Yes, but the point is that Pitino is probably going to finish around #20 in the recruiting rankings due to Coffey. There is no Coffey to recruit next year. Back to the 40 range he goes. I'm not going to predict that his improved recruiting will lead to a top 25 or even top 30 recruiting output every year, because players like Coffey in our backyard are not here every year (good, but not too good).
Would that be a bad thing if his coaching results were better so far? No. I'd be ecstatic with "improved" recruiting knowing that he'll probably be #35-40 nationally for example if his coaching performance was looking very good.
I would exemplify this above paragraph with Kill/Claeys (treating them as one entity). I like them as coaches so far. I'm OK with them not being top 20 recruiting class-type coaches. They've improved in general, but this year's class will end up with a solid ranking due to a very deep set of prospects in MN. I don't expect them to keep shooting up, up, up the rankings. The Carter Coughlins will only be around once every few years. And I'm OK with that. Put solid classes out there and capitalize when you have a obtainable stud in your backyard. I'm just not expecting a 5-star player like Coughlin every year. They are recruiting fairly well given our recent past, but I'm not expecting that obtaining Coughlin is going to result in a jump into the top 20 the following year.
Finally, Curry came with Coffey. Again...good job by Pitino! Am I expecting a high 4-star player to bring in a good player with him again anytime soon? Again, no. He did a good job with this opportunity, but we're going to drop in the recruiting rankings most likely in the coming years just due to local talent available...unless Tre or Hurt explode and Pitino can keep them.