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Message: [QUOTE="intlzncster, post: 2498935, member: 56"] And yet UCONN won 3/4 of it's NCs in the 2000s. I'm not politicking for the offensive scheme mind you. The offense itself isn't necessarily a problem. It may not be the most efficient, but it worked for the guys he recruited. JC recruited a lot of long athletes. These guys were a force on defense, but were limited somewhat offensively. Most of his old teams probably wouldn't have thrived in a modern offense. Note, 2004 could do anything. End of the day, the best players usually win it (which fits Jordan analogy). UCONN had the best (and often toughest) player in the country in all it's titles (Shabazz, Kemba, Okafor, Rip). You can argue against Rip, but I'd take him over Langdon any day of the week. And yes, KO's recruits neither are suited to the JC defense and offense, nor do they contain the best players (not even close). I've no problem changing offenses, but I don't believe the JC system is dead. People were saying it for years, but it still delivered Championships. It's hard to claim it wouldn't work anymore when 4 and 7 years ago it won UCONN titles. Recruiting and, more importantly developing players is THE most important thing imo. It's amazing how much better offensive/defensive schemes work when you have a great collection of guys and one or two ELITE players. [/QUOTE]