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It was and still is a poor decision in my opinion. Attitude reflects leadership. If you seriously cannot get your team (Ellenson, Ellenson, Cheatham, Carter, Anim, Heldt, and Cohen were all Wojo recruits) to give you a solid effort unless you resort to essentially a public shaming what does that say?THE PLAYERS' EFFORT THE FIRST THREE GAMES OF THE SEASON WAS BETTER THAN THE COACHING FROM THE STAFF.I do think there is a time and place for what transpired, I just think it should be used as a last stand. Wojo essentially gambled with a move that either galvanizes a team or loses them completely three games into a season. His job is to win basketball games and teach basketball, not life lessons.Playing Carter for the majority of the game at PG was a much bigger factor in the outcome of this game.
This one's easy. Lavin's been a head coach for what? 20 years. Wojo's in his second year. We readily admit he struggles but believe he can get better. Lavin proved over 20 years that he couldn't. Also, we criticized Lavin last year because he had a roster chock full of upperclassmen. Should have been his best season ever at St. John's. We recognize that we are in year two of rebuild.Come on Matty, you knew this before you posted it.That's fine you think he's a dud. He very well might be. But you are approaching Ners territory when you criticize even when someone did well. We are a long way from proving one way or another if Wojo is a dud. What level does he have to get to for you to say he's not a dud? For me, we'd have to miss the postseason this year and next year for me to say he's a dud.
TAMUI'll take the logic a step further. Many on this board including myself feel that while Marquette may not be the cream of the crop as far as NCAA basketball coaching jobs are concerned, it certainly is an attractive job considering the tradition, history, recent success, and commitment to the program that's given.Shouldn't a high end basketball head coaching job like Marquette allow them the luxury of not having to hire a coach who needs on the job training? We should be dealing with known quantities.
If people on this forum want to pretend that life lessons matter in the big business that is college basketball so they can convince themselves that they're not the monsters they really are that's fine.MU basketball is a brand that brings recognition and most importantly revenue into the university. It's not dissimilar to the real world. In the real world productivity is the only thing that matters. As a consultant that specializes in overhauling F&I departments for automotive dealer principles I wouldn't be effective if I didn't separate the difference between the quality of a person from the quality of an employee. I've fired many better 'people' for better 'producers' and have never batted an eye.This is high level, high revenue business. Nothing more. Wojo is here to win.
How were they any more competent?22 turnoversHorrible against the pressHorrible free throw shootingHorrible late game clock managementHorrible defense giving up 80 points againIf you consider what you watched 'poise and execution' then I want a pair of whatever rose colored glasses you watched the game through.Here's the differences -Wojo let Carter run the game at PG and they actually hit some shots.
Now I understand.
Defense was statistically very good last night. It was an 82 possession game, so we only gave up 0.98 Points per possesion
Thanks for the compliment.Very few people have the ability to affect the bottom line of a company while playing an integral role in being the back stop in regards to compliance and regulations as an f&i manager. If I can take a 200 car a month store and increase the dollar per car average in the f&i office 1000/unit that's a 2.4 million gross profit increase annually while implementing processes that insulate dealers from violations it's a hugely important service.Scoff if you will, but considering 35-40% of state sales tax collected across the country comes directly from the purchases of vehicles, it's safe to say that dealer principles and their employees are the biggest contributors to the state programs that state sales taxes fund.
Well hell. No wonder you know so much about coaching college basketball!!! Why didn't you just say this sooner???
The university deserves better Sultan. At least we won't have to worry about Wojo using this job as a stepping stone, that is unless returning as an assistant coach to Duke is considered an improvement.