We'll see how Purnell does this year and next with some good recruits and transfers coming in. I remember when DePaul hired Purnell. Some of their fans were disappointed that they didn't get a guy with a better NCAA tournament record. Who on earth were they expecting. Dean Smith, maybe? The fact is, Purnell had gotten a couple of lower D-1 teams to the Dance, which is hard enough. Those teams tend not to win. He turned around Dayton and Clemson. They did not do terribly well in the post-season, but that is a small sample to judge from. Wainwright was also successful elsewhere before he flopped at DePaul. I have to wonder if it is more about the school than the coach. I think the arena in Nowhere really does hurt them, and their administration has not managed to get the ship afloat. Perhaps the new arena will help. Maybe not. It would seem that there is enough talent in the Chicago area for a team like DePaul to at least compete. Even Loyola is stepping it up, and DePaul's women's program has been very successful. I think this points to leadership, rather than coaching.