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<blockquote data-quote="spdrama" data-source="post: 480110" data-attributes="member: 3280"><p>I too was wondering why, recently, GT has not been able to keep Atlanta kids home for BB. If you do some research, I think you will find this is not a problem only in Atlanta. Wisconsin can’t keep kids in state and they have a very good program. South Carolina had the same problem, even after a big tourney run. Further research will probably show this is a nationwide problem, except for the Blue Bloods. And everyone seems to blame the same new dynamics. HS coaches are no longer the recruitment mentors and advisors. It’s all about AAU and these kids travel every weekend all over. They make contacts and build relationships far from home and become comfortable playing in foreign locales. Local pride and loyalty has disappeared. And the AAU teams are financed by the Athletic wear companies who pay their expenses and bills. The AAU coaches are in the recruitment advisor role and are beholding to sneaker companies, whose big $ is spent on the bigger high ranked teams. There are now 350+ Division 1 teams competing for talent. Not trying to make excuses for Pastner, but, in fairness, what I am learning tells me he, like most coaches, have a bigger uphill recruiting battle than we fans might be aware of.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spdrama, post: 480110, member: 3280"] I too was wondering why, recently, GT has not been able to keep Atlanta kids home for BB. If you do some research, I think you will find this is not a problem only in Atlanta. Wisconsin can’t keep kids in state and they have a very good program. South Carolina had the same problem, even after a big tourney run. Further research will probably show this is a nationwide problem, except for the Blue Bloods. And everyone seems to blame the same new dynamics. HS coaches are no longer the recruitment mentors and advisors. It’s all about AAU and these kids travel every weekend all over. They make contacts and build relationships far from home and become comfortable playing in foreign locales. Local pride and loyalty has disappeared. And the AAU teams are financed by the Athletic wear companies who pay their expenses and bills. The AAU coaches are in the recruitment advisor role and are beholding to sneaker companies, whose big $ is spent on the bigger high ranked teams. There are now 350+ Division 1 teams competing for talent. Not trying to make excuses for Pastner, but, in fairness, what I am learning tells me he, like most coaches, have a bigger uphill recruiting battle than we fans might be aware of. [/QUOTE]
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