And I am back...

Turgeon "flatly denies" that DeAndre Jordan and his AAU coach, Bryon Smith, were a package deal. Commence eye rolling. What may be true is that the deal was sealed in the pre-Turgeon era. According to Smith, he and Gillispie had discussed the director of basketball operations position. Regardless of the circumstances Smith is here. While Smith might not "use a kid to get a job," he better get some blue-chip kids into our program to keep his job.

To cut both of these guys some slack, I should note that a number of sources are giving Turgeon credit for putting together a crack recruiting team. With the help of Smith and Associate Head Coach Scott Spinelly, Turgeon is expected to "successfully make the leap from recruiting in the Missouri Valley Conference to recruiting in the Big 12."