USF, the good, bad & coyote ugly

[tower912]

Good:   We won.  We came back from 16 pts on the road.   Blue was flying around during the second half.  Not always productive, but the potential is there.    8 turnovers on the road.  The press worked.   Nice in-game adjustment, perhaps out of desperation, but it worked.  Joe Fulce.   Got defensive stops at the end.
Bad:   Free throw shooting down the stretch.   IMO, that is on the players, not the coach.    The first half looked like a Crean team.   Unproductive three man weave, no continuity, lots of useful clapping.   DG is still not ready for athletic bigs.  Buycks and DJO were really bad.  I looked up and we had Cadougan, Blue, Fulce, Otule, and Butler on the floor.   Guarding in-bounds plays.    Crowder leaving his guy for a lay up so he can guard Noriega.   Really?   Which brings up the whole 'when to switch' and 'do we switch too much' discussions.
Coyote ugly:   The whole freakin game.   But it is a W.   It seems to me that we lose this game under Crean.   How many times did we play ugly on the road in the first half and then NOT make a run?

[Tugg Speedman]

Coyote ugly:  ... it seems to me that we lose this game under Crean.   How many times did we play ugly on the road in the first half and then NOT make a run?

What?  You mean Buzz is not the stupidest game coach ever incapable of making half-time adjustments????  I've read that a million times here and if it's written here, it must be true!!

Seriously, this is a good point.  And other than the Illinois win, I've seen IU do exactly what you said this year.

[NavinRJohnson]

So, if close losses are a sign of bad coaching, as many have suggested, is this game a sign of good coaching? It would necessarily have to be, wouldn't it?