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I’d say he’s a better recruiter than Monty, given that he can’t sell “you’ll be on one of the top teams in the country and make the tournament every year” the way MM could.

The chasm between recruiting results and on the field results is surprisingly large both ways.

BC

usually Monty had a good PG (or two) on the roster, and they ran the show.  Haase really has not had a good PG during much of his time at Stanford.  Terry for a year and the surprise from O'Connell last year (and this year).  good PG play is a big factor in college hoops.  hopefully we will see a return to better PG play going forward (with a bridge to Kanaan)

Haase recruited Wills and Davis in addition to Terry.  He's had athletes, even at point guard.  Do we really think Mike MacDonald or Art Lee, not to mention Tony Giovacchini, were that much better players than the guys Haase recruited?  We'll have another data point with Silva this year.  At some point, we'll have to look at the coaching.  IMHO, Monty's PGs benefitted from playing in a system that simplified their role.  The inside-outside game with strong post play, physical screens, and good outside shooting reduced the need for PGs who had to create plays off the drive.  It was nice to have Brevin while he was around, obviously, but Monty didn't depend on individual athletes to beat their defenders in isolation on too many possessions.

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I’d say he’s a better recruiter than Monty, given that he can’t sell “you’ll be on one of the top teams in the country and make the tournament every year” the way MM could.

The chasm between recruiting results and on the field results is surprisingly large both ways.

BC

usually Monty had a good PG (or two) on the roster, and they ran the show.  Haase really has not had a good PG during much of his time at Stanford.  Terry for a year and the surprise from O'Connell last year (and this year).  good PG play is a big factor in college hoops.  hopefully we will see a return to better PG play going forward (with a bridge to Kanaan)

Haase recruited Wills and Davis in addition to Terry.  He's had athletes, even at point guard.  Do we really think Mike MacDonald or Art Lee, not to mention Tony Giovacchini, were that much better players than the guys Haase recruited?  We'll have another data point with Silva this year.  At some point, we'll have to look at the coaching.  IMHO, Monty's PGs benefitted from playing in a system that simplified their role.  The inside-outside game with strong post play, physical screens, and good outside shooting reduced the need for PGs who had to create plays off the drive.  It was nice to have Brevin while he was around, obviously, but Monty didn't depend on individual athletes to beat their defenders in isolation on too many possessions.