Yeah, he's out there giving existential stuff but they're all, "So uh, what about Louisville's rebounding, coach?"
Like, toss out the prep work guys. Ask the man if he can expound on what he's saying.
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Yeah, he's out there giving existential stuff but they're all, "So uh, what about Louisville's rebounding, coach?"
Like, toss out the prep work guys. Ask the man if he can expound on what he's saying.
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KQ wasn't in attendance or maybe we'd have gotten some actual journalism.
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I'm not sure I've seen Abram earning his way back on the floor just yet.
Getting a little bit more time, but who knows if that's truly indicative of being back in the good graces.
Ngl, when he gets in, I feel like it's a sign coach is absolutely fed up with literally everybody else.
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Earning might have been too strong a word. Seeing the floor more? Some? Could be a best of remaining options I suppose. The rooting for the young man part of me hopes that it's earning.
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I think it was in the pre-season that Stoudamire said that he wouldn't immediately yank a player for a mistake because he thought there were better ways to correct players than showing them up under the lights. But I guess this team doesn't play with enough self-respect to get that consideration.
"I'm Looking for 5 guys," means to me that it is questionable whether he even has that many who meet his minimum standards of competitive toughness. Are his strong words just motivational, or do we see some prominent names lose their roles?
This could actually make the rest of the season interesting, to see who plays and who doesn't and see if he can get 5 guys to play with a pair.
The off season will be equally fascinating. I don't think he relates to most players on this roster, he looks legitimately flummoxed by the team's play, may actually be embarrassed and offended by them and I expect massive turnover.
"I'm Looking for 5 guys," means to me that it is questionable whether he even has that many who meet his minimum standards of competitive toughness. Are his strong words just motivational, or do we see some prominent names lose their roles?
This could actually make the rest of the season interesting, to see who plays and who doesn't and see if he can get 5 guys to play with a pair.
The off season will be equally fascinating. I don't think he relates to most players on this roster, he looks legitimately flummoxed by the team's play, may actually be embarrassed and offended by them and I expect massive turnover.
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Hopefully it’s not a pro vs. college disconnect but is just how the roster is composed now
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There's a big difference between making a mistake and not playing hard (read: hustle). He said he'd yank a kid for not playing hard; he didn't say he'd pull kids for making mistakes. Big difference.
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There are mistakes that made in the commision of poor choice and then there are mistakes due to lack of effort. He will not pull someone immediately for the first, but will for the second
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That could be. He did say quite recently that coaching is manipulation. So, his present hard line rhetoric could be some sort of motivational tactic.
But I will say that our coach speaks and looks pretty butt-hurt.
I cast a suspicious eye that some players have permanently tainted their character in the eyes of this coach and that a late season spurt may not change their image in his eyes. Damage done and burned bridges. We'll see.
I also wonder how this season, with the embarrassing efforts dominating a few inspiring wins, will influence recruiting. In the pre-season Stoudamire said, "personally, I like Freshmen" because their longer recruitment allows him to get to know them so much better than transfers, that there are fewer bad habits to break in Freshmen and that he has more time to mold them.
I tend to think that this season will only harden his bias against transfers. I am interested to see if this suspicion is played out with recruiting as we move forward.
Ah, so Root thinks the remainder of the season will, for at least some players, be a time of redemption. At least there will be that window.
That could be. He did say quite recently that coaching is manipulation. So, his present hard line rhetoric could be some sort of motivational tactic.
But I will say that our coach speaks and looks pretty butt-hurt.
I cast a suspicious eye that some players have permanently tainted their character in the eyes of this coach and that a late season spurt may not change their image in his eyes. Damage done and burned bridges. We'll see.
I also wonder how this season, with the embarrassing efforts dominating a few inspiring wins, will influence recruiting. In the pre-season Stoudamire said, "personally, I like Freshmen" because their longer recruitment allows him to get to know them so much better than transfers, that there are fewer bad habits to break in Freshmen and that he has more time to mold them.
I tend to think that this season will only harden his bias against transfers. I am interested to see if this suspicion is played out with recruiting as we move forward.
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We have 3 legit D1 players on the team. And it shows. Stoudamire wasn’t hired for X’s or O‘s or to develop players. He was hired to bring in ready made D1 players. I think he can do it.
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Baseball season starts in 6 days. Tough season in basketball.
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Just a small synopsis of the game, how in the world can one of our players come in after a time out, so they can't be too tired, and air ball of free throw?
That particular play happened as we spiraled out of control in the final 10 minutes of the game.
That particular play happened as we spiraled out of control in the final 10 minutes of the game.
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That’s the only saving grace to pull us out of this dumpster fire the past 2 months
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We just keep digging the whole deeper and deeper 