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Message: [QUOTE="HooperScooper, post: 4297507, member: 10"] Interesting quotes from Calhoun. I wonder how he would have dealt with this changing landscape. I'm sure he would have adapted and thrived. He never shied away from a challenge. [I]Is Calhoun shocked by Wright’s decision? “In this time and era, I’m not,” the fellow Hall-of-Famer said. “With the way Jay says he wants to build a program, and in a way Danny (Hurley) says he wants to build a program, by developing kids — Jay’s done it, I think Danny’s trying to do it, but good luck with that.” The NCAA’s one-time transfer rule, which allows players to transfer once without having to sit out a season, coupled with the extra year of eligibility afforded all student-athletes a couple of years ago, has made recruiting and maintaining a roster all the more difficult. In fact, Villanova and UConn were the only two Big East programs that didn’t bring in a single transfer last season. Add in things like Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) legislation and other factors, and it may be no coincidence that Wright, Williams, and Coach K all retired within a 13-month span. “Pretty soon, I don’t care if you’re 60 or 70 or 40, it’s got to weigh you down somewhat,” Calhoun said. “And now, a little bit more of what he’s done so well for so many years, bringing kids in who are real good players and develop them into great players ... the grind of that. You can’t go a day away from the phone anymore. All that builds up.”[/I] [/QUOTE]

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