Quote from: Jay Bee on Today at 03:07:12 PMWell for your sake I hope the price jackers haven't gotten to Depends or Grape Nuts yet.

Don't care about those prices either for the same reasons as pop and deodorant.

You better hope psychiatric meds don't spike or you're going to be out of a lot of money.

Quote from: wadesworld on Today at 02:05:13 PMSo by being thrown into the fire out of necessity this year, hopefully James, Stevens, and Parham grow from the experience and are ready for the moment starting next year. 

If by "out of necessity" you mean "long overdue with the delay (especially Royce) caused by insane coaching decisions", sure.

Quote from: Scoop Snoop on Today at 01:55:26 PMYour problem Jay Bee, not mine. I don't care about the prices of pop and deodorant because I don't drink pop and don't use deodorant.

Well for your sake I hope the price jackers haven't gotten to Depends or Grape Nuts yet.

Quote from: wadesworld on Today at 02:05:13 PMI think that was Shaka's ideal version of RGV.  Freshmen and sophomores learn from the juniors and seniors and are ready to take the reins as upper classmen.  But Kolek and Oso were "the dudes" for two years, and Kam was right there with them.  Then Kam kind of did it on his own, but Stevie was just a natural leader so he was very important last year as well.  Ben and Chase were never asked to fill that leadership or alpha role until this year.  I didn't think Chase would be Kam good, but I thought he could be an alpha.  Never saw it with Ben.  And the juniors simply haven't stepped up this year.

So by being thrown into the fire out of necessity this year, hopefully James, Stevens, and Parham grow from the experience and are ready for the moment starting next year.  As well as Shaka hopefully admitting his errors in the junior class, seeing how this year's senior class didn't fill those roles, and finds some studs in the portal to help the three young core guys.

...and that is the big if. It certainly will not happen with just one stud. It will require at least 2 if not 3.

Quote from: Small Orange Soda on Today at 02:33:01 PMI don't disagree. That was the most frustrating thing about him. He always just did just enough to keep getting paid.

But that first year was a red flag.

Gotcha.

Quote from: Scoop Snoop on Today at 02:00:29 PMSo he faceplants in one game at the end after being the one consistently bright spot in this year's team. He needs to leave after this season. 

Cost himself a bunch of NIL money with that performance.

Seriously, though, as good as he's been people should still expect some ups & downs (and I think most do).

Quote from: The Sultan on Today at 02:31:09 PMThere was zero reason to fire the guy until they did. People who say otherwise are living in fantasy land.

I don't disagree. That was the most frustrating thing about him. He always just did just enough to keep getting paid.

But that first year was a red flag.

Quote from: #UnleashJosh on Today at 12:27:37 PMNot firing him because he MADE the tournament, and for an NIT run (freakin lol mate) is the absolute peak for loving mediocrity.

Who fires coaches who make the tournament?

Quote from: Small Orange Soda on Today at 02:23:28 PMOkay...zero tourney wins, took until the his fifth year to get a single top 25 vote, 5th year a meltdown, 2 weeks in the top 25 the next year, sub 500 and an 8.5 million dollar buyout.

I disagree with Ners on a lot of stuff, but he's not wrong about Wojo. It was clear from the start. But everyone was so angry at how Buzz left that they threw their weight behind a guy who showed from the start he wasn't capable.

There was zero reason to fire the guy until they did. People who say otherwise are living in fantasy land.

Quote from: The Sultan on Today at 04:35:31 AMHis first season. lol. Ok...

Okay...zero tourney wins, took until the his fifth year to get a single top 25 vote, 5th year a meltdown, 2 weeks in the top 25 the next year, sub 500 and an 8.5 million dollar buyout.

I disagree with Ners on a lot of stuff, but he's not wrong about Wojo. It was clear from the start. But everyone was so angry at how Buzz left that they threw their weight behind a guy who showed from the start he wasn't capable.