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Message: [QUOTE="bballnut90, post: 2364112, member: 2117"] The only difference is Tennessee has still hauled on Final Four caliber talent year in and out and has always underperformed under Holly. Off hand I know they've had the following top ten kids: 2011-Burdick and Massengale (both top 4) 2012-Graves (top 5) 2013-Russell and Deshields (both top 3) 2014-Nared 2015-Cooper (top 10 or top 5 depending on service) Probably only Notre Dame and Connecticut have recruited better during the last ten years. No excuse why they've missed 9 straight Final Fours with all of the studs coming through the program. Stanford/SC/Maryland haven't had that consistent flow of top 10 kids and they're still consistent Final Four threats. It really does boil down to coaching which is why I'm not optimistic that Tennessee makes the Final Four this year even with another great recruiting haul. [/QUOTE]