Post by hoopjunkie on Apr 2, 2013 17:53:18 GMT -5
....Jimmy is our new coach. Not my first choice (Pitino), but he'll do just fine. He HAS built a program out of nothing, and has a great energy that we desperately need.
With that being said, now he needs to get to work. First and foremost is assistants and recruits. He really needs to solidfy his staff before the Final Four starts. HIRE someone from the City Rocks!! Maybe not as a top 3 assistant but a video coordinater, complience guy, whatever. We NEED to repair the relationship with one the top 20 AAU programs that exist in our own backyard.
One assistant has to be a NYC/NJ guy with a proven recruiting track record. Might have to steal a #3 guy from a BCS school and name him Associate Head Coach.
The other guy can be someone he trusts with connections in the Wash/Balt area. This guy has to have previous experience with Jimmy and be his real "go to" guy during the toughest year he'll face.
We need to get in on the ground floor with every available kid (uncommitted, transfer, JC, CC etc....) that can help us immediately.
Jimmy knows our roster, and after conversing with D'Arg, will probably ask a few kids to leave to create some much-needed scholarship space. (Who will leave/be asked to leave is another thread!
I'm pretty sure at least 2 kids will come with him from Loyola.
Jiggets wasn't recruited by him, so don't think we'll ever see him. The kid from Troy will stay, but I hope he redshirts. He needs it.
Do your pressers today Jimmy, then get your staff on campus and get some talent in here!!
With that being said, now he needs to get to work. First and foremost is assistants and recruits. He really needs to solidfy his staff before the Final Four starts. HIRE someone from the City Rocks!! Maybe not as a top 3 assistant but a video coordinater, complience guy, whatever. We NEED to repair the relationship with one the top 20 AAU programs that exist in our own backyard.
One assistant has to be a NYC/NJ guy with a proven recruiting track record. Might have to steal a #3 guy from a BCS school and name him Associate Head Coach.
The other guy can be someone he trusts with connections in the Wash/Balt area. This guy has to have previous experience with Jimmy and be his real "go to" guy during the toughest year he'll face.
We need to get in on the ground floor with every available kid (uncommitted, transfer, JC, CC etc....) that can help us immediately.
Jimmy knows our roster, and after conversing with D'Arg, will probably ask a few kids to leave to create some much-needed scholarship space. (Who will leave/be asked to leave is another thread!
I'm pretty sure at least 2 kids will come with him from Loyola. Jiggets wasn't recruited by him, so don't think we'll ever see him. The kid from Troy will stay, but I hope he redshirts. He needs it.
Do your pressers today Jimmy, then get your staff on campus and get some talent in here!!
