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Message: [QUOTE="pj, post: 1963075, member: 2524"] You lost me here. Phil Nolan coveted? He was in nobody's top 100, and UConn was by far his best offer. This is right. He's one of the best young coaches and he'll become one of the best coaches, period, as he matures. I think part of his development will be building up a coaching staff that is top-quality and complements him -- and we've already seen some evolution that way with the hiring of Killings. Another part of it will be settling on his own coaching style -- he has pulled a lot from Jim Calhoun, but we also see deference to assistants as in the Glen Miller zone defenses that Chief derides -- and some aspects he seems to want but hasn't been willing or able to fully commit to -- e.g. playing up-tempo and getting more fast-break baskets. Above all, recruiting has to be coordinated with style of play so that you the players match the style, and then you have to recruit well enough that you have five to seven top players filling five complementary roles. It's hard to bring all those things together at the same time until you've become an outstanding coach and been an outstanding coach for at least one full recruitment and player maturation cycle (5-6 years from start of recruitment to senior year). I think Ollie may be rounding into that outstanding coach capability right now, but it may take 5-6 years before that is visible to casual fans and the likes of Goodman. [/QUOTE]