Recruiting Ability vs Coaching Ability

[j66kicker]

thanks---personally I think it's a great location--the wife would move there in a heart beat.

I loved Norman. Spent my first 22 years in OK. IMO Norman is the best of OK. Some other places not so much

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

I loved Norman. Spent my first 22 years in OK. IMO Norman is the best of OK. Some other places not so much

But the tornadoes . . . Seriously, my wife and I love visiting OKC, we never miss an opportunity to drive by on our cross-country trips. Great food at Chelino's Mexican and other restaurants along the Bricktown canal, the zoo is very nice (botanical gardens as well) and the museum for the Federal Building bombing was positively one of the best. Enjoy the canal ride, the vibe of the city and of course have seen some great softball. But - couldn't live there with the on-going tornado threats.

Visited Norman and ate at a great breakfast place a couple of years ago. Nice college town. Always like 'em. Why I am in Tucson, really.

 

[BlueDevils]

I think Walz and Frese are too low in the OP. I like to make fun of Frese as much as the next guy, but she's taken Maryland to two straight Final Fours, and those were NOT no-doubt final four teams on talent alone. She has to be at least ahead of Warlick.

Also, Walz over JPM is an easy one for me. We've been over the territory of JPM's abilities many times. Suffice it to say, I think Walz is a tactically superior coach and at least as good a recruiter given that Duke is as plum a recruiting gig as you can get.

".. in no particular order after the top 2"-OP

 

[wes33]

Cam said.

I would say, however, that her recruiting at Duke has been stellar. Duke has brought in more #1 and #2 classes than anyone else in her tenure, and her roster is littered with high school All-Americans, plus top foreign players. Duke has had at least five recruiting classes (including 2015) ranked #1 or #2, as she begins her ninth season at Duke

But most of these top class were rated on quantity its quality not the numbers that count.

 

[Orangutan]

".. in no particular order after the top 2"-OP

Ok, you got me there!

I guess I should have said that I like the order they presented it in (despite its lack of particularity) with a couple small alterations.