Kolek planning to go pro
New assistant coach(es.) In our case .. Solid defensive schemers, who can teach players how to execute it within their abilities and at least get to mediocre defensive levels.
random old guys anonymously demanding excellence on an internet forum is how the program will become excellent?????That's bizarre.Just in case you are right, I DEMAND EXCELLENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Who ever said it was football? That’s weird.I don’t really care what other coaches did with other programs. Obviously different situations.Thankfully you aren’t the one making decisions around here. If coaches needed to make big splashes by year 3 of their coaching careers some of the greatest coaches in the history of sports would’ve never made it to year 4. Whether you want to be realistic or not, rebuilds take time.
With all this being said......We should be superior to Seton Hall and Providence......continually......Georgetown and St. Johns an equal to. (minimally)....They will get their "footings" back at some point......And there is no excuse that we should be worse than Butler, Crieghton, and most importantly Xavier.....We spend more money on basketball than any other school in the Beast!
With this season likely heading for March sadness in one form or another .. it's all about future prospects, long and short. Changing head coaches always set a program back a few years, maybe more, so short term is almost always uncomfortable at best.Something does need to change, though, as we're just treading water as the ~70-100th best team in the country which amounts to bottom feeders in the Big East.So how do you get a new system without the massive back-step of changing head coaches?New assistant coach(es.) In our case .. Solid defensive schemers, who can teach players how to execute it within their abilities and at least get to mediocre defensive levels.
This sounds like something a DePaul fan would say.
what he said. and there is nothing wrong with goose and 4ever demanding excellence. that's how you become excellent.
Had a conversation with a friend in Chicago who is close to the administration and a few of the significant boosters of the program. Here are a few of his takes.Wojo has 100% support from all stakeholders. Everyone like the way Wojo conducts his business and are happy with the trajectory of the program. The tourney appearance last year was viewed as a significant validation of his hiring.That said, he stated that while everyone is happy with the trajectory of the program he does not get the sense that everyone is satisfied with the current performance for different reasons.The administration's desire for a upper level program is based on a return on investment view point and he said that has been the motivation for years prior to Wojo coming to MU. It's not only a return on dollars but also as a way to elevate the university's public profile to advance academics and the Catholic based mission of MU.Booster's share the goals of the administration but also, like most here, just love MU basketball and want a winner.His said, in his opinion, Wojo is very safe right now. He also said that the notion that Wojo's job is safe regardless of wins and losses is "ridiculous". He said the boosters he knows feel that based upon the investment in the program that success at schools like Xavier, Nova, Gonzaga, ND, etc. can be attained at MU.I should mention, he does not claim to know everyone or everything but in my opinion he's more dialed in than the average fan, like me. His insight may confirm or contradict some opinions or actual knowledge of some posters here. I thought I'd pass it on for fans here to believe or dismiss.
Agree with this. The jury is adjourned this year. Next year is a different story
There is zero doubt that everyone involved, including Wojo, expects winning at the highest levels. Boosters, administration, fans, etc.The question is how much patience should people have? Two years after this one seems reasonable to me given the pieces in place.
Wojo’s seat is air-conditioned. Next year will be the year he makes it or does not. Until then, carry on.
If his seat is air conditioned then that blower should be pushed way up his kielbasa.
Why?Seton Hall is close to New York. They are all small Catholic Schools. There is nothing that gives MU an advantage, except that we probably spend more money. Our spending is likely to decrease, because our attendance is falling. History does not matter much. How many prospective recruits' parents are even old enough to have watched MU win its national title in 1977. Basically, all of us here have a built in bias towards MU, which means nothing in the real world. I am sure Providence fans think they should be better than MU.
The signing of Henry Ellenson along with his brother Wally had everyone on this board ecstatic. Who could pass up a 5 star recruit. However I believe signing Henry has set the program back at least a year, perhaps more. I am willing to give Wojo two more seasons to make us at least competitive with other teams in the top of the BE. However, I am concerned with the mid-year transfers which cannot but hurt the program in the long term. Like some here have stated what the program needs is stability not turmoil.
LOL. No. Fans demanding excellence on a message board is not how MU becomes excellent.
I was thinking this same thing. Wally and Henry consumed 3 years of scholarships for which we got a NBA guy for one year when we didn't have the other talent to win. If those ships had been used on simply high major freshman recruits (like Morrow for instance) They'd be upperclassmen now and we wouldn't be rebuilding in year 4. Then if Traci had stayed we'd have a junior distributor type PG right now and our glaring weakness that we all agree has to be filled by a Grad transfer next year would already be on the team. If anything Wojo gambled to win now more than he should have in hindsight. So certainly he gets 2 more years. I really hope that we'll see a team where guys are willing to stay here for 4 years whatever their role is.