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What Made Trent Johnson So Bad at Recruiting?
Posted on 3/22/24 at 5:36 pm
Posted on 3/22/24 at 5:36 pm
Reading that thread about John Brady’s tenure last night made me think of those Trent Johnson years. Can any basketball insiders explain what made him so bad at recruiting?
His first season here and his success with the Lopez brothers at Stanford proved he was a good Xs and Os coach when he had good players to work with. He was just apocalyptically bad at assembling those rosters himself. Once John Brady’s players were gone, we imploded fast.
Was he just lazy? Not connected with the AAU scene or high school programs? Not willing to get his hands dirty? I’ve seen various explanations over the years, but never in much detail.
His recruiting classes here were astoundingly bad, outside of Johnny O’Bryant III.
His first season here and his success with the Lopez brothers at Stanford proved he was a good Xs and Os coach when he had good players to work with. He was just apocalyptically bad at assembling those rosters himself. Once John Brady’s players were gone, we imploded fast.
Was he just lazy? Not connected with the AAU scene or high school programs? Not willing to get his hands dirty? I’ve seen various explanations over the years, but never in much detail.
His recruiting classes here were astoundingly bad, outside of Johnny O’Bryant III.
This post was edited on 3/23/24 at 12:16 am
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Posted on 3/22/24 at 5:37 pm to Michael Stein
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Not willing to get his hands dirty
Posted on 3/22/24 at 5:37 pm to Michael Stein
He was a basketball snob
Posted on 3/22/24 at 5:38 pm to Michael Stein
He wasn’t a personable guy imo
Posted on 3/22/24 at 5:39 pm to Michael Stein
He inherited the Lopez brothers from Mike Montgomery. Johnson inherited Tasmin and the Taranhigh scorer from Brady.
Johnson would not visit recruits.
Johnson would not visit recruits.
Posted on 3/22/24 at 5:40 pm to Michael Stein
He couldn’t relate to the players
Posted on 3/22/24 at 5:43 pm to Michael Stein
He just did not fit in with the South, kind of like Harsin at Auburn. His west coast values were very different than Southern folks, too much emphasis on academics.
Posted on 3/22/24 at 5:54 pm to Michael Stein
He was a turtle dressed as a coach.
Posted on 3/22/24 at 6:16 pm to Michael Stein
I think the talent coming out of Louisiana dried up for a few years and he couldn't pull players from out of state.
Posted on 3/22/24 at 8:03 pm to Michael Stein
It can be like sales where one can be a great guy but not have that ABC attitude.
Posted on 3/22/24 at 8:28 pm to Michael Stein
That's what is so confusing. He got dirty to sign O'bryant, GUARANTEED. But nobody else apparently.
Posted on 3/23/24 at 7:45 am to Michael Stein
McMahon and Johnson have something in common, they are both bad recruiters and have no personality. Opposite of those two is Will Wade, he is an excellent recruiter, has plenty of personality and as an added bonus he built excitement into the program not seen since John Brady was at LSU.
Posted on 3/23/24 at 9:56 am to Michael Stein
Trent Johnson was Urkel in a suit.
Posted on 3/23/24 at 9:57 am to Michael Stein
Maybe he was lazy, or a prick…
Posted on 3/23/24 at 10:13 am to Michael Stein
By the time Johnson left we had a roster full of guys that couldn’t make other SEC teams much less start. I also think he was a decent X and O guy. But he was the worst recruiter/roster builder we have had in any sport I think.
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