re: What if Tom Crean came to UGA

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what did Alabama do?

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In regard to what?

Gottfried went to the postseason 7 straight years (5 NCAA trips), had 1 down year, then "resigned" the following.

They then targeted a very bright anthony grant with a badass resume and he took them to the posteason 3 times in his first 4 years. Each time he went farther than Fox ever has here (NIT runner up, NCAA 2nd round, NIT quarters). They missed the posteason the next year and after another NIT bid the following year he was fired. Clearly bama doesn't reward mediocrity.

They then went after a well known former NBA player and coach. Despite only going to the NIT thus far, he somehow someway (even with no recruiting base, lackluster results, and a facility much worse than stegeman) has managed to blow our doors off in recruiting. Maybe, just maybe, recruits want to play for an energetic successful guy instead of a boring bump on a log that will bench them after their first miss.

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Each time he went farther than Fox ever has here (NIT runner up, NCAA 2nd round, NIT quarters

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Getting in the NCAA tournament and losing immediately is better than any NIT run, just for the record

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I get that mindset but you see what I'm saying. In order Fox's best postseasons here have been:

1)Making NCAAT and not winning a game
2)Making NIT and winning 1 game
3)Making NIT and losing 1st round

Grant's best postseasons at alabama (all within his first 4 years mind you):

1)Making NCAAT and winning 1 game
2)Making NIT and finishing runner up
3)Making NIT quarterfinals


You can get into semantics about which scenarios are better (and I agree, making the NCAAT is bigger and better) but looking at the results above it's clear that Grant did FAR better in the postseason in his first 4 years than Fox has done in 8.

AU and Bama recruiting improved because they didnt settle for mediocrity and hired a coach players want to play for.

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If you were a 17 year old black kid that was really good at basketball, would you be more drawn to the personality of Pearl, Johnson, or Fox? Obviously every person is different, but I mean I think it's abundantly clear that Fox is the least magnetizing of that group.

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While this is true, I don't think that's the only thing at play. Basketball recruiting isn't that simple, and the kids often aren't making the decision. It's not just about having a dynamic personality, not that you wouldn't want that.

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Recruiting in Georgia would be a hell of a lot easier than it was at Indiana, considering the basketball talent we have each year

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You can't be serious....

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As stated in another thread, GA consistently has more than it's share of top 50 recruits and they consistently go to GT or out of state. We have yet to have a coach who consistently took our rightful share of in state, elite talent. Frankly, we haven't even been in the conversation.

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Yep, this is the real issue. In football we have at least gotten the lion's share of instate recruits since the Richt era and it appears that Smart's recruiting will be an upgrade over Richt's. We need analogous coaches in every major sport. I'm looking at you, Mr. McGarity.