HJS {l Wrote}:I don’t know what is true or happening with the search.
What I do know is that none of the 26 BC fans have a clue as to who they want to hire... and they no BC better than anyone. There isn’t a layup candidate out there. To that end, I happen to agree that Kraft isn’t looking for just a BB coach. If we had a regularly bad program, you’d simply hire Willard, Cooley, Grant, Ford or Noah based on who you liked best.
But, since we’ve spent a dozen years burying the program, this hire is more akin to a school who has just decided to start a team. No one knows who can accomplish that based on their sideline antics or even their win-loss record. If you don’t find someone with the vision, energy, organization and drive necessary, you might as well hire Eisley as the face of the program and give him a Michigan-level support staff (essentially, spend the money by throwing bodies at the considerable problems as each are too great for one person to overcome).
I have a thought.
We all know that high school football in Massachusetts (well, really all of New England) sucks. If there is a region in the country where LESS is expected out of high school football players than New England, than I would be curious to know where that is. And I played high school football in Massachusetts.
That said HJS, I am of the opinion that
high school basketball in New England is at least "average" for the nation. I'm not saying it is good. It is NOT good. Massachusetts probably has nothing on high school basketball in North Carolina, Indiana, or Kentucky. But Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Connecticut, is probably pretty close to about average. Its not dead last the way it is in football. And if its at least average, then I'm of the opinion that BC would be at least "average" (not dead last) in the ACC if BC got ALL of the best of the top, local, blue chip players. Here is the 2020 recruiting list.
Massachusetts Class of 2020
Ranking Recruit Class Height High School Committed School
1 Femi Odukale 2020 6'5" Springfield Commonwealth Pittsburgh
2 Dallion Johnson 2020 6'2" Phillips Academy Penn State
3 Justin Vander Baan 2020 7'0" Whitinsville Christian Boston College4 Josh Ogundele 2020 6'9" Worcester Academy Iowa
5 Toby Okani 2020 6'7" Cushing Academy Duquesne
6 Enoch Cheeks 2020 6'3" Springfield Commonwealth Robert Morris
7 Prince Moses 2020 6'8" Northfield Mount Hermon Brown
8 Myles Foster 2020 6'7" Brooks School Monmouth
9 Isaiah Richards 2020 6'9" Springfield Commonwealth Louisiana
10 Sam Towns 2020 6'9" Winchendon Ohio
Of the top ten, BC got one. One. And he wasn't the best. Why was Christian not able to close the deal on Odukale or Johnson? Pittsburgh and Penn State? Fuck that shit. Get all 3. That is about all the offers that Christian could make in a year anyway and that would be at least an "average" ACC recruiting class. Its early but how is 2021 shaping up?
Massachusetts Class of 2021
Ranking Recruit Class Height High School Committed School
1 Casey Simmons 2021 6'6" Milton Academy Northwestern
2 Gianni Thompson 2021 6'7" Brimmer and May Boston College3 Jaylen Murray 2021 5'11" Springfield Commonwealth Bryant
4 Camaron Tongue 2021 6'7" Rivers School Santa Clara
5 Kyrell Luc 2021 5'10" Brimmer and May Holy Cross
6 Aaron Cooley 2021 6'5" Beaver Country Day Brown
7 Gus Larson 2021 6'10" Northfield Mount Hermon Penn
8 George Smith 2021 6'3" Brooks School Penn
9 Bennett Pitcher 2021 6'8" Deerfield Academy Harvard
10 Robert Taylor 2021 6'7" St. Mark’s School
One. And they lose the best guy to fucking Northwestern? And with no HC now, things aren't likely to get much better.
Simmons (and Johnson and Odukale) should ALL be wearing Maroon and Gold, all of them. So how is Roy Williams doing in the one state with the best high school hoops players in the nation?
BIG SHOTS NORTH CAROLINA 2021 RANKINGS (UPDATED: FEBRUARY 2021)
1 Jonas Aidoo 7'0 C Liberty Heights Team Curry MARQUETTE
2 D'Marco Dunn 6'4 PG Westover Garner Road NORTH CAROLINA
3 Dontrez Styles 6'8 SF Kinston Team CP3 | Tea Marie Hoops NORTH CAROLINA4 Terquavion Smith 6'3 SG Farmville Central Team CP3 NC STATE
5 Lucas Taylor 6'6 SG Heritage Garner Road CLEMSON
6 Bobby Pettiford Jr. 6'1 PG South Granville Team CP3 | Tea Marie Hoops LOUISVILLE
7 Breon Pass 5'11 PG Reidsville Team CP3 | Tea Marie Hoops NC STATE
8 Eric Van der Heijden 6'9 SF Millbrook Team Wall LOUISVILLE
9 Jamarii Thomas 6'1 PG The Burlington School Team Curry UNCW
10 Bryce Harris 6'6 SF Bull City Prep Flight 22 UA Rise HOWARD
That is a little bit better, twice as good in fact. And BC doesn't have UMass nipping at their ass for recruits the way the Wolfpack do to the Tar Heels.
That is really what we are talking about here. BC needs a coach that can simply get ALL of the top local recruits, leave none for anyone else. That shouldn't be a hard sell. BC is supposed to be THE top division-1 basketball school in the state (if not all of New England, and YES better than UConn or Providence.) And it shouldn't be close. But they are not acting like it. The new coach needs to SELL, A-B-C, always be closing. If they recruited locally the way the better ACC schools do, then maybe we could count on BC winning 9 or 10 ACC games a year out of 18. They would be at least average and wouldn't be completely out "athleted" in most of the conference games. They were NEVER out "athleted" in the Big East.
Feminism: Eve eats ALL the apples, gives God the middle finder when He confronts her, and has the serpent serve Adam with an injunction ordering him to stay away from her AND to provide her food and shelter because he dragged her out of the Garden.