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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 5294362, member: 40"]
I think it is mostly rationalization at this point.  Last year, there were lots of red flags -- but he "inherited" a roster with some players who were insubordinate, so the hope was that "...once he gets some of his own players on the squad," things would improve.

This year, there is no discernible offensive system.  Our defense is similarly grotesque.  We aren't recruiting all that well, and outside of Davis, the portal additions look like poor fits.

So the rationalization this off-season is that Red needs another year, because the players suck, or because Anthony is going to magically change our NIL limitations.

And I hope that last part is true.  But the product on the court has demonstrated that this staff is out of their depth, and a third year could be even worse than the second year.  ESPECIALLY if there is significant roster turnover, which almost certainly will be the case.

And let's be honest -- it isn't like the team is playing hard and executing well, but just lacks the horsepower to beat some good teams.  If that was the case, and we saw signs that Red and this staff had good systems on both sides of the ball, I think the frustration level would be significantly lessened.  Because then it WOULD be a situation where we might just need to give him time to get the right recruits / fits into the program.

But as a program, right now we seem rudderless.  We are adrift, with an incompetent crew navigating.  It is highly doubtful that this staff can turn things around, mainly because the HC seems to be a destitute man's version of the man he replaced, with no fresh ideas / new approaches.
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