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re: Alabama Basketball At A Cross Road
Posted on 3/15/15 at 8:05 pm to Irons Puppet
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
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Posted on 3/15/15 at 8:07 pm to Tuscaloosa
In addition, pretty much every basketball coach that Alabama has had in recent decades has made it to the NCAA tournament at least once.
Posted on 3/15/15 at 8:10 pm to Tuscaloosa
The only schools that can 'sell' their history to recruits are UCLA, Kansas, Indiana, Kentucky, UNC, and Duke (maybe Syracuse?).
Posted on 3/15/15 at 8:10 pm to Tuscaloosa
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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.
The know individual player, but could care less about history of a program (except for the Big 3 already listed). Just like the NBA, Teens root for Star more than for the uniforms they play for.
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