He didn't inherit an NCAA-level team. He inherited a team of hard working kids who never won anything, and no one on this board, even the biggest homer, would have predicted that we would have had the success we did that season. No one would have ever predicted that Hardy would go from a backup to a lock first team all big east guy and one who had a legit shot at winning player of the year in the conference. Nor would anyone have predicted that Brownlee (also used as a backup) would become a very solid all-big east type player. And our postseason got derailed in part by DJ's injury.
He has recruited better than "pretty well". He has assembled the most talent on the recruiting front since Fran. We are an actual destination for top 50 kids now.
You want to get on the in-game coaching stuff, I'm with you.