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(06-06-2018 10:45 AM)Gilesfan Wrote:  

(06-06-2018 10:08 AM)odu09 Wrote:  At the end of the day, there is little point is making the argument anyway: nobody can definitively prove that we would "win easily" the SoCon or WAC or whichever decent midmajor conference we want to compare ourselves to. At the end of the day, the kid chose to go to a school that has a great shot at getting into the tournament (and not as a 15 or 16 seed) and actually stand a chance once they get there. There is no sense in trying to talk down his decision and act like we are better. If you want to say we can beat UNCG head to head that's whatever, but in reality they have a greater chance at getting more exposure than we do. And if the proposed solution is to "move to SoCon or MEAC" then that tells me we are in quite a bit of trouble as a program.

No, the point is that is ignorant to call other schools better just because they won the conference and made it to the NCAAs.

If all the school cared about was NCAA trips, why wouldnt they drop down to easier conferences to get in the NCAA tournament? You don't do that because conferences like CUSA are better than the Southern or MEAC or whatever other low major conferences there are.

In terms of recruiting, every recruit is different. But, playing in the Ted with our facilities is much better than playing in the Greensboro Coliseum. Awesome, they had 1 good year and seem to be on the right track. Unfortunately, they are at a level that with any success, the coach is gone because almost every other conference is a more attractive conference. At our level, there are still more attractive conferences, but the number is smaller.

I wish Hueitt the best. I just don't think kids make the smartest decisions (understandable for 18-21 year olds). But, hey if sitting out a year and playing 3 years in the Colisuem for a low major is what he's after, all the best to him. A far cry from what his offers were out of high school.

I don't know where UNCG practices or plays their games, but I do know the Greensboro Coliseum is a nice facility that has hosted ACC Tournaments as well as numerous NCAA Tournaments.