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<blockquote data-quote="Techster" data-source="post: 216344" data-attributes="member: 360"><p>I don't follow college basketball as closely as most of you, so I don't have the depth of knowledge of which names outside the big ones (Marshall, Mack, Few, etc.) that haven't made the P5 jump are good. Given our history (sans CBG), our target is probably a mid-tier non-P5 coach who's considered up and coming (Like Cremins at App State and Hewitt at Sienna).</p><p></p><p>That said, instead of naming names, here are the things I want from our next coach:</p><p></p><p>1. The ability to make GT the dominant college bball program in GA in terms of recruiting.</p><p>There was a time when GT bball recruiting was what UGA is in football recruiting. The best in-state kids wanted to come here, and those we didn't offer held it against us the rest of their careers. I still believe the in-state kids want to come here, GT just hasn't given them a good reason to. Once upon a time, you couldn't recruit a kid in GA without GT being a serious contender for them. Not to sound arrogant about GT, but recruits in this state should be ours to lose.</p><p></p><p>2. Ability to pull select recruits nationally.</p><p>John Salley. Kenny Anderson. Stephon Marbury. Travis Best. Chris Bosh. Jarrett Jack. Thaddeus Young. GT does not lack for recruiting select players on a national level. We're never going to be a Kentucky/Duke/UNC where we have waves of 5 star players every year. We can get 1-2 top 10 type players every 2-3 years though. </p><p></p><p>3. Ability to develop players.</p><p>As important as top tier recruiting is, developing players is the foundation of a program. When those top tier recruits move on to the NBA (and that is a good thing for a program) the guys that are JRs and SRs that have been with a program are the ones that will keep our programs strong in the long run. </p><p></p><p>4. Coaching fundamentals.</p><p>Man, I can't tell you how many times in the past (not as bad in the CBG era) where simple things like inbounding the ball, helping the ball handler out in a trap, or a simple box out would do us in. Those things should be basic at this level...yet, somehow those were the things that did us in. I can understand losing because the other team is just flat out more talented, but we should never lose because we can't execute the basic basketball fundamentals.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Techster, post: 216344, member: 360"] I don't follow college basketball as closely as most of you, so I don't have the depth of knowledge of which names outside the big ones (Marshall, Mack, Few, etc.) that haven't made the P5 jump are good. Given our history (sans CBG), our target is probably a mid-tier non-P5 coach who's considered up and coming (Like Cremins at App State and Hewitt at Sienna). That said, instead of naming names, here are the things I want from our next coach: 1. The ability to make GT the dominant college bball program in GA in terms of recruiting. There was a time when GT bball recruiting was what UGA is in football recruiting. The best in-state kids wanted to come here, and those we didn't offer held it against us the rest of their careers. I still believe the in-state kids want to come here, GT just hasn't given them a good reason to. Once upon a time, you couldn't recruit a kid in GA without GT being a serious contender for them. Not to sound arrogant about GT, but recruits in this state should be ours to lose. 2. Ability to pull select recruits nationally. John Salley. Kenny Anderson. Stephon Marbury. Travis Best. Chris Bosh. Jarrett Jack. Thaddeus Young. GT does not lack for recruiting select players on a national level. We're never going to be a Kentucky/Duke/UNC where we have waves of 5 star players every year. We can get 1-2 top 10 type players every 2-3 years though. 3. Ability to develop players. As important as top tier recruiting is, developing players is the foundation of a program. When those top tier recruits move on to the NBA (and that is a good thing for a program) the guys that are JRs and SRs that have been with a program are the ones that will keep our programs strong in the long run. 4. Coaching fundamentals. Man, I can't tell you how many times in the past (not as bad in the CBG era) where simple things like inbounding the ball, helping the ball handler out in a trap, or a simple box out would do us in. Those things should be basic at this level...yet, somehow those were the things that did us in. I can understand losing because the other team is just flat out more talented, but we should never lose because we can't execute the basic basketball fundamentals. [/QUOTE]
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