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Message: [QUOTE="Dillon77, post: 3492494, member: 6620"] Going to combine responses to a couple of your posts on this reply. [B]On Gail G. & Villanova:[/B] - I can see this working if GG comes in ready to go. While Harry P's kids may not be the most athletic, he usually recruited smart kids who knew how to play and one thing I admired about her Duke teams was they seemed "to get it." - Would very much hire an assistant coach with recruiting inwards into the I-95 corridor, specifically Jersey's rich girls basketball scene. - I think being affiliated with a program that has venerable coaches such as Geno and Doug, along with young up and comers such as Megan Duffy would be helpful with recruiting. And gosh knows, GG would have to work it (whch I think she would). [B]Texas[/B] - I remember reading either a very good post or article that opined GG had a tough time expanding her reach into the many (but tight) circles of Texas high school and/or AAU coaches. I'm not certain how much that had to do with her ultimate (lack of) success, but I can sure see how it would make one "tired." - So with in mind, does it make sense to at least drop a dial on a coach who is familiar with the Texas scene? I'm thinking of [B]Tina Langley, [/B]the head coach at Rice, who did a very good job of utilizing a combination of transfers and recruits to resurrect/make that program. Her key players are pretty much at the end of their eligibiltiy, so this could be a good time for both sides to strike. - I like [B]Lisa Fortier[/B] of Gonzaga[B] [/B]a bunch, as well: they played ND tough in that Thanksgiving tournament in Vancouver. However, she strikes me as as Left-Coach kinda person. - What about [B]Jennie Baranczyk[/B] at Drake? While not a Texan, she could rely on her connections in the the Plains States while establishing herself with the Texas coaching circles. Still young and might be at the stage of wanting to give the P5 conferences a shot. [/QUOTE]

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