This. I'm glad someone gets it. Even though he could only play for a year, new doors will be opened for us.
Chris Allen from MSU on campus?
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It is becoming very rare for good players to stick around in college basketball for more than 2 years. We were insanely lucky to get Brackins back for a 3rd year. Take what you can get, when you can get it.
Only partially true on Gilstrap. While his 1 year of remaining eligibility may have possible scared off other suitors, when he committed to ISU, and when he signed with ISU in the fall, he was an unknown, definitely not one of the top Juco players in the country. He had been out of basketball for 2 years after a major leg injury. Not until his last JC season, after he had already signed with ISU, was Gilstrap one of the top JC players in the country. So he was an unknown coming off a major injury with one year to play.
Fred always mentions that he talks w/Tim Floyd frequently and leans on him for advice. Seems to me these are the kind of gambles that Floyd would take. I would be less nervous if Floyd was the one taking them, as he is a proven coach. For better or worse, ISU is becoming the campus for Big Ten castoffs.
This.
I also think that Coach Hoiberg is bringing a little more NBA-flavor to his recruiting. I suspect he is going to tell his players and recruits that part of the job is make the team chemistry work -- just like the pros. Hoiberg hasn't "coached" before but he has certainly had to manage egos to make teammates mesh. I know this is a tricky tack to take but it is a bit closer to the NBA model and -- if it is successful -- it may get us into the next level of recruits.
winning aids in the recruits we get. Allen simply moves one schollie from 11 to 12. and gives us a solid D1 guard next year. Coleman is the remaining get in 11. Three would open in 12 (2 guards and a post), currently 2 available in 13 (Jok and a post)
Giving guys a second chance does not hurt CFH credibility, how he deals with issues of players in the program does.
people, for us to get back to winning and getting the "good" recruits you have to win. You can't just snap your fingers and do it. How did K-State get good? They hired Huggins who already had Bill Walker and Michael Beasley committed TO HIM. Neither of which were/are choir boys. You have to take chances when you are down and out, and it isn't like this guy was committing felonies, just butted heads with a coach who has earned the right to be hard headed.
Floyd is, in fact, taking the risk. Another poster stated that UTEP was one of the schools that Allen is interested in.
I'm not really worried that ISU is becoming the campus for Big Ten castoffs as this is just a temporary solution. I don't feel that being a new coach Fred has a lot of time on his side to recruit players for short-term.
I agree that he needs to build for long term, but in the short term, the team needs to be competitive, otherwise, it'll scare the recruits to play for a losing program
Calipari is also a likely future HOF coach. That doesn't make him a saint and a pristine judge of character. Illogical inference you are basing your opinion on.
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