[quote="Monte" post=401582][quote="SJUFAN2" post=401572][quote="Monte" post=401558][quote="Room112" post=401557][quote="Monte" post=401544][quote="Mike Zaun" post=401539]Also, yes I totally agree the system hurts recruiting. It's fun for us to watch, but not fun for top kids looking to commit somewhere. If you want to land the Ponds type kids you have to be able to guarantee tons of PT bottom line. Our recruiting strategy at the moment seems to be going to yard sales hoping we find a Mickey Mantle rookie card some old lady is selling for $5.[/quote]
If CMA can land a Ponds type of kid, he's got be able to guarantee him PT. Provided it's a kid who buys in to CMA's system, of course.[/quote]
I'm not even sure Ponds would have come here if CMA were the coach. I absolutely loved Ponds and watching him play. But let's be honest. He wasn't always interested on the defense end nor was he always willing to put in the conditioning work. Both of these are things CMA demands. Now who knows, maybe CMA would have been a great influence on him, we will never know.[/quote]
Agree completely. Just to clarify, when i said a "Ponds type of kid", I meant talent level.[/quote]
All good/fair points, but someone remind me...how many post season games did Ponds help us win in his career?[/quote]
I believe that to be more a result of the coaching, or lack of, then anything else. Mullin's freestyle offense pretty much made it "every man for himself". Not absolving Ponds or blame, mind you.[/quote]
How many coaches in the NCAA universe can recruit at the highest level AND develop talent, and out coach the guy on the other bench 90% of the time? 10? 20?
Now how many of them would ever consider St Johns as an option? Zero?
If CMA can land a Ponds type of kid, he's got be able to guarantee him PT. Provided it's a kid who buys in to CMA's system, of course.[/quote]
I'm not even sure Ponds would have come here if CMA were the coach. I absolutely loved Ponds and watching him play. But let's be honest. He wasn't always interested on the defense end nor was he always willing to put in the conditioning work. Both of these are things CMA demands. Now who knows, maybe CMA would have been a great influence on him, we will never know.[/quote]
Agree completely. Just to clarify, when i said a "Ponds type of kid", I meant talent level.[/quote]
All good/fair points, but someone remind me...how many post season games did Ponds help us win in his career?[/quote]
I believe that to be more a result of the coaching, or lack of, then anything else. Mullin's freestyle offense pretty much made it "every man for himself". Not absolving Ponds or blame, mind you.[/quote]
How many coaches in the NCAA universe can recruit at the highest level AND develop talent, and out coach the guy on the other bench 90% of the time? 10? 20?
Now how many of them would ever consider St Johns as an option? Zero?