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Message: [QUOTE="djct1999, post: 5204334, member: 2281"] And this trashing of Hurley is tiresome to me. We have spoken ad nauseum now on how it was huge eval miss. That’s indisputable. Clearly it was. that happens everywhere. But after two straight titles and sending many kids to rhe next level, it actually is understandable. The staff has to adjust, and I am confident they will. When Hurley said he was the best coach, that was the Jersey City fighter in him at a time where he was worked up. I love that about him. The last two years alone were legendary and what he and the staff accomplished in that run will put him in the hall of fame someday. As for development, this is another topic on the board that is beaten to death. There is a difference between gelling as a team and developing. Khadary Richmond hasn’t developed at St. John’s. he is the exact same player we have seen for years. But Samson Johnson has. Remeber him as a freshmen? Solo Ball has. Hassan Diarra has. Donovan Clingan has. Tristen Newton has. Jordan Hawkins has. Adama Sanogo has. Andre Jackson has. Get the point? This staff develops kids as good as any staff in the country. They simply missed on some kids. Huge difference. Maybe it’s time for some on this board to regain perspective and focus on the big picture and not microanalyze every single game with a broken team and overblow it to something more than it is. The future is bright and I still would take this staff over Pitino or anyone else. Besides, remind me the last time Pitino left a school under good terms? It’s a pattern w him. He says all the right things and then ultimately does some wrong ones. Great coach, but man I wouldn’t want to be him standing in line at the gates of purgatory. [/QUOTE]

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