MadBird
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Yes I've been pushing this for years - not necessarily the white guy thing, but the midwest for sure. We had Threloff, he left, he may or may not have turned out (guess he played quite a bit for NIU eventually). Wright State has a guy, Loudon Love, 6'8 260 lb from Geneva, IL. Averaging 14.6 and 10.3. I've watched him a few times and he's a horse. Quite a few post players in the MAC from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa. Wisconsin and Minnesota. They're out there!You know, there is something to be said about our recruiting focus. Is there something fundamentally wrong with going after big Midwestern white guys? It works for Northern Iowa. It’s working for Loyola. Did we make an effort to get Tuttle, Phyfe, Krutwig or Welch? Were we even aware of them as high school players? The recruiting of “athletes” is not providing return on investment. Recruitment strategy is an integral part of coaching. We’re on track to be a 10th Place team and yet do we even attempt to recruit Iowa, Indiana, etc. for solidly coached 6’8” and 6’9”, 220-230 lb. inside players who are physical, can block out, and rebound? Brian Kern provided more value in the day than Abdou and Kotov do now. Rick Lamb came out of tiny and now defunct Illiopolis H.S. and was a key contributor in 81-82 and 82-83.