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Message: [QUOTE="LStudfellow, post: 3702963, member: 5436"] 100% agree... this has been my biggest point in observing the difference between the way Hurley (and previously Calhoun) recruits/recruited and the way Ollie did. Unfortunately Ollie did not learn from Calhoun the importance of recruiting the right type of players who could play either the system he wanted to play, or to play together. The way recruits' styles of play blend together to form a cohesive team on the court is way, way more important than the number of stars or specific ranking they received from the recruiting services that almost always put more of a premium on the basketball skills and less on the intangible aspects that the best coaches like Hurley, Young and Moore seem to be able to pick up on so well. I supported KO longer than quite a few people on this board. I really wanted for him to be here for decades, if possible. But it became obvious to me as it had to many of you, and eventually almost all of you, that he was unable to correctly project forward how recruits would fit into whatever system he was trying to run. It also became obvious as he got more hard-headed and stopped listening to those he should be going to for guidance (Calhoun being the best example) and that things were not going to get better while he was running the program. It still makes me sad to say that, but it is true. If nothing else is clear about this program going forward under Hurley, one thing already is: between Hurley himself and the superlative staff he has put around him they have a thorough understanding of what type of person they are looking for as well as the level of play on the court... and they are fast becoming devastatingly effective at getting the players they desire to be here first interested in, and then committed to playing here. Calhoun did it so well for so long that we admittedly started taking that aspect of recruiting for granted around here. Watching Ollie flounder reminded us all of just how important the character, work ethic and team-first attitude of a recruit is in addition to their basketball talent level. It is exhilarating to have a front row seat to our renaissance being directed by Hurley and crew... you can see they are doing it the right way, and the results are already starting to show. And the most exciting part is this is only the beginning! [/QUOTE]

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