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Message: [QUOTE="FrancoPizza, post: 2043991, member: 5195"] Autry will leave soon. Hop will be the head man soon. From Francis' mouth, they are grooming gerry to become the lead recruiter. That worries me. It should worry you. No guarantee that a rain maker joins the staff. Who said it was funny? It's just the facts. Great college player - one BET title, one NCAA title and we all love the mark he left as a player - but doesn't mean he can recruit at the level we expect for a program of Syracuse's stature. This single hire - or lack thereof - will make or break Hopkins' tenure. Even if his X's and O's are fundamentally sound and he has a modern approach to the game, it will take a few years for him to refine his approach, figure out what works tactically, and essentially step out of JB's shadow and legacy. The only way he gets a few years to mature on the bench, though, is if his staff is landing top 10-20 recruiting classes. [/QUOTE]