at oregon you have to work very hard for recruits, though, which is a huge part of coaching college basketball. more than a few big time talents come out of seattle, but those guys are snatched up by UW, gonzaga, UCLA, and arizona. Kent had to bust his ass to get the illinois kids and forgot to do coaching of any kind. iowa is close to chicago and can easily get the middle-tier kids from illinois--a good coach can field a very competitive team with these guys supplemented with a few minnesota and iowa players.