Thanks Nick. We are the worst in the Pac because we have less talent than others. We are far, far too easy to defend. We have too few who can score inside the paint, or two point shots. And if you shut down our three point shots, we've lost, period. No one has to fear us driving to the basket, other than Bradley. Grant is quite versatile…
Thanks Nick. We are the worst in the Pac because we have less talent than others. We are far, far too easy to defend. We have too few who can score inside the paint, or two point shots. And if you shut down our three point shots, we've lost, period. No one has to fear us driving to the basket, other than Bradley. Grant is quite versatile, and Kelly is solid but not Leon Powe. But what about the others? Only mediocre or worse in terms of Pac scoring or talent. I'm not knocking guys I root for, just saying that our stats show that we can't score enough to keep up. So this leads me back to recruiting. To Fox. If Fox doesn't bring in a solid class next year, and the year after, then I'm afraid he will have to move on. As much as I like his demeanor and the clean program and guys playing hard, we can't stay the worst in the league.
This is exactly correct. It is all about whether Fox can recruit a good class or two. The reality is that you need gold star talent (+ good coaching) to win. The first year matters a lot (look at what Cuonzo did). Unfortunately, I think it might already be too late for Fox. He whiffed on two classes...and losing does not help pull recruits. I will give him a ceremonial year, but I doubt things will change much. I hope I have to eat crow...but you heard it here first. Doooooom.
Yeah, it's tough. The guys do play hard and are likeable, but some baseline expectations for winning should be part of the goals for a revenue sport for the greatest public university in the country. This program has shown that it can be an attractive destination when we show we're interested in winning, and the area at large has shown it will support us when we do as well. Just doesn't feel like the current administration is as concerned with winning, so much as they are concerned with managing the bottom line.
Thanks Nick. We are the worst in the Pac because we have less talent than others. We are far, far too easy to defend. We have too few who can score inside the paint, or two point shots. And if you shut down our three point shots, we've lost, period. No one has to fear us driving to the basket, other than Bradley. Grant is quite versatile, and Kelly is solid but not Leon Powe. But what about the others? Only mediocre or worse in terms of Pac scoring or talent. I'm not knocking guys I root for, just saying that our stats show that we can't score enough to keep up. So this leads me back to recruiting. To Fox. If Fox doesn't bring in a solid class next year, and the year after, then I'm afraid he will have to move on. As much as I like his demeanor and the clean program and guys playing hard, we can't stay the worst in the league.
This is exactly correct. It is all about whether Fox can recruit a good class or two. The reality is that you need gold star talent (+ good coaching) to win. The first year matters a lot (look at what Cuonzo did). Unfortunately, I think it might already be too late for Fox. He whiffed on two classes...and losing does not help pull recruits. I will give him a ceremonial year, but I doubt things will change much. I hope I have to eat crow...but you heard it here first. Doooooom.
Yeah, it's tough. The guys do play hard and are likeable, but some baseline expectations for winning should be part of the goals for a revenue sport for the greatest public university in the country. This program has shown that it can be an attractive destination when we show we're interested in winning, and the area at large has shown it will support us when we do as well. Just doesn't feel like the current administration is as concerned with winning, so much as they are concerned with managing the bottom line.