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Oh WhoDat...
Even with all that ASU "will have" toward becoming a regular at the top of the Pac, they will still be missing two of the most key elements: an effective coach that can recruit, and a solid fan base.
As long as Herb is there, you guys will go nowhere.
Because what it really comes down to is recruiting, en masse. And as much as all of the beautiful things that you are talking about, might happen, they will still be playing for ASU. Getting a Harden, or a Carson, is obviously not enough. You need a pipeline, and ASU is still on the ground as far as that's concerned. As long as Miller, Monty, Boyle, and Altman are around, ASU will have some stiff competition. Because these programs are already making it happen, whereas ASU is not. Hell, even Fischer, and the potential of Alford and Enfield are going to make it difficult for ASU to get players in the West. The Pac is on its way back up again, and unless ASU fires Herb and goes out and gets a quality coach (and Musselman might be good enough), then everyone else is just getting better, and ASU is staying the same, at best. And when recruits come to watch ASU, and only see 5-7k in the stands, they are going to look elsewhere. ASU has a mountain to climb before they are a permanent fixture at the top of the Pac. Oh, and half of the teams are either at the top, or already well into the climb.
Even with all that ASU "will have" toward becoming a regular at the top of the Pac, they will still be missing two of the most key elements: an effective coach that can recruit, and a solid fan base.
As long as Herb is there, you guys will go nowhere.
Because what it really comes down to is recruiting, en masse. And as much as all of the beautiful things that you are talking about, might happen, they will still be playing for ASU. Getting a Harden, or a Carson, is obviously not enough. You need a pipeline, and ASU is still on the ground as far as that's concerned. As long as Miller, Monty, Boyle, and Altman are around, ASU will have some stiff competition. Because these programs are already making it happen, whereas ASU is not. Hell, even Fischer, and the potential of Alford and Enfield are going to make it difficult for ASU to get players in the West. The Pac is on its way back up again, and unless ASU fires Herb and goes out and gets a quality coach (and Musselman might be good enough), then everyone else is just getting better, and ASU is staying the same, at best. And when recruits come to watch ASU, and only see 5-7k in the stands, they are going to look elsewhere. ASU has a mountain to climb before they are a permanent fixture at the top of the Pac. Oh, and half of the teams are either at the top, or already well into the climb.
