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They were successful in the early 2010’s because of talent identification and luck. No one thought Ron Baker would turn into the player he did. Van Vleet was a 3 star guy when WSU offered who rose in recruiting rankings the summer before his senior year after he had already committed. Carl Hall had heart issues that kept other schools away. Early had some grade and attitude issues that kept bigger schools away. They hit on every single guy in a 3-4 year stretch.

Well and you know... coaching. If the players were diamonds in the rough, so was Gregg Marshall. He was the perfect fit for a place like WSU, the game at the time, and the mentality it took to be successful here. Plus, the city always supports a winner, even back to the Turgeon days.

I still think he's the kind of coach that would be successful in today's game as well, but who knows with NIL. He's obviously a hot head and we've seen how that plays in today's college sports.

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Posted by WuShock

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Posted on 4/5/25 at 9:05 pm to LSUShock

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Well and you know... coaching. If the players were diamonds in the rough, so was Gregg Marshall. He was the perfect fit for a place like WSU, the game at the time, and the mentality it took to be successful here.

Definitely. I think they identified players who could handle his style of coaching. They were tough enough to handle him at his worst, which wasn’t the case for the players after that 2013-14 season (a few exceptions like Zack Brown, Shamet, and Rashard Kelly).

He’s a guy who can build relationships with and fire up donors, but I do wonder if how tough he is on players would work as well in this landscape. Some of his players loved him, but at the end, the guys were fighting against him.

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