Talked with a coach of one of the prominent northern California travel teams today -- his guys play in tournaments during the spring and summer once the high school season concludes -- and he offered an interesting take about SJSU: "It's not us (meaning the coaches), San Jose has to win some games. Right now, the kids don't want to go there."
So that's the truth -- at least with his players. Right now, it's easier (not easy mind you) to bring in out-of-staters who aren't all that familiar with SJSU basketball history and who will be impressed by the Spartan affiliation with the Mountain West Conference and maybe even the Silicon Valley location.
But the days are coming to a close for a roster makeup featuring such a demographic as scholarships costs need to be lowered.
As written here recently, "how about also hiring an assistant possessing authentic credibility with some of the most bountiful high school and travel team programs in the Golden State?"
That would be a solid start. Combining that with winning some games and the Spartans can become a mid-major player once again in the fertile California prep basketball harvest.
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