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Message: [QUOTE="nomar, post: 1974959, member: 651"] The bottom line for me is that, as others have pointed out in this thread, KO's doing a good -- very good -- job recruiting, considering our conference. He's trading on the UConn name, but he's also closing the deal based on his own name and personality. Losing out on Diallo shouldn't give anyone a big concern. If a kid wants to go to UK, he's going to go to UK. It's the coaching. I would counsel that drawing any conclusions from this year would be pointless, but I concede that from his entire tenure we do have enough of a sample size on which to be concerned about Xs & Os. I agree with those who say he needs an outsider with experience and credibility on the bench next to him. If Gilbert was playing Vital's minutes, we'd have 2-3 more wins. It would not make the season a good one but it wouldn't make it an embarrassment. Yeah, I know we dropped the first two games, but I would have expected the team to start to gel after incorporating all the new players. Edit: I started out by using the term "bottom line" but the real bottom line for me is that I think we need to give KO a very long leash. The devil you know and all that. [/QUOTE]