Reef: In a now outdated and probably never to be published roundtable from last week, boomtho predicted that we would not go for an “unproven high upside” candidate, but rather that we would opt for a “safe” choice. That’s exactly what happened. Last week I had the following reaction to his prediction, and it hasn’t changed now that we know the coach: “I fear boomtho is absolutely right about the type of candidate the committee will gravitate toward. Which makes me hurt down at the bottom of my already diseased basketball heart. My personal philosophy is you should always choose the highest upside course, because you shouldn’t be in the game to be mediocre.