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[QUOTE="Dave85, post: 2203242, member: 3946"]
I'm feeling a little Orange sober or somber right now.  I'm just not feeling that warm Orange feeling.  Last year I was pretty Orange drunk on the roster.  I thought all the pieces were there for the team to be much better than the previous season.  Many of us had high hopes of having a NC level team.  You just can't under estimate the importance of senior leadership.  Having G and Cooney really made their final team much better with things that did not show up on the stat sheets.  btw, Cooney's foot was in and that was dumb call.

So here we are in 2017.  Hopkins is gone.  JB retirement up in the air.  And as much as people don't want to admit it our recruiting has taken a hit.  The 2017-18 lineup is shaky at best (before you get angry put your post where you mouth is and a make bold prediction if you think the 2017-18 lineup is destine for greatness).

The NCAA scholarship restrictions has hurt our team by not having 3 and 4 year players in a position to step up last year or this year.

So here are my thoughts.  I love JB.  I think he's a terrific HOF coach.  At some point he's going to have to retire.  I think what the AD should do is go out and find a really good D1 coach who is clearly on his way to become a HOF coach and pay him an insane amount of money with huge success-determined incentives.

Again, I have nothing but the greatest respect for JB.  I just think maybe trying to get a superstar coach might be the best thing for the program.  We can need to compete with Villanova for Philly recruits.  And so we can compete with other top schools in the ACC who are raking in the 5-star recruits.

Please do not roast me for my comments.  I'm really not trolling.   I'm just not in the best mood right now about Orange BB.  I'm just not looking forward to this season or the next few seasons.  Whatever the reasons, I'm just frustrated.  Please forgive me.  However, I would like to hear other people's thoughts on the coaching situation.
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