we always harp on not keeping NYC kids home and when one is interested we make excuses...only 3 stars, not tall enough.
I never have harped on that. I have always said- if the roster is all out of state and 4s and 5s and we win I do not care. As far as I am concerned the local obsession is nonsense. What matters is winning, PERIOD.
Many prep out and there is so much talent outside of NYC. Its the obsession with local scene that hurts us. Throw an extra offer to a 4 star from CA or Midwest or South that has a higher ceiling then a local kid with a lower ceiling as long as you are willing to put in the work to recruit the better kid. And from what I have seen in reports, this staff seems to be all about hard work in this regard.