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re: Alabama Basketball At A Cross Road
Posted on 3/15/15 at 8:02 pm to psk_Vol
Posted on 3/15/15 at 8:02 pm to psk_Vol
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I'm sorry Bama absolutely has a better basketball infrastructure than Auburn. Of course AU has an elite coach now, something Bama has to go get if they want to maintain the natural basketball advantage. Look all things equal if Pearl was at Alabama he could make them a force with much more ease than he has to Auburn. Alabama has a decent history basketball wise compared to the SEC. Besides UK, UT and Alabama have the most conference championships all time. I think Pearl at Alabama could have been deadly for the SEC. Pearl himself ranked Auburn as the WORST potential basketball job in the conference before he was hired by AU last spring. Here is a link to that ranking he made.
Auburn Basketball was bad because of apathy by the administration for years. They hired the cheapest and desperate coach available to rein over an infrastructure that was 30 years beyond a dump. That changed when they built the Arena over needed Football improvements. It elevated when they hired Pearl and paid him beyond the going rate.
With the exception of KY, Duke and NC, 18 year olds do not care about what a program did 50 years ago. They want a great coach they can relate to and get them to the Pros, and a nice place to live and play. AU now offers all three.
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Posted on 3/15/15 at 8:05 pm to Irons Puppet
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With the exception of KY, Duke and NC, 18 year olds do not care about what a program did 50 years ago. They want a great coach they can relate to and get them to the Pros, and a nice place to live and play. AU now offers all three.
I don't think that's necessarily true. If you have a good coach who can sell himself as being able to build a successful program - combined with a strong history, you're in good shape.
A team with a good coach and good facilities will generally fall short to a team with good coach, good facilities, and good history.
Alabama is in pretty good position here, if we make a solid hire.
This post was edited on 3/15/15 at 8:06 pm
Posted on 3/15/15 at 8:11 pm to Irons Puppet
I think the SEC as a whole got apathetic about basketball in the last 30 years combined.
SEC has the "nice places to live and play" down pat, but its not like climate and warm weather is everything since basketball is played inside.
Clearly AU currently has the right guy. With the exception of Pearl, Calapari and Donnavan the SEC has literally ZERO of those attributes you describe. I think Tyndall could be fine long term at UT, but we will see if he survives NCAA and can prove he can recruit.
The perception is the elite, Team USA Olympic coaches all are in the ACC, Big 10, Big 12 and ex Big East schools. If it isn't UK, the blue chippers nationwide and in the South are heading to the blue bloods.
SEC has the "nice places to live and play" down pat, but its not like climate and warm weather is everything since basketball is played inside.
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With the exception of KY, Duke and NC, 18 year olds do not care about what a program did 50 years ago. They want a great coach they can relate to and get them to the Pros, and a nice place to live and play
Clearly AU currently has the right guy. With the exception of Pearl, Calapari and Donnavan the SEC has literally ZERO of those attributes you describe. I think Tyndall could be fine long term at UT, but we will see if he survives NCAA and can prove he can recruit.
The perception is the elite, Team USA Olympic coaches all are in the ACC, Big 10, Big 12 and ex Big East schools. If it isn't UK, the blue chippers nationwide and in the South are heading to the blue bloods.
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