Has The Team Tuned...

[PuertoRicanNightmare]

For everyone on this board to be "so-called" adults why do you guys continue to rip on a player from a team that you root for.  For 1 I personally know that Dominic has the flu.  Maybe the ones who continue to rip the players are really jealous that they couldn't be Division 1 caliber athletes in whatever sport they chose.  If I was Dominic i would want to get away from stupid @$$ fans like you guys that only continue to say negative things about him.  So maybe you guys should think about what you say about a 21 year kid that is representing the university that you cheer for.  So what if he doesn't make it to the NBA he'll have his degree at the end of the year.  Pretty damn good for a headcase huh?  So in closing, do you guys think the players read these message boards or hear the things you say during games?  The answer is yes.   But they continue to shake your hands and sign your autographs when 20 minutes before you were saying they suck.  Maybe boys and girls the team needs to TUNE OUT THE FANS WHO CONTINUALLY BASH THEM!!!!

PLAYERS: If you're reading this...stop taking ill advised three pointers. And get the ball to Hayward more often.

[MuMark]

They got the ball to Hayward.

He was 2-10 from the field and for some reason wouldn't pull the trigger from deep even though he is a 50 percent 3 point shooter.

[numbers]

For everyone on this board to be "so-called" adults why do you guys continue to rip on a player from a team that you root for.  For 1 I personally know that Dominic has the flu.  Maybe the ones who continue to rip the players are really jealous that they couldn't be Division 1 caliber athletes in whatever sport they chose.  If I was Dominic i would want to get away from stupid @$$ fans like you guys that only continue to say negative things about him.  So maybe you guys should think about what you say about a 21 year kid that is representing the university that you cheer for.  So what if he doesn't make it to the NBA he'll have his degree at the end of the year.  Pretty damn good for a headcase huh?  So in closing, do you guys think the players read these message boards or hear the things you say during games?  The answer is yes.   But they continue to shake your hands and sign your autographs when 20 minutes before you were saying they suck.  Maybe boys and girls the team needs to TUNE OUT THE FANS WHO CONTINUALLY BASH THEM!!!!

Totally agree. I can't believe the number of whiny b@*#$& on this board.

BTW - Check out how often after a win posters refer to "us", "our" victory, or "we" in refering to the team. After a loss its all "them", "they", etc. Nice.

[muwarrior87]

I don't blame the players, I blame Crean.  This season has been one of his worst coaching jobs.  I am normally one of his biggest supporters, but he should give his last paycheck back, because the "game plan" he devised for Louisville was beyond stupid.  Having all 5 defenders above the freethrow line is a great way to give up easy layups.

As for James and the flu, I do not doubt that he was sick, however, I find it amazing that year in and year out we are ravaged by the flu while I never hear a peep about it elsewhere.  Get flu shots fellas.  It may not always work, but it is better than nothing.

The LA Clippers got hit by it. Kaman lost 10 lbs and was out for over a week along with Maggette. It hits people, especially when you have sub-zero temps one week and 40's the next like we have the past few weeks!

Also, I highly doubt Crean is the only one to blame for this.  You can coach all you want but if the players dont have the drive to perform it does no good. I've helped coach my brother's baseball teams in the past and there were times when us coaches did our darndest to get the boys to play and execute. Sometimes they just don't have the drive to perform. I don't know if that's the case now but it wouldn't surprise me if it was a deciding factor. We have a few players that, on any given night, show they could make it in the NBA. I hope they aren't getting ahead of themselves and thinking about that already because if they can't finish here at school and play as a team and win the games they are supposed to, let alone compete in them, they are going to have to find a plan B for post college life.

[classof70]

It's not the flu....this team cannot shoot.  Simple as that!

[sigep80]

Wasn't everyone (almost) giving DJ major ups after he scored 19 last week?

Chill out!!

[Coobeys Oil Depot]

It seems to me that the students/young alums (07/08) have problems with Dominic James and that enters their thinking with anything that comes up related to James.

I'm not sure they're necessarily off in all cases but after reading the board for some time there does seem to be an underlying theme in certain members' posts.