Oso planning to go pro
Name a team that won a NCAA championship with one and dones. We play them Saturday. I was at their final four in New Orleans, severely hung over (ok ok, I was still loaded), watching them beat the team that destroyed us two nights earlier.(Carmelo and Syracuse fyi)
1965/nmb, detail exactly what your expectations are for the MU program. How is Buzz not moving toward them? Do you think we took a step back from Crean? If so, who would you like to see coaching the program that would be interested in coming. That eliminates Miller and Bennett. I honestly thought that last year's coaching job by Buzz was the best since Al retired. Making chicken salad out of chicken $h!t like he did was amazing. This year, we were very inexperienced at a D1 level. Some have made progress. Some haven't. Any team can say the same thing. So, is your solution to get rid of buzz and start over? What coach is going to want to come if we get rid of a coach 3 years in who has won 20 (and I truly believe we end up with 20 wins after the BEast tourney and postseason) each year, graduated players, and competed at the highest level of the BEast. So, I am flat our calling you out to man up and lay out your solution and which coach you would like to see that would be willing to come. Willie, this goes for you, too.
Mike Deane21-12 NIT23-8 NCAA 2nd22-9 NCAA 1st20-1114-15 FiredBuzz 25-10 NCAA 2nd22-12 NCAA 1st13-8 ?Could be Mike Deane v.2After three years Deane was 66-29Buzz is 60-30 so farWill he outlast Deane?
BTW, for those who think that MU will just get a great assistant to help Buzz out, I'm not sure that's going to happen. Buzz is very stubborn and bristles at the slightest criticism/questioning of his coaching decisions. He doesn't think there is anything wrong with his defensive scheme.
Could be Mike Deane v.2After three years Deane was 66-29Buzz is 60-30 so farWill he outlast Deane?
In my mind, going 7-5, 10-4, 9-5, 8-8, and then 6-10 in the Great Midwest / Conference USA is a shade worse than going 12-6 and then 11-7 in the Big East, even if there's a 9-9 thrown in this year.
Yes, I would agree. However, the NCAA results are the same.
What does it mean that Buzz "is doing things correctly?" Bringing in JUCO's? Having a freshman class that's had zero positive impact this season?Being a nice guy? I sure hope everyone that keeps saying this is a rebuilding year and next year is the year to pay attention to will hold Buzz accountable if things don't get better.
So let's turn this question around as we know the half-empty sentiment: Why do people think MU will turn it around? Specific analyses please (no "In Buzz we trust" cliches).
According to the stats, MU is the third best team in the BE. We have the best offense in the league. Over the last five games, MU has the stats of a team that should go 14.1 - 3.9.In three of the last five games, MU has scored over 1.24 ppp. In four of the last five games, MU has held opponents to 1.06 ppp or less. But there's a lot of variability there. The half-full in me says young team = inconsistency/variability and this will get more consistent over time.
You agree that we are melting down?
According to the stats, MU is the fifth best team in the BE. We have the best offense in the league. Over the last five games, MU has the stats of a team that should go 14.1 - 3.9.In three of the last five games, MU has scored over 1.24 ppp. In four of the last five games, MU has held opponents to 1.06 ppp or less. But there's a lot of variability there. The half-full in me says young team = inconsistency/variability and this will get more consistent over time.http://www.basketballprospectus.com/unfiltered/?p=625edit: 5th best team after the UConn gameDamn, statistical proof for Murf that we should have gone 14-4.
No. There's only a few melting down. They're just vocal. Happens nearly every year.