Like I said, the presence of his sons affected recruiting. Look at who we brought in around them—one serviceable JC guard signed on but, the pipeline dried up.

The issues with Cuff et al didn’t help. However, we were still competitive post Cuff with players like Larsen, Nixon, Trost, etc. You’re years off on the timing if you’re trying to say the Cuff blowup led straight to the firing. Reid stuck around for multiple seasons after that.

The cupboard became utterly bare during the Randy/Robbie years. Don’t believe me? There’s a 1 win season to examine. That talent-bereft lineup and its performance caused Reid to lose his job. The Burgess issue was the spark that lit the powder keg, but the Cuff thing had passed.