Without doing any research, my intuition is that while the overall record/results are not markedly improved over last year, or much over the two Wyking years, Mark Fox's teams have been generally more competitive than Wyking's teams were, and more specifically, able to occasionally beat a heavily-favored opponent, something that I'm not sure happened under the previous coaching staff.
It points to _the potential_ for a breakthrough, where the Bears don't have to improve a ton in Year 3 under Fox for the results in the standings to get a lot better. Doesn't mean it will happen, but you can at least imagine such a scenario, which is more than we've been able to say in a while.
I’m just happy our conference win record won’t reach the lows of the Wyking Jones era. Even if we end with 3 wins. That’s never a place we should get to ever again.
I said this in the postgame but my favorite thing about the game was seeing the rapport between players and coaches. They intently listen to Fox, and later in the game, Bradley runs off the court and gives Fox a big slap on the chest like "We got this coach" or "Thanks Coach". That bodes really well for the type of leader Fox is. Obviously there is no quit in this team. They fight hard most every game. Teams that have strong player/coach bonds do not necessarily succeed, but without that, it is almost impossible. The 1980 US Hockey team example is an exception that proves the rule. I was so happy for the team.
Thanks Nick. Celestine is definitely a player to watch for next season. Given Bowser's disappointing usage, I would not be the least bit surprised if he ends up in the transfer portal along with Kuany, so it's nice to get something of value from these first 2 recruiting classes.
The announcers showed how close most of our last four or five games were, and it was about time we pulled off a close one instead of lost it. A great, entertaining game.
Great game. For some reason I had the sensation before the game that the Bears would come out hungry and take it to the Buffs, which is exactly what happened. When we needed a bucket or a big defensive play we executed. Excited about the potential flashed by Celestine.
Without doing any research, my intuition is that while the overall record/results are not markedly improved over last year, or much over the two Wyking years, Mark Fox's teams have been generally more competitive than Wyking's teams were, and more specifically, able to occasionally beat a heavily-favored opponent, something that I'm not sure happened under the previous coaching staff.
It points to _the potential_ for a breakthrough, where the Bears don't have to improve a ton in Year 3 under Fox for the results in the standings to get a lot better. Doesn't mean it will happen, but you can at least imagine such a scenario, which is more than we've been able to say in a while.
I’m just happy our conference win record won’t reach the lows of the Wyking Jones era. Even if we end with 3 wins. That’s never a place we should get to ever again.
I said this in the postgame but my favorite thing about the game was seeing the rapport between players and coaches. They intently listen to Fox, and later in the game, Bradley runs off the court and gives Fox a big slap on the chest like "We got this coach" or "Thanks Coach". That bodes really well for the type of leader Fox is. Obviously there is no quit in this team. They fight hard most every game. Teams that have strong player/coach bonds do not necessarily succeed, but without that, it is almost impossible. The 1980 US Hockey team example is an exception that proves the rule. I was so happy for the team.
Thanks Nick. Celestine is definitely a player to watch for next season. Given Bowser's disappointing usage, I would not be the least bit surprised if he ends up in the transfer portal along with Kuany, so it's nice to get something of value from these first 2 recruiting classes.
The announcers showed how close most of our last four or five games were, and it was about time we pulled off a close one instead of lost it. A great, entertaining game.
Great game. For some reason I had the sensation before the game that the Bears would come out hungry and take it to the Buffs, which is exactly what happened. When we needed a bucket or a big defensive play we executed. Excited about the potential flashed by Celestine.
Great win! I have been down on Fox, but he must be doing something right to keep this team motivated after so many close and frustrating losses.