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Message: [QUOTE="tzznandrew, post: 3869829, member: 168"] I like Martelli, but the comparison isn't really that meaningful. Howard had a number of years as an NBA assistant coach and needed someone to help him transition to running a college program. I'm sure Martelli helped him transition to being a head coach, but Howard really needed to ramp up to speed in the ins and outs of all sorts of college things. Hurley had come the other direction—high school to low major to mid major—not exactly the sort of thing that's worth spending a coach's salary on. He can improve, but he needed recruiters more than someone to show him the ropes, especially because he needed to dig UConn out of a hole. Howard took over a program coming off a Sweet 16 and two title games in the prior five years. Given that (and his NBA cred and Michigan's brand), getting kids interested wasn't a problem. [/QUOTE]