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Message: [QUOTE="KevMonstah, post: 5299794, member: 327"] I could dupe this post in the "Die hards giving up" thread, cuz much applies. I'm not sure anyone on the coaching staff really focused that much on player development over the last several (many?) years. Regardless of how well any player was going to improve at the end of JB's tenure, it was very obvious that the goal was to maximize his son's exposure at the expense of all else. Doubling down with his other son proved that, cuz the program would've been more successful had that collection of guys not been run off. You keep those guys, set up the next guy to win, and the program is way better off. Maybe more successful, maybe winning more, maybe the talent remains high, and you aren't stuck trying to fill a team to go tooth and nail with the LeMoynes. But that doesn't change the fact that players don't develop. I know JB expected players to put in the work and do it on their own, but did they? Girard improve? Buddy become a more complete player, as in, can handle the ball? Nope. That's what a player is behind, and sees they aren't getting ahead of those guys despite being better? Is that a surprise that Bell doesn't improve, cuz he maybe doesn't do the work? Also nope. But I remember his recruitment, and I think I joked on one of his boxscores, where he went for 28 pts, and one whole rebound, as the tallest guy on the court. James Southerland was about the same player, but he at least got to the point where he'd average 5 rpg. I mean, back to the late 80s, Derek Brower had the comment of all-time when asked about either improving or getting in shape: "I'm not playing ahead of DC, so why bother?" That quote is almost 40 years old, but apply it to Kadary playing less than Girard, and it still works. Maybe Straughn and Engelstad can coach improvement, I have little faith in Griffin, but I'd like to hope Red is way more hands on than JB, and it shows going forward. Roster (mis)management is a totally different issue. I see a panicky "let's get anyone who we can to win due to a roster swapout" this year, which isn't exactly working. A complete fail on the initial wave of NIL and a pissing match with Weitsman, who maybe - MAYBE - had the juice to help, that really hurt the program. At least consider those with the ability and interest in helping. Lots of people can give $44, but it'd take the surrounding area to add up to what Dybantsa got. And I think they are attempting to pick the lane with recruiting accumen, they just gotta coach it. Kev [/QUOTE]

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