Who are the best recruiters?

[Tux]

Tenn has never had a coach successfully recruit Memphis. Y'all may get a player or 2 every now and then, but Memphis is going to get 90% of the top players out of the city. Stokes,Tony Harris - maybe Lamarcus Golden. They are the only kids from Memphis that the Tigers really wanted and didn't get over the last 15-20 years.

No coach outside of Tiger High will ever successfully recruit Memphis. There is too much pressure from within the city for that to ever happen.

UT hoops would be better served to focus more nationally than entirely on Memphis.

The best prepared basketball players come out of the midwest and the best guards and forwards seem to come out of the northeast.

 

[sonofUT62]

So how did he land Kyle Anderson?

I never said he was a bad recruiter. I just mentioned the well documented circumstances of the two from Atlanta and the fact that UCLA basketball recruits itself.

 

[orangeluvr]

Cronin Cincinnati ..fiery coach, excellent recruiter, also has worked with Butch Jones, same kind of coach as Jones...

If that's the case we'll have a basketball jones.

 

[Mphsbball]

It's not hard to recruit kids to Memphis. Hell if Paster can get them to stay at Memphis than anybody can.

Recruiting is Josh's specialty. One day his bench coaching hopefully catches up with his recruiting.

But you're right, its not hard - NBA arena, Finch Center, charter flights, conf road trips to places like Houston, Orlando and NOLA instead of Oxford, Starkville, and Tuscaloosa, every game on ESPN family or CBS. Not hard at all.

 

[orangeluvr]

Spend the $$$ and go for a splash hire or cheap out and get a ker-plunk. :question:

 

[SeniorDrill]

My alma mater! What Rick Byrd has done at Belmont is nothing short of amazing. Unfortunately, most will ask if he's so good, why has he been stuck at Belmont for over 25 years? Where's the upward mobility? Where's the success at another higher profile school? And I think those are valid questions.

Born in Knoxville and a UT grad, I think he just likes his home state and wouldn't leave for the money. I mean he is paid close to $600,000 at Belmont.

 

[GOATeric14berry]

Howland
Smart
Amaker

 

[volfan4lyfe]

Howland
Smart
Amaker

Yes;
Never going to happen;
Dear god no...see his time at Michigan

 

[GOATeric14berry]

Yes;
Never going to happen;
Dear god no...see his time at Michigan

Guy can recruit. He got top five class a seaton hall. Let me repeat HE GOT A TOP FIVE CLASS AT SEATON FREAKING HALL

 

[calban]

Ben Howland CAN'T recruit. That's his weakness. But he's a good in game coach.....

We need a coach who will aggressively and successfully recruit three areas. Atlanta, Memphis and all around Tennessee primarily. Tons of home grown and regional talent. Athleticism and pure shooters.

NBA would disagree.
Farmar, Aflalo, Love, Westbrook,Collison, Muhammad to name a few.

 

[volfan4lyfe]

Guy can recruit. He got top five class a seaton hall. Let me repeat HE GOT A TOP FIVE CLASS AT SEATON FREAKING HALL

I understand that, but did he ever do anything with that all star class?