I am new on this site but not new to following MSU athletics and reading the different sites where the MSU faithful go to glean info about the programs and discuss amongst themselves. One thing I have observed from reading the replies to this thread is that an awful lot of criticism is directed towards the AD and the HC in basketball without direct observation of the program and the games being played, seems like a lot of folks are looking at stat sheets or seeing the first few minutes of a televised game and drawing a lot of conclusions as to whether Coach Ray is succeeding or not. Have been to many of the men's and women's games and both of the teams are immensely improved over last couple of years, with both the current coaches recruits and the ones that were inherited. Both teams are firmly headed in the right direction and are doing it the right way and being built to be successful for the long run. It will take some patience but more importantly, it is going to take support to make it happen. Both programs brought in some good SEC caliber recruits and good building blocks for the future, and if the next class of recruits measure up to the potential that they are touted to have, we will be in great shape and will have sustainable winning programs to be proud of sooner than later.
As far as "playing the current AAU game" goes, pay attention to what is going on in the NCAA and SEC off-season meetings where it it is and has been a hot topic of discussion and the seedy side of the whole AAU thing is fixing to come crashing down and will be assisted by the DOJ and the IRS when it does. I don't want MSU to be caught up in it when it does.
