Let's all remember, Alleva hired both Trent and Johnny

dale and his cronies hired johnny

That was jones

we are a football school. we aren't a basketball school.

that's what I meant

Lets all remember that Alleva doesn't have full control over a lot of his decisions. there are other people that have input and most likely a budget to work with before he goes off and makes a hire.

You really think he would have made the last two basketball hires if he'd been given a "money is no object" stance from his bosses?

No. This school has never made basketball a priority and it shows on the court.

On paper Trent Johnson was an excellent hire. That's not Alleva's fault

[quote]we are a football school. we aren't a basketball school.
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go back to the Saints Board

College basketball is a completely different animal. Being tight with local AAU coaches and recruiting is much more important than actual X and O coaching. At LSU, you need a certain group of program people and boosters to want you or you won't be considered.

Let's all remember, Jeremy Foley hired both Ron Zook and Will Muschamp and he's regarded nationally as a great Athletic Director. Granted we all know he's an a-hole.. but even good AD's make bad hires. Everyone here fricking loves Skip Bertman, but he hired Les Miles and picked Smoke Laval to be his replacement when he retired.

ETA tigerbait2010 beat me to it