QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Dec 11, 2008 -> 11:43 PM)
It's a different landscape now then when JW was hired. You could have pillaged Chicago/Illinois then with Bruce's recruiting troubles, but Weber has recruited incredibly well since Jerrance Howard arrived (no coincidence), and Self still has connections here, as does Ernie Kent at Oregon and Tracy Webster at Kentucky (other Big 10 schools get players out of the area too obviously, and I'd imagine Craig Robinson will recruit here). I don't know if I think Chris Collins could recruit on a national level to the degree it would take to make DePaul relevant in the Big East either. In all honesty, I would rather see DePaul be a good team, it's healthier for college basketball in our state. I just don't know if Collins is the guy to get that job done.
It'd be nice to have his dad around the program too...
IF whoever the new coach is can pick up a couple of the top 2011 Chicago kids, that would give a huge boost.