the only problem i have with the whole ronnie chalmers situation is that numerous squawks have come over here in the past and vehemently defended the fact that chalmers was a valuable member of the staff who contributed in significant ways. and now that his son is gone, they are all like "dump his ass, he was a idiot, bring in the next dude with a high-profile recruit!". just admit that it was all a sham, a ploy to get one kid, and nothing more. that's all you gotta do.
I'm a ku fan obviously. I'll admit, I don't pay too much attention to the assistant coaches. I don't know what Ronnie did or did not do for the team. I DO KNOW THAT THE RESULT WAS A CHAMPIONSHIP. AND SORRY, IT WASN'T AGAINST ANY RULES. From my point of view, it is Bill Self's job to pay attention to the assistants and make sure they are doing the job that needs to be done as far as recruiting. Since we have been to the dance for 18 +/- straight years, the final four 5 of those years and won the national championship this year, I am more than happy as a fan. Sure, Bill Self took a risk hiring Ronnie Chalmers, seeing that he was just a High school coach. The administration is only going to allow so many assistants on the bench and as far as I am concerned, Ronnie worked out. My analogy would be to treat him like a sub you put in a game with the instruction, "don't hurt us". The sub's job isn't to score points or dish out assists but to give the regular guy a chance to rest without doing any damage in the game. From my perspective, Ronnie didn't do too much damage. The next "sub" may be different if there is one, but for now I'm happy. Are you?