If you are Greg Christopher, and plan to keep Travis Steele as your head coach, how would you sell Xavier Nation on the idea of keeping Travis Steele next season?
Give me the upside.
Personally, I don't see how this continues. What will be different?
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03-14-2022, 07:00 AM #1Giggity Giggity
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Sell Me On Travis Steele Remaining HC in 2022/2023
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03-14-2022, 07:04 AM #2Sophomore
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The recruiting class.
Maybe one of the incoming freshmen also knows how to coach Division I basketball.
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03-14-2022, 07:10 AM #3Supporting Member
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I will say that the recruiting class is exciting. I’m just not convinced this staff will be able to develop them. I’m also wondering where a strong 4 or 5 is, that can be developed.
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03-14-2022, 07:21 AM #4Junior
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Yea ! 3 more skinny guys who can't shoot and get pushed around the whole game, that is IF they get any playing time.
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03-14-2022, 07:55 AM #5Walk-On
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Anybody can recruit decent players in this day and age. Selling players on playing time, tradition, and media exposure generally attracts decent players. Star ratings only mean so much. Player development is the key. Look at the programs that do not get near the talent as Xavier, but still find a way to win and advance in March. Look at the teams that have all 5-star athletes, but play selfishly and underachieve. Raw talent only gets you so far in college athletics. Molding and developing young players into unselfish, hardworking and solid team players is the key to success in college athletics. Look at Villanova and Creighton. Opposite sides of the spectrum in terms of tradition and recruiting. However, both coaches consistently find ways to create a cohesive unit that achieves consistent results and a winning culture.
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03-14-2022, 08:14 AM #6Supporting Member
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Recruiting and coaching are two different skill sets. I thought he was very good in his previous role. Some people are just better as #2 guys.
Originally Posted by markchal
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03-14-2022, 08:17 AM #7Senior Moderator
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Like socialism, the Travis Steele basketball vision has never truly been tried.
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03-14-2022, 08:18 AM #8Supporting Member
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They also both work in theory, but not in practice. Originally Posted by American X
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03-14-2022, 08:23 AM #9Supporting Member
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"HI, I'm Greg Christopher, and I don't know my ass from a hole in the ground, so if I fire Steele, the person I hire to replace him will probably be worse."
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03-14-2022, 09:04 AM #10Sophomore
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Actually, it works really well in practice, as proven by Jason Carter and Jerome Hunter: Back-to-back-to-back NCAA practice points champions!! Originally Posted by boozehound
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