Quote Originally Posted by HancockCountyDog View Post
When it comes to basketball, recruiting is about 65% of the job.

You can be a great X's and O's guy, but if you are putting lineups like we have right now, it just doesn't matter. Ray seems like a great guy, but its a bottom line business. If I have to wait until the 2015-2016 season to have talent to have a bubble team, that is a problem. Im rooting for the guy, but basketball doesn't require a 4 year turnaround, not if you know how to recruit.
I agree but he needs 2-3 years to get it going. He's new to Mississippi, the university, the SEC, etching... that's a lot relationships he needs form in a short amount of time. Those things will happen and hopefully he'll continually improve at managing them. By most accounts the beginning of his tenure wasn't the smoothest transition with a lot of the people he needs to be friendly with, but I think time heals all wounds and we'll get better in the immediate future.

I hate to say it, but I think his sink or swim moment could be based on his ability to pull one specific recruit who shall remain nameless. Win that battle and the program turns. If not, it could be the beginning of the end.