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[QUOTE="DoctorBombay, post: 986603, member: 626"]
I love the way these threads inevitably devolve into defensive, passive aggressive responses.
Usually the focus turns to whether one should be "happy with what we have in JB and the program", versus "we should expect more from this caliber of program".
Personally, I believe that JB's coaching and philosophy regarding the bench, and sometimes the 2-3, could stand some tweaking. Not necessarily on an overall change everything basis, but definitely on a game-to-game basis.
This year especially, I feel he has driven this team into the ground, rendered whatever bench relief he might have had available null-&-void, and been waaaay too predictable on both offense and defense.
Cue the "yes, but he can't make Cooney hit 3-pters or BMK hold on to the ball" chorus...which is really besides the point in this debate. We've had almost 40 years of case study about JB & the SU program. If I were to assign a grade I'd give us a B/B-, in that we're a top program, but we can do waaay better than what we have shown,  w/ plenty of room for improvement.
Why that should become a "you called JB a bum", or " you don't know how good we have it", perspective is based more on the perception of those responding, rather than the points being made. JMHO

Note: IMO, JB is more of a Don Coryell, Chuck Knox, or better yet, Bill Cowher. These were NFL HC's who won consistently, often w/ innovative offenses & defenses, but often fizzled out in the playoffs. Cowher especially rebuilt the Steelers franchise, had some heartbreaking losses, and eventually broke through and won his Supe.
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