Let's look at the basic facts:
- We play in the ACC, the best basketball conference in the country;
- Because of our conference affiliation, our financial situation is competitive;
- We're a good school in a good city, both of which provide an advantageous recruiting backdrop;
- We just went through 15 years of successful basketball (not wildly successful, but successful none the less); and
- Our facilities are in great shape
I mean, where do people get off acting as if Pitt is a cesspool where it is impossible to win? No, we have not made a Final Four in seven decades, and the local recruiting scene is mediocre (though there are some worthwhile prospects). But nothing about our history or circumstances indicates that it is impossible to recruit talent or win here. Asserting otherwise simply seems like a superficial analysis of how and why a program can succeed.
- We play in the ACC, the best basketball conference in the country;
- Because of our conference affiliation, our financial situation is competitive;
- We're a good school in a good city, both of which provide an advantageous recruiting backdrop;
- We just went through 15 years of successful basketball (not wildly successful, but successful none the less); and
- Our facilities are in great shape
I mean, where do people get off acting as if Pitt is a cesspool where it is impossible to win? No, we have not made a Final Four in seven decades, and the local recruiting scene is mediocre (though there are some worthwhile prospects). But nothing about our history or circumstances indicates that it is impossible to recruit talent or win here. Asserting otherwise simply seems like a superficial analysis of how and why a program can succeed.
