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He’s been an okay assistant coach.
He’s not coaching like a real HC.
He’s not coaching like a real HC.
Would give him a c-, he needs to take care of the Benny problem before the 2nd semester.So, weird thought here. We all noted that many, if not most, head coaches consult with their assistants during games. JB never did. Think that was a detriment to Red as he starts his HC career?
My out of conference prediction was 7-4, so I agree that people had lofty expectations if they thought we would have a better record than that. I’m surprised how immature we look and that this Benny thing has gone downhill the way it has. I didn’t expect miracles from him, but I did expect he would mature. Bell and Taylor have shown progress, so that reflects well on Red.
I would be thrilled if we made the Dance, but I am not expecting it. Time will tell.I think this year being his first the grade most appropriate is Pass (P) or Fail (). So at end of season if we make it to the NCAA's Grade P ==> Pass. Otherwise an ==>Fail.
Number of folks made a point about attempting to understand how this team plays after years of watching JB. I bet 95% of the posters here knew while watching the game when a player is going to get pulled even before JB turned to the wench and waved at a sub. (LOL).
So currently grade is INC ==>Incomplete and waiting for the final result. 8-3 in OOC and 13-7 In ACC play would be enough to get to the Dance. I'm rooting for Red to get a P.
Go CUSE.
JB always knew exactly when to turn to his wench.I think this year being his first the grade most appropriate is Pass (P) or Fail (). So at end of season if we make it to the NCAA's Grade P ==> Pass. Otherwise an ==>Fail.
Number of folks made a point about attempting to understand how this team plays after years of watching JB. I bet 95% of the posters here knew while watching the game when a player is going to get pulled even before JB turned to the wench and waved at a sub. (LOL).
So currently grade is INC ==>Incomplete and waiting for the final result. 8-3 in OOC and 13-7 In ACC play would be enough to get to the Dance. I'm rooting for Red to get a P.
Go CUSE.
If those 3 losses were competitive, I don't think anyone would be complaining.Those who wanted someone else have been clear as day they aren't happy with 6-3.
Good post.I think it's ridiculous to grade a coach 9 games into what is a multi year commitment. But everyone else is jumping off this bridge so I guess I will too.
I'll give him an A
Watching the first game I knew they were going to get blown out in Hawaii
I wanted 2 things from them after that, #1 to go into Hawaii undefeated and #2 to continue to fight and improve and not look defeated after they got humbled. They have definitely done both. And they even punched above their weight against two top 10 teams.
There was excitement about the team going into the year, but of I told you they wouldn't have either Benny or Chance and Starling would be the worst 2 guard in the
ACC everybody would have signed up for 6-3. I would have signed up for 6-3 anyway. Tennessee, Gonzaga and at Virgina are 3 really tough games to win with a new coach and system.
This team has some limitations that males them easy to gameplan for. Red has a big job keeping us winning. If he can figure it out and keep the team fighting he has my confidence.
Were they losses or lessons? Time will tell.If those 3 losses were competitive, I don't think anyone would be complaining.
Were they losses or lessons? Time will tell.
Agree, you can see they are recognizing when they make mistakes which is a start, fixing them is next. Old habits die hard, first place they go when uncomfortable.I've seen signs that he is trying to show them new ways, tactics, positioning, etc. I see it because they show it for maybe 5 or 10 minutes at a time in games, and then revert back to (mostly) bad habits.
It took Hurley until his third season at UConn to get going. He had a losing season his first year and a mediocre record his second. No NCAA tourney either year.I get it, I do. I want Red to succeed and I'm rooting for him. Again, he recruited and has coached these guys. They may not have been his first choices, but he had to know what he was going to be working with this season. My assumption is that he wanted JJ and Chance out of HS, didn't get them, but now he has them.
It just sucks that the rebuild didn't start (much) earlier. I get the issues, but in the time of NIL and insta-transfers, it shouldn't take 3-4 years to assemble a capable roster. And I don't want it to stretch to 14-15 years for SU to be in the top-25 again during conference play. So yeah, I'm impatient. I'm OK with that. I still have my seasons and I still donate.
We pick on Hurley, but it took him just a season to right the ship there, he already has a natty and he's top-5 again this season. Tommy Lloyd has had Arizona in the top-5 each of his first three seasons. It took Porter Moser a couple of seasons, but it looks like he has OK clicking after Lon Kruger retired. I just hope the suffering is as short as possible.
Bingo. Needs to have a few recruiting cycles to implement his whole vision. I am happy to have RedIt took Hurley until his third season at UConn to get going. He had a losing season his first year and a mediocre record his second. No NCAA tourney either year.