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It’s fair.I am not defending Mario, but perhaps he had too much on his plate.
He's got to move and uproot his family cross-country. When he arrives here, we're dead in the middle of recruiting and he's got to analyze and assess recruits committed to Manny and perhaps pursue targets that he may not have been familiar with from his time in Oregon. And then he needs to fill his coaching staff, and he is doing all of this without the needed assistance and infrastructure to help him accomplish it (like Alonzo). And then we know on top of all this, that Mario is also involved in facility upgrades and ensuring that the program has the needed financial commitment to look like what he wants it to look like.
It is entirely possible that the big headline/label of Broyles award winner may have buried concerns; or maybe he skipped out on due diligence because "Broyles award, bro."
EDIT: And btw, we know Mario's mom was ill and passed away in March. Anyone with elderly parents knows that too becomes a burden and a responsibility. IDK. Just guessing.
I don’t like making excuses either but it’s also ok to point out what was going on and understand that it’s not just some ineptitude.
I’ve said it many times but the one thing we know is that for the first time in my memory our coach is going to be given everything he needs to execute his plan
No clue if that plan will work but there won’t be any excuses to be made after a few years