The Domino Effect: Steve Forbes

Last week, Wake Forest shocked the basketball community by accelerating their process to rid themselves of Danny Manning and hire a new coach. The hire' Steve Forbes from East Tennessee State was chosen over a group headlined by Wes Miller (UNCG). It was a move that seemed to be widely respected from all fans, players, and coaches, but what would be the ultimate implication' We already know that Forbes can construct a winning program with less than high-major resources, as he did at ETSU. However, his ability to offer and pursue some of the same prospects (from ETSU) could have a major effect on the perception of said players. For example, Robert McCray V (AC Flora/Upward Stars) held numerous scholarship offers prior to the Forbes hiring but now adds the first high-major school to his list. Will that immediately vault McCray to the next level' He should certainly already be getting recruited and offered by those types of schools, but it appears that Forbes could