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Rambis & Grier -- JC, 21:10:10 02/10/05 Thu
Here in So Cal, Rambis (47) was a fairly visible presence until recently. His time with the Lakers as a player and coach would serve him well with recruiting in this area. He is 6-7 years younger than Westphal and would be 3 years younger than Westphal was when he started at Pepp.Westphal's recent problems haven't come from a lack of recruiting-- he's been getting good players (yes, I know they have a bigger pool to recruit from).How Rambis would play in the rest of the west is a big "who knows?" Holton in Portland isn't much younger (UCLA '83) and he's done a credible job. Having NBA experience and caring about the program (as an alumni,I'm making an assumption here)would go a long way. How he'd relate to young athletes vis a vis recruiting is anyone's guess.
A "young up and comer" like Grier (41) might work out superbly, but it's almost inevitable that any significant success--the type we'd all like-- would lead to his departure to a bigger program. Unless he's wired like Randy Bennett or Mark Few, SCU would be lucky to have him 3-4 years if he proved to be good as we'd hoped he'd be. It would be kind of an ironic 'dramtic arc': Carroll Williams' Assistant Fitzgerald to Gonzaga followed by
Monson/Few then to Grier (he's been at 'Zaga 14 years)and back to SCU.
Whatever changes, if any, are made they won't guarantee success. If they are made,all I want is a legit chance to go to the 'Dance' every season,Sweet 16 appearances every couple of years and a consistent chance to be excited about the program every year. Weighing everything, including media exposure, which helps with TV and recruiting, I'd go with Kurt. But I could definetly live with Grier.
Here's the 'Zag link that describes Grier; he's sounds pretty good.
http://gozags.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/grier_bill00.html
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Bronco Fan -- JC, 21:22:55 02/10/05 Thu
brings up a good point about Grier's recruiting base.Outside of the four international players, all but 2 of the Zag players come from the Northwest.- none from Cali. As for Seandel, he is highly regarded as assistants go and was a successful HS coach.My concern would be that he has been responsible for the offense for years and how many ugly possessions can you remember where the Broncos got off a terrible shot? Their FG% has been bad for a long time.
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