I can't believe I'm going to say this, I agree with 32. Way too much politics and personal ideologies on the bball board, I prefer that we stick to the primary purpose.
It's a two-way street...they need to be interested in you too. Wonder if they've developed a really good BS detector there.
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Wow! Mr. Whyte has quite impressive resume. OSCWhyte Hired To Help Turnaround Public Schools
Wed, 10/30/2013 - 05:16
While his job title, "supervisor of school turnaround" is a bit clunky, Paul A. Whyte is bringing an impeccable education and some remarkable experience to his new post in Waterbury, Connecticut.
Whyte, 41, holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Yale University and a Masters of Education in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy (APSP) from Harvard Graduate School of Education. He is currently working on a Ph.D from Columbia University in NYC.
According to a description on the Columbia University website, Whyte was the Principal of New Beginnings Family Academy, a public K-8 charter school, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The article stated, "Mr. Whyte transitioned to the role of school leader in 2008. As principal, he has focused on building a culture of achievement and high expectations for students and staff. Under his leadership, NBFA scores on the Connecticut Mastery Test have improved dramatically, with NBFA achieving the most improvement among middle schools in the state. Prior to serving as the principal, Mr. Whyte oversaw the development of formative assessments, data driven decision-making processes and a new teacher evaluation program."
Well, I noted on another thread I think we have been hurt by an uptick in recruiting at the Ivy league schools. They have been reeling in a lot of border line top 100 guys (and some top 100 guys) in the last 5 years, and a few that have been listed with us. Maybe this guy liked Boston, seemed to in that he was considering BU and Northeastern.
S-man, I fully understand the volume argument here. We will always lose more than we win, that's part and parcel to the nature of recruiting. What I find weird is just how many guys are choosing to go to the High Points, BUs, and USAs of basketball over UR. Maybe we de-prioritized Walter because he wasn't feeling us and by extension we weren't feeling him. I just think it seems odd that folks often make this argument that we should expect to lose recruiting battles to the P5 type programs but we seem equally ok rationalizing the other end of the argument when we miss on guys going to theoretically lower-rated programs. The "best offer available" argument seems to be not applicable far too often this year and to an extent, last year.
