Ridiculous assertion by LFBall. HIS boy, Norm Roberts, ran PLENTY of his OWN RECRUITS off the team (most of whom are from the Tri-state area). Where were LFBall's posts when Norm did this?? And he can wax poetic all he wants about the "relationships" that will be affected by pushing away Omari/Grace, but Norm had a great relationship with these folks and never got an elite player from them.
On the IONA blogpost, I think I know where this is coming from. The hot rumor around NY was that 2 of the top candidates for a "minority" position on Cluess' staff were Fred Quartlebaum and Dermon Player. Obviously, neither went. Don't know what was behind that, but will try to find out. I'm guessing LFBall was trying to defend those 2 guys.