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[QUOTE="RockyMTblue2, post: 2247879, member: 250"]
I was loitering on another team's board earlier today and saw several mentions of the notion that the right assistant coach can turn things around.  I was reminded that this has been something of a recurrent refrain from members of this team's fan base.  This, in turn, reminded me of Matt Mitchell's seemingly never ending quest for the perfect assistant to take Kentucky's offense to the next level.  We might also recall how people thought Maryland was doomed when Jeff Walz up and left.

I think it is a logical inference to think a very talented assistant may provide what a team needs.  However, I can't recall one who has been identified as doing that (CD is Assoc. Head Coach).  I suspect it has to do with the Xs and Os being but a fraction of the ingredients needed for a contender.  Unity, unselfishness, desire, unrelenting zeal to improve should be key elements of the team culture and the Head Coach has to be in on  that every day.  Remember what happened when Mitchell essentially delegated everything a couple of years ago?

Anyway, I think it is simplistic to say the head coach lacks X, so get an assistant who has X.
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