[Robbie]

One theme that I have not heard expressed here: Stanford is not just some Div I basketball program. Recruiting is different. Motivating players is different. Balancing academics and athletics during the season is different.

I don't think that someone can only succeed if he has previous experience at Stanford, but that might help. I do think that someone has to 100% buy in to the culture, though. Look on the recruiting restrictions as advantages, for example. (As has happened in football.) Find excellent basketball players who really want to be here and are capable to succeeding at this level, getting them through admissions, and then continuing to teach and develop their skills.

We can't just take the list of coaches who have taken a mid-major to the sweet sixteen as our starting point. That might work for Utah or Texas Tech, but we are not Utah or Texas Tech.

[Robbie]

One theme that I have not heard expressed here: Stanford is not just some Div I basketball program. Recruiting is different. Motivating players is different. Balancing academics and athletics during the season is different.

I don't think that someone can only succeed if he has previous experience at Stanford, but that might help. I do think that someone has to 100% buy in to the culture, though. Look on the recruiting restrictions as advantages, for example. (As has happened in football.) Find excellent basketball players who really want to be here and are capable to succeeding at this level, getting them through admissions, and then continuing to teach and develop their skills.

We can't just take the list of coaches who have taken a mid-major to the sweet sixteen as our starting point. That might work for Utah or Texas Tech, but we are not Utah or Texas Tech.