Miami Post Game

[IthacaMatt]

Correct. It’s like they aren’t phased and don’t take it personally at all

You see, that's the essence playing pick up in the park.

 

[phil77]

Hey on the bright side, we only lost by 7 so this doesn't go into the blowout double-digit loss category.

 

[Jasoncuse]

Going to be a long bus ride back to Syracuse…

 

[NineOneSeven]

giving up 91 to a 5-18 team though is shocking stuff

 

[JonB]

I’m upset the sports team from my geographic acre lost to the sports team from the Florida geoGraphic area. I sit back and think what can I do about this? How can I control this? Does it matter? To Syracuse University it does. To me, and many of us..nope.

 

[JDubbin]

Going to be a long bus ride back to Syracuse…

Wildly under appreciated comment, well done!

 

[ar inj]

Two more years of this. Can't wait.

Just one and even that is too much.

 

[kuethstheman]

I think he answered the question about our defense. Nobody on this team has a “you aren’t scoring on me attitude.” They get scored on and just move on to the next play. Its like, “Oh well, maybe they might miss the next time.”

Cuffe

 

[phsyra]

First, we need to give Red a contract extension so he doesn't feel too much pressure that impacts his ability to make such genius in game decisions.
Second, make sure we don't lose Carlos to the portal. This guy is nails.
Third, make sure we keep our defensive core of JJ Starling and Chris Bell together.

Its gonna be a good year next year. I can feel it.

 

[kcsu]

Red's played the good cop his whole career. He is an excellent recruiter. The kids like him but do they respect him. Red is what he is and won't change. It's not a bad thing but it's not what's needed for this group.
His personality might work on a seasoned team. Not on this team.
This team lacks talent. We don't have shooters, we don't have kids that can create on their own. We are an extremely challenged offensive team. As poor as we are on offense we are actually worse on Defense. Slow and weak at almost every position on the floor. Technique is really bad. Team defense is non existent and we don't have a single player that can defend the paint. We don't have a single player that can lock down an opponent.
WE LACK TALENT.
In addition to these issues we have an even bigger one. An issue which no team that I have ever followed can win without. Even teams with all star talent fail without it.
No, it's not good coaching. Teams with it, and with talent win with poor coaching. We recently witnessed it with one of Dinos teams.
That something is leadership.
Leadership is the single most important thing winning Teams have. Leadership can overcome bad coaching. It can raise average talent to succeed. It is the single most important ingredient.
When you combine leadership with talent and good coaching you win 10 games in your first season as a head coach.
You upset Nebraska and Clemson.
You have a bunch of " Runts" make a final four.
This year's basketball team doesn't have a leader. Not one. There isn't one guy on this team that is a true leader. No Gmac, No Devo, No Eric, No Laquint, No Kyle.
No talent, No leadership.
It's a bad combination and the result is a losing team. To their credit they haven't turned on each other.
But is that because they are good teammates, or is it because they lack heart, lack dedication and just don't care.
Going forward I dont see a single player that we have that can grow into that leader. Not one.
Hopefully someone steps up next year because until we have leadership at the player level nothing else matters.