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Old 06-26-2019, 10:01 AM   #20
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Outside of 5 rebuilding years (2005-2009) we have been to 23 of 23 NCAA tourneys. Not a lot of deep tourney runs but it's another selling point. Some NBA guys...some All Americans (Fortson, Martin, Kilpatrick, Logan) have walked through our doors in those years (and a few more in past years). One of the best NCAA players of all time as well. Maybe Cumberland can get some love this year whether it's first team or honorable mention.
I think our conference is a decent sell as well. Losing Uconn hurts in perception but look at the coaches and you can see a conference on the rise. Cronin and Hurley are gone but look at what Penny is doing? Look at Sampson, Marshall, Dawkins, Gregory, Hunter, Jank, etc. Of course Brannen now. For a smart coach with selling skills we can show recent competition with the PAC 12 and maybe even Big East when pitched in the right way. Spin it...I don't care...we can spin the info in a pretty good way if we want. You have to spin the numbers to make it look good...what else would you be doing as a coach?
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