The power structure of that region has changed. Indiana and Kentucky don't get first pick and the rest get the rejects anymore. Matta, Pearl, Calipari, and Pitino are going to keep winning a lot of the recruiting battles that traditionally automatically went to Kentucky and Indiana. Huggy is back there again too, and he'll continue to dominate the prospects in the penal leagues.
Minnesota keeps looking like a damn good job, with or without Tubby. We are extremely provincial and our prospects get a lot of encouragement to stay home and play. Is there another school that has a single presence in an area on par with our AAU program? If you can get the best player in the state 2 out of 3 years, you're likely a perennial top 25 team.
That's what made the Virginia rumors so absurd. Having Georgetown, Maryland, UNC, Duke, and Wake Forest in your backyard is a killer.
Minnesota keeps looking like a damn good job, with or without Tubby. We are extremely provincial and our prospects get a lot of encouragement to stay home and play. Is there another school that has a single presence in an area on par with our AAU program? If you can get the best player in the state 2 out of 3 years, you're likely a perennial top 25 team.
That's what made the Virginia rumors so absurd. Having Georgetown, Maryland, UNC, Duke, and Wake Forest in your backyard is a killer.