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[QUOTE="huskymedic, post: 3113217, member: 549"]
USAT: [URL='https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/columnist/dan-wolken/2019/04/04/ucla-basketball-gets-reality-check-failure-hire-elite-coach/3365640002/']UCLA gets reality check as coaching search again missing out on elite hire[/URL]

>>The bottom line for UCLA is that short of landing Calipari, Bennett or Rick Pitino (which isn’t happening for a variety of reasons), the rest of its candidate pool was always going to be in the solid/boring mold of Dixon or Cronin.

That should be good enough for most schools in college basketball because, at the end of the day, those are quality coaches who will improve the product. But it doesn’t scream that UCLA is still an elite-level job.

“It’s one of the most respected brands in college basketball, but is it at the level of Carolina, Duke, Kentucky, Kansas?” a person familiar with the coaching search industry said on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the subject. “No, but it’s the next tier down Arizona, Syracuse, Michigan, Indiana.” <<
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