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[QUOTE="Zelda Zonk, post: 2968196, member: 966"]
I'm not sure how to make this more clear.

The post i responded to suggested there's nothing 'wrong' with JB—he just needs to coach better. My reply suggested it's uncommon to find [I]anyone[/I] in any field who improves so late in life. So, whether you consider last night to be one "off night" for the coach, or whether you consider the season/the last four seasons to be an 'off era' for the coach, i'm not sure why anyone would believe JB is going to actually be 'coaching better' going forward. He is what he is, and he's stubborn and resistant to change, and all i foresee is decline.

Again, there are simple questions: who expects JB to actually exert [I]more[/I] effort now than he did 10-15 years ago? Who expects JB to all of a sudden transform into a coach willing to embrace ([I]and then teach[/I]) supplemental defensive schemes. Or offensive schemes? What does 'coach better' mean to [I]You[/I]? [I]Sorry you didn't get the Arkin quip. I recommend you watch The Kominsky Method on Netflix, though, as an aside. [/I]

As for 'holding JB to a high standard,' we agree. I'm not going to rant on his decisionmaking last night. My criticisms are more long-term. We were dealt a bad hand with Frank's suspension. I don't love how much time Buddy was given was... 'odd,' given the lack of success, but Jalen has proven to be a trainwreck at every opportunity, and it was more likely Buddy would suddenly catch fire than Jalen would be UConnJalen.
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