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I didn't want to put this in the Jarvis thread as this is a broader topic. It's interesting that a coach would address the differences in recruiting style. Per the STrib:
DeLaSalle coach Dave Thorson said Johnson represents the results of a new recruiting culture building at the university, under the second-year staff.
“I think they’ve taken a different approach than what [Tubby] Smith did, and that approach, at least in this situation, was extremely effective,” Thorson said. “I get the sense that relationship-building is something [Pitino has] really emphasized in terms of how he’s spread the word about his program. So I think in that way, it’s probably a little different.”
“No question,” Thorson said when asked if he thought Travis had felt the difference between Smith’s recruiting style and that of Pitino’s. “They did a great job kind of digging out of a hole to get in the position they were with him.”
Now, he said, Johnson’s commitment could help open the pipeline for future local players to decide to stay at home.
“I sure hope so for the Gophers, and I know how that works,” Thorson said. “I think we’re going to have more players here at DeLaSalle, I have to tell all of you. We’ve got two more seniors [in Sacar Anim and Josh Collins], we’ve got other underclassmen that I think are going to be able to play at that level. So at least here, I think that will happen.”
http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/274982761.html?page=all&prepage=1&c=y#continue
Go Gophers!!
DeLaSalle coach Dave Thorson said Johnson represents the results of a new recruiting culture building at the university, under the second-year staff.
“I think they’ve taken a different approach than what [Tubby] Smith did, and that approach, at least in this situation, was extremely effective,” Thorson said. “I get the sense that relationship-building is something [Pitino has] really emphasized in terms of how he’s spread the word about his program. So I think in that way, it’s probably a little different.”
“No question,” Thorson said when asked if he thought Travis had felt the difference between Smith’s recruiting style and that of Pitino’s. “They did a great job kind of digging out of a hole to get in the position they were with him.”
Now, he said, Johnson’s commitment could help open the pipeline for future local players to decide to stay at home.
“I sure hope so for the Gophers, and I know how that works,” Thorson said. “I think we’re going to have more players here at DeLaSalle, I have to tell all of you. We’ve got two more seniors [in Sacar Anim and Josh Collins], we’ve got other underclassmen that I think are going to be able to play at that level. So at least here, I think that will happen.”
http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/274982761.html?page=all&prepage=1&c=y#continue
Go Gophers!!