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Message: [QUOTE="Rowdy831, post: 5297491, member: 12516"] Any program is as good as it's leader and when Geno retires UConn will have a legacy for sure but in a lot of ways will be starting over. The real question is are there any good young coaches who can recruit like Dawn and coach like Geno? To be honest I think South Carolina has underachieved over the past ten years on the court when you consider the level of talent they have had over that time. UConn on the other hand has been right there every year even though the level of talent was not at UConn levels and when they did have the talent they had too many injuries. Teams like USC and UCLA this past year proved that you have to have more than good players to win a championship. In fact I would say Texas or Tennessee might reach that level before either of the west coast teams. But to me the thing that is going to be interesting is how the freedom of movement of the players will impact the overall popularity of the game. The teams that build from recruiting will always have the best teams but likely won't have the best individual players. If money becomes a factor then teams in the big conferences will have an advantage that will be hard to compete with. [/QUOTE]