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[QUOTE="VaBeachOrFan, post: 2128540, member: 1274"]
I'll answer your question with a post I made on the newside:

"Coach-in-waiting" tag notwithstanding, this could be a great move for Hop.  He's worn that title for much longer than his official designation, but he still needs to prove himself.  Wouldn't he rather go to a floundering program with low expectations and little basketball tradition and impress the fans than follow a HOF coach at his alma mater with a rabid fan base and fail with anything less than final four appearances?  Seems like a no-brainer to me.  Besides, GMAC is younger and can wait out the next year or more if JB changes his mind without getting tarnished by the wait as Hop may have been.

Much thanks, though, to Coach Hop for all the work he's put in at SU as a player, coach and superb recruiter.  Best of luck with the Huskies and your attempt to recruit those other Ball kids!-VBOF

P.S.: Not meaning to make an intentional slam at UWBB, but it's just the "rain-shadow" effect of pushing BB at an FB school, which I presume you're used to.  Maybe Hop can do something about that . . . he certainly has the energy.  SUBB fan base is one of the most widespread, vocal and discerning you'll find this side of UK and the other "blue bloods."  If they like Hop, he must be good.
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