Yes, it's early. Yes, it's only two losses. Yes, we are fresh off a final 4.
But, I'm getting to a point where, when we fail, the WAY that we fail — I'm almost wishing we were going with an entire new staff once JB retires.
Don't overreact to my overreaction.
This team is weak mentally.
This is it for me. All the issues folks are aptly pointing out, this is what it comes back to for me. They . . . . their pants in response to the SC loss and judging by body language, the old dudes they brought in don't exactly seem to be peak leaders.
Wiscy's got veterans. But I wonder if any of those guys were top 50 HS recruits. Quick check shows them at mostly 3-stars, some 2, and a couple of 4s...
Haap was a 3! Why can't we get a 3-star to play like that? Who was our last 3-star to play with that level of competence?
you realize we are still sanctioned right?Hey at least were on fire recruiting coming off that final four. Oh wait...
Wiscy's got veterans. But I wonder if any of those guys were top 50 HS recruits. Quick check shows them at mostly 3-stars, some 2, and a couple of 4s...
Haap was a 3! Why can't we get a 3-star to play like that? Who was our last 3-star to play with that level of competence?
Probably. I didn't know/remember Triche wasn't a 4. But wasn't that only because of an injury? Still...Probably Rautins or Triche
you realize we are still sanctioned right?
2 final fours in 4 years. We have so many new parts and the zone takes a lot of practice. Today the team got into a funk when things didn't go well early. They drifted around rather than digging in and giving full effort. JB won't stand for that and players will either earn playing time or sit. I reserve judgement until mid to late January. Lets see if a leader steps up. Lets see if they can learn the zone. Lets see if all these new parts learn to play together. Wisconsin has 5 players returning that played a lot. We have Roberson and Lydon that played a lot. All our guards are either new or relatively new. Chukwu sat out a year. Bigs don't shake the rust as quickly as smaller players and its his first time in the zone. Too many new parts but a lot of talent to work with. I repeat: 2 final fours in 4 years. Did anyone see that coming last year?.500 in the ACC for a third straight year? A model of consistency.
We have open scholarships, nobody is coming. Has nothing to do with sanctions.
I really, really have to believe it's down to not knowing who the coach is going to be. If it's Hop, what top 20 kid is going to need to commit to such an unknown? And opposing recruiters can just plant negative seeds by telling a kid to look at Hop's results last year. Whether or not that's actually indicative or predictive of anything is irrelevant.We have open scholarships, nobody is coming. Has nothing to do with sanctions.
2 final fours in 4 years. We have so many new parts and the zone takes a lot of practice. Today the team got into a funk when things didn't go well early. They drifted around rather than digging in and giving full effort. JB won't stand for that and players will either earn playing time or sit. I reserve judgement until mid to late January. Lets see if a leader steps up. Lets see if they can learn the zone. Lets see if all these new parts learn to play together. Wisconsin has 5 players returning that played a lot. We have Roberson and Lydon that played a lot. All our guards are either new or relatively new. Chukwu sat out a year. Bigs don't shake the rust as quickly as smaller players and its his first time in the zone. Too many new parts but a lot of talent to work with. I repeat: 2 final fours in 4 years. Did anyone see that coming last year?
It's the simple recipe that every opposing coach should recognize. Put a decent passer with a decent 11-foot jumper at the FT line. Period. The. He just finds open shooters or punishes us himself. We'll have forwards flying out of bounds and away from rebounds on every shot.Koenig with 6 threes. At least this time it wasn't some nobody.
Is the offense Boeheim runs older than him?