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Hangin' at the Al / Re: Crean vs Buzz vs Wojo vs Shaka
« Last post by brewcity77 on Today at 04:04:47 PM »I know you have some looney takes, but you can't possibly think that the program was in a worse place when Crean left than it was when he arrived, can you? You're just trolling at this point, right?
Agreed, that's a ridiculous take, especially because of the situation around it. After Year 1 (so year two) Crean left three starters in Hayward, Cubillan, and Acker. In addition, Joe Fulce and Chris Otule were already committed to Marquette under Crean. So were Nick Williams and Tyshawn Taylor, both of whom went on to have productive high-major careers.
Yes, Crean was able to bring Williams along with while Buzz couldn't keep Taylor, but there was at least some foundation there, and Buzz offset those losses with Buycks and DJO. Had Crean not left, the cupboard wasn't remotely bare, and Buzz had a solid foundation for year two as indicated by 3 starters leftover from Crean and a 6-seed that year.