With so many coaches going for the money every offseason, its refreshing to see atleast one guy who recognizes that he really has a good thing going. Over the past week we've seen significant coaching changes at VCU and of course Memphis. I have nothing against Calapari and Grant. I think that they are both EXCELLENT coaches with A TON to offer a team. But at the end of the day, I think they were doing a great job of offering it to the team and fans where they were, and I would have rather seen them stay.
Calapari built a Conference USA powerhouse at Memphis. He took that program and made them an elite program in college basketball. He was also a TREMENDOUS recruiter, bringing in the likes of Derick Rose and Tyreke Evans in back to back years. Grant worked wonders for VCU's program also, with a little help from star point guard Eric Maynor. They were an elite team in the CAA and in turn became a mid major program with tremendous respect in the NCAA Tournament year after year.
I'm sure leaving was not easy for them. But it was probably a lot worse for the fans and players who were once again reminded of that old saying "what goes up must come down." Its honorable and says a lot about character to do what Tim Floyd did. Barely Takes a Genius to Know That!
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