have them competing for ACC title in his second year. Heck, even Xavier has reloaded in the head coaching department time after time after time. That’s because it’s a very good CBB PROGRAM with a built in fan base and foundation. Just like Syracuse. yes, JB helped take the program to great heights but even he admits he had advantages to get there, including the Big East, the upstate fan base and the Dome revenue. And get outa here with your St John’s comparisons. They aren’t in our league resources wise or in terms of historical success. Any CBB expert with a clue can tell you St John’s had a nice run because Louie had been there forever and had ties all over the city, NYC kids stayed home instead of going to prep school elsewhere (like they do now), and the 80s Big East took off like a rocketship. But most importantly, St John’s had one huge built in advantage in recruiting. Kids got a housing stipend to live off campus (because there were few dorms) and they pocketed a good chunk of that money and lived off campus for cheap with other players. SJU built dorms, that money dried up and so did that advantage.

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