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#152
#152
lostsheep said:
I'm glad the team got the win last night, & will be pulling for them to go as far as possible.

That being said...beating that Iowa team last night doesn't suddenly correct the issues that this coach has, IMO of course. My reservations with CCM have been due to the following:

1). The performance of this team for most of the season has been sub-par. This led to us not being as seeded as highly as we could've been, making the potential tourney run more difficult.

2). In-game coaching is questionable at times. It took the team 3/4 of the year to figure out who the first couple of guys off the bench were going to be. Timeouts have been a challenge. Last night, we have the ball with plenty enough time to get in the front court and call a timeout to set something up to win in regulation. Instead, McRae dribbles in place and then throws up a shot at the buzzer. That approach will get us beat against better opponents.

3). Recruiting. Credit where credit is due for signing Stokes and Richardson, and Moore seems to be developing nicely. I just don't understand Martin's evaluation of talent at times, & I don't have confidence that he will sign enough talent to compete with Ky and Fla going forward.

Of the above points, point #1 can be erased somewhat with a deep tourney run.
However, a deep run doesn't correct points #2 and 3.

Again, JMO, so TIFWIW.
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You make some interesting points and I'm not going to debate each one individually, more of an overall sort of explanation if you will...

Every team is different. It doesn't matter if the bulk of guys have played together previously, each year is a new team. As good as Florida is this year, next year will be a new year...or a team like Marquette, for instance. Everyone, it seems, thinks highly of BW, but they played inconsistently this year and didn't make the dance...it happens.

Our former coach, in his second year, lost seven straight road games (six were conference games), they basically had to "win out" to make it. Sometimes that's just how it goes, it happens to every coach. Look at UK last year. We went from Trae Golden, to Barton, to Thompson and back to Barton. May not seem like that big of a deal, but it's a change, no doubt about it.

As for the recruiting, well... I just don't know that much about it. It seems for Martin, he's looking for athletic, hard nosed kids who project to be his kind of defender, but, as I said, I don't know much about it.
 
#153
#153
volbeast33 said:
I dont remember him getting alot of credit for wearing the orange blazer.Bruce did alot of things to get the fans excited....Its what he was good at......I dont really think clothing attire makes a difference one way or the other.
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Bruce copied Ray Mears with the orange blazer. Mears was a promoter.
 
#155
#155
InVOLuntary said:
LOL. Are you hungry or something? We could set up some kind of fund where we could contribute to by you a sack full or something.
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No, I just don't think there's much worse than someone who won't pay up on a bet. You're more than welcome to pay his debt for him....
 
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#158
vol66 said:
You make some interesting points and I'm not going to debate each one individually, more of an overall sort of explanation if you will...

Every team is different. It doesn't matter if the bulk of guys have played together previously, each year is a new team. As good as Florida is this year, next year will be a new year...or a team like Marquette, for instance. Everyone, it seems, thinks highly of BW, but they played inconsistently this year and didn't make the dance...it happens.

Our former coach, in his second year, lost seven straight road games (six were conference games), they basically had to "win out" to make it. Sometimes that's just how it goes, it happens to every coach. Look at UK last year. We went from Trae Golden, to Barton, to Thompson and back to Barton. May not seem like that big of a deal, but it's a change, no doubt about it.

As for the recruiting, well... I just don't know that much about it. It seems for Martin, he's looking for athletic, hard nosed kids who project to be his kind of defender, but, as I said, I don't know much about it.
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Agree with your points, and I do think much of the inconsistency this year was due to the lack of production at the PG position. That concerns me also as we attempt to move forward in the tourney.

I also know that all teams & coaches will have games where they lose to teams they shouldn't, and seasons that are below expectations.

Again. It's JMO...best thing that could happen at this point is for CCM to prove me wrong. I'm hoping for the sake of our program he does.
 
#161
#161
bleedingTNorange said:
Like I said, you're welcome to pay it for him, or ignore me.
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You are going to have to collect soon or find another way, as opposed to posting in multiple threads about it daily. Sorry. I'm not sure what else to tell you. I hope you get your money.
 
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#163
Freak said:
You are going to have to collect soon or find another way, as opposed to posting in multiple threads about it daily. Sorry. I'm not sure what else to tell you. I hope you get your money.
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Thanks! I think if you make a bet you should pay up but the constant whining is just as bad.
 
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#164
lostsheep said:
Agree with your points, and I do think much of the inconsistency this year was due to the lack of production at the PG position. That concerns me also as we attempt to move forward in the tourney.

I also know that all teams & coaches will have games where they lose to teams they shouldn't, and seasons that are below expectations.

Again. It's JMO...best thing that could happen at this point is for CCM to prove me wrong. I'm hoping for the sake of our program he does.
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As I've said, I have a more favorable view of him as a coach than many, but I agree with you...I hope the winning can continue because the best thing for the program would be for him to succeed and for the fans to be behind him.
 
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#172
lostsheep said:
I'm glad the team got the win last night, & will be pulling for them to go as far as possible.

That being said...beating that Iowa team last night doesn't suddenly correct the issues that this coach has, IMO of course. My reservations with CCM have been due to the following:

1). The performance of this team for most of the season has been sub-par. This led to us not being as seeded as highly as we could've been, making the potential tourney run more difficult.

2). In-game coaching is questionable at times. It took the team 3/4 of the year to figure out who the first couple of guys off the bench were going to be. Timeouts have been a challenge. Last night, we have the ball with plenty enough time to get in the front court and call a timeout to set something up to win in regulation. Instead, McRae dribbles in place and then throws up a shot at the buzzer. That approach will get us beat against better opponents.

3). Recruiting. Credit where credit is due for signing Stokes and Richardson, and Moore seems to be developing nicely. I just don't understand Martin's evaluation of talent at times, & I don't have confidence that he will sign enough talent to compete with Ky and Fla going forward.

Of the above points, point #1 can be erased somewhat with a deep tourney run.
However, a deep run doesn't correct points #2 and 3.

Again, JMO, so TIFWIW.
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Your observations are spot on, very solid post.
 
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#174
bleedingTNorange said:
Well damn, I thought that fell under your job description :)

It's all good, I'll drop it.
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Shoot me an email and I'll see what I can do to help. I can shoot them a message to remind them but if they aren't going to pay they aren't going to pay.
 
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