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[QUOTE="M2MPrinciples, post: 4586752, member: 928"]
What I'm about to say isn't so much about Steve's thoughts on what any hypothetical new coach should do with the current personnel, but more about a possible downstream effect of changing coaches, especially if the new hire is from the outside, and that's in the media's approach to talking about the program (and vice versa).

With JB's temperament, Mike and Donna are relegated to softball questions and puff pieces, lest they get chided. It's similar with the radio guys; Some of it is due to JB specifically but I also suspect that some of it may be because the Steves and Paulies of the CNY radio landscape haven't experienced anything else in their professional careers so they simply don't know any different. Up until the last two years, I think there was a lot of blind faith put in Boeheim by media people that I don't think he had earned, though reasonable minds can disagree. The last month or so is the most critical I've EVER heard the radio guys be of Boeheim's leadership, and it hasn't even been that extreme (IMO).

It's far from the most important criteria in picking a new coach, but someone who's less thin-skinned and is willing to let the media in more could lead to a far healthier relationship, which in turn would create a better perception of the program both inside and outside of CNY (and a more informed fanbase).
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