University of the Pacific. Stockton, CA.Olsondogg wrote: ↑Tue Apr 13, 2021 9:57 amI don’t know much about Utah valley vs. pacific but I read that Damon took over a disaster.Spaceman Spiff wrote: ↑Tue Apr 13, 2021 9:56 amThis is how I see Pope vs Damon specifically. Both took over losing programs (I'm using Utah Valley here). I'd say Utah Valley and Pacific are comparable.
Damon had 3 sub .500 seasons, improved a lot in year 4, although not enough to get to a tourney, then returned to .500 in year 5.
Pope improved every single year at Utah Valley, ending with 23-11 and 25-10 seasons. His win% was .579 to Damon's .480. Then, Pope went on to two good seasons at BYU.
Pope's small school performance was better than Damon's, plus he has the BYU experience.
I'm not sure anyone can recruit there when you're going up against Gonzaga & BYU, which are head shoulders above the WCC and more attractive campuses like Pepperdine, San Francisco & USD.
Stoudamire's recruiting efforts are likely involving guys who are overlooked or missing some key skill -- they're certainly not top prospects. He'd be swimming in entirely different recruiting waters -- and I'm sure he'd be excited about that.