IMO, there have been three significant turning points for KSU basketball in the past two decades. One was merely symbolic...the other two were more important.
The first, symbolic turning point was the loss to ku in the regionals in 1988. The programs, pretty much equals until then, moved in opposite directions following that game.
The second, more direct turning point was passing on Eddie Sutton a couple of years later. KSU could have had the success that OSU has had for the past 15 years. Instead, we've had a succession of coaches who haven't gotten us back to that level.
The third, also direct turning point was not getting the Tubby Smith deal done a couple of years after that. That was a great opportunity to get the program back on track.
A decade later, we're now faced with another golden opportunity with Bob Huggins. After reading FITZ's article (yeah, I decided to try it out), I agree that it appears that we either have or are going to make a good run at Huggy. If we get this done, good stuff.
If not, I'm afraid several years down the road we may be looking back and saying, "If only Eddie...if only Tubby...if only Huggy..."
