But VT should not point to a school with an infinitely richer hoops tradition, and one that plays in the wealthiest conference, as the blueprint for success. When a "system coach" has Matt Painter's budget, Matt Painter's NCAA tournament resume, Purdue's conference membership, and Purdue's decades-long history of basketball success, then yes, maybe they could convince guys to stick around for 3-4 years. What do you think are the odds of that happening at VT? For most schools not in the BiG or SEC, the blueprint is now running a system that is easy to pick up and fun to play in (i.e. fast pace, lots of pressing, transition oriented). Because the way you are going to attract players is NOT by either having the deepest pockets or by telling them that they will need to learn for 1-2 years before they will see meaningful playing time, or experience meaningful success. That world is gone forever at the D1 level.