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re: Alright y'all...real talk about our hoops team
Posted on 2/1/14 at 10:29 pm to Porker Face
Posted on 2/1/14 at 10:29 pm to Porker Face
I just didn't see us being very good going into this season. Our player with the most potential (Portis) is a freshman. We have some decent athletes at SF, but no real leader or point guard on the court.
That's a big part of why we've struggled so much to capitalize on transition opportunities, which is obviously very important with this style of basketball.
You can blame Mike for some of the lack of talent, but he has had APR issues to deal with, along with our two best players leaving early last year.
That's a big part of why we've struggled so much to capitalize on transition opportunities, which is obviously very important with this style of basketball.
You can blame Mike for some of the lack of talent, but he has had APR issues to deal with, along with our two best players leaving early last year.
This post was edited on 2/1/14 at 10:34 pm
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Posted on 2/1/14 at 10:32 pm to The Sultan of Swine
Furthermore, I believe that Mike is a good coach and will get things going. His record at UAB and Mizzou speak for themselves. It's only a matter of time. Making another coaching change right now will only put us back to square one.
Posted on 2/1/14 at 10:38 pm to The Sultan of Swine
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You can blame Mike for some of the lack of talent, but he has had APR issues to deal with, along with our two best players leaving early last year
He inherited a mess. 10+ years of a mess. Lost scholarships because of previous coaches. Stuck with players previous coaches recruited.
Those players graduate this year. While not helping the program with wins, they help get our APR score up high enough to afford Mike the opportunity in the future to show guys the door if they're not producing.
As a comparison....Bret just showed Turner, Hartsfield, and 3 others the door just a month ago. Mike hasn't been able to do that because of our APR score. Our next punishment would be being docked practice time.
Look, our program was literally in the shitter when Mike got here. While you only see what you see on television during games, there is much more to this program right now than wins and losses. The team GPA is the highest it's ever been. We are on pace to graduate Wade, Haydar, Gulley, Scott, and Clarke this year. Those are great bonuses towards our APR that can afford Mike to make roster movements going forward he cannot make right now.
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