If Buzz needed to win to keep job......

[Goose]

Do you think if Buzz was a coach on a hot seat we would continue the rotations he keeps throwing out there? Honestly it has got to the point of being funny to me. Obviously the man has great job security and can play combinations that no coach would try more than once, if it all. Silver lining to me is that this actually has become amusing to me. With combo's he tries he is the Tin Cup of college ball.

[GGGG]

Do you think if Buzz was a coach on a hot seat we would continue the rotations he keeps throwing out there?

Yes.

[Goose]

Sultan


You are the best!!!

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Do you think if Buzz was a coach on a hot seat we would continue the rotations he keeps throwing out there? Honestly it has got to the point of being funny to me. Obviously the man has great job security and can play combinations that no coach would try more than once, if it all. Silver lining to me is that this actually has become amusing to me. With combo's he tries he is the Tin Cup of college ball.

Sure hope so. Cause if he wouldn't, then he is losing on purpose.

[NersEllenson]

This season is a clusterf*ck, and it has reached comedic proportions.  Thankfully he rolled out Todd and JJJ to start second half...though probably a function of Jake's foul trouble...because God forbid we be without his services come crunch time..

[esotericmindguy]

Sultan is Delusional. He made a point, and as everyone knows on this board, he'll defend it til he doesn't have to. Even the announcers made comments on the rotation tonight. It's just laughable at this point. He keeps giving the upperclassmen every chance to win but THEY CAN"T. Give it up and start developing players. The worst thing he can do is double down on your mistakes. Juan, Mayo, & Thomas won't even be here next year.

[Sunbelt15]

Buzz is fine

[GGGG]

Well what do you know?  Buzz's constant switching and trotting out different line ups found one that worked!  Just like he mentioned in the on Milwaukee article.

I guess it's good to be delusional.

Heh...

[Blackhat]

It's obvious Buzz rewards effort in practice.   He's trying to build toughness on his squads.

[MU82]

OK ... how many of you who think he should settle on one main lineup would have chosen:

Derrick, Jake, Mayo, Burton and Otule. Because that's the lineup that won this game.

Mayo took over the game. Burton shot every time he touched the ball, sometimes to bad results, but he also was a catalyst on offense and had some nice steals. Derrick was outstanding on defense. Otule again showed all of his detractors that he has real value as a defender and would be at least an 8-15 mpg role player on most team. And Jake, well, he did occupy a defender, make one 3-pointer, make a couple of hustle plays and double-dribble, but he was part of this most unconventional winning unit.

[brandx]

OK ... how many of you who think he should settle on one main lineup would have chosen:

Derrick, Jake, Mayo, Burton and Otule. Because that's the lineup that won this game.

Mayo took over the game. Burton shot every time he touched the ball, sometimes to bad results, but he also was a catalyst on offense and had some nice steals. Derrick was outstanding on defense. Otule again showed all of his detractors that he has real value as a defender and would be at least an 8-15 mpg role player on most team. And Jake, well, he did occupy a defender, make one 3-pointer, make a couple of hustle plays and double-dribble, but he was part of this most unconventional winning unit.

I love Mayo and Burton in there with Derrick. 2 guys who WANT to score. We've missed that all year. And without Davante on the floor with them, they just took over. And having them look to score so much gave Jake some looks as well

[PuertoRicanNightmare]

OK ... how many of you who think he should settle on one main lineup would have chosen:

Derrick, Jake, Mayo, Burton and Otule. Because that's the lineup that won this game.

Mayo took over the game. Burton shot every time he touched the ball, sometimes to bad results, but he also was a catalyst on offense and had some nice steals. Derrick was outstanding on defense. Otule again showed all of his detractors that he has real value as a defender and would be at least an 8-15 mpg role player on most team. And Jake, well, he did occupy a defender, make one 3-pointer, make a couple of hustle plays and double-dribble, but he was part of this most unconventional winning unit.

I disagree, actually. Any possession, absent a red hot Mayo that Gardner doesn't get the ball is a wasted possession. Otule and Thomas should play spot minutes. Burton is fun to watch, but geez is he a freshman!

[real chili 83]

It's not how we start.

It's how we finish.

Let's hope we are saying that well into March!!!

[GooooMarquette]

OK ... how many of you who think he should settle on one main lineup would have chosen:

Derrick, Jake, Mayo, Burton and Otule. Because that's the lineup that won this game.

Mayo took over the game. Burton shot every time he touched the ball, sometimes to bad results, but he also was a catalyst on offense and had some nice steals. Derrick was outstanding on defense. Otule again showed all of his detractors that he has real value as a defender and would be at least an 8-15 mpg role player on most team. And Jake, well, he did occupy a defender, make one 3-pointer, make a couple of hustle plays and double-dribble, but he was part of this most unconventional winning unit.

Hard to believe, but that combo had it going big time.

[connie]

This season is a clusterf*ck, and it has reached comedic proportions.  Thankfully he rolled out Todd and JJJ to start second half...though probably a function of Jake's foul trouble...because God forbid we be without his services come crunch time..

Well, he did have six rebounds.  God forbid we miss those.

[brandx]

I disagree, actually. Any possession, absent a red hot Mayo that Gardner doesn't get the ball is a wasted possession. Otule and Thomas should play spot minutes. Burton is fun to watch, but geez is he a freshman!

Burton brings a whole different attitude to the game. Yes, he plays like a freshman, but on an offensively challenged team, the team needs him for 25 minutes a game.
He is the only guy besides Mayo and gardner that looks for his shot.

[madtownwarrior]

Do not understand this thinking at all - why would you not want to start well such that you're not in the hole

It's not how we start.

It's how we finish.

Let's hope we are saying that well into March!!!

[esotericmindguy]

Well what do you know?  Buzz's constant switching and trotting out different line ups found one that worked!  Just like he mentioned in the on Milwaukee article.

I guess it's good to be delusional.

Heh...

That's the worst team in the big east, Sultan. Pull that sh*t against a decent team and you lose. I'm at the point where I don't even care who plays. Just pick 8, maybe 9 guys and run with it. He's done that every other year but not this year. With the emergence of mayo my guess is JJJ is the odd man out. Juan doesn't need to see the floor, that's been proven. That was an ugly win, bailed out by Todd.

[karavotsos]

Do you think if Buzz was a coach on a hot seat we would continue the rotations he keeps throwing out there? Honestly it has got to the point of being funny to me. Obviously the man has great job security and can play combinations that no coach would try more than once, if it all. Silver lining to me is that this actually has become amusing to me. With combo's he tries he is the Tin Cup of college ball.

So what's your rotation?

[g0lden3agle]

Buzz running tons of offensive and defensive rotations for years and successful = no one cares.

Buzz running tons of offensive and defensive rotations for one down year = Buzz is crazy and should be on the hot seat to make him stop this lunacy.

[NavinRJohnson]

Every coach needs to win to keep his job, Buzz included.

[Goose]

Navin

Buzz does not need to prove himself with wins this at all. There is no hot seat at MU and that is a fact. If a coach had to win to save his job he would play the five best players every minute if that is what it took.

As for earning playing time in practice, obviously everyone has because 11 guys play every game. The rotation and lack of working up a sweat in a one minute shift is what is hurting the team. We stuck with an unlikely group last night and it paid off.

I do not think Buzz is trying to lose, but it often looks like we are not playing best lineup to allow us to win. He made a plan and stuck with it this season. When you are playing the 24th game of the year and still have not figured out what rotations work either you have 11 guy who cannot play or you reaching for straws.

[Dawson Rental]

Navin

Buzz does not need to prove himself with wins this at all. There is no hot seat at MU and that is a fact. If a coach had to win to save his job he would play the five best players every minute if that is what it took.

As for earning playing time in practice, obviously everyone has because 11 guys play every game. The rotation and lack of working up a sweat in a one minute shift is what is hurting the team. We stuck with an unlikely group last night and it paid off.

I do not think Buzz is trying to lose, but it often looks like we are not playing best lineup to allow us to win. He made a plan and stuck with it this season. When you are playing the 24th game of the year and still have not figured out what rotations work either you have 11 guy who cannot play or you reaching for straws.

So you're saying that Dylan Flood is a low effort guy?

Buzz isn't trying to lose, but he isn't trying to win either?  Because he's not on the hot seat?  But, he shouldn't be on the hot seat because sticking to a flawed plan and not trying to win is okay?

That's really what you're saying, and that's why Sultan is using the delusional word.

[GGGG]

That's the worst team in the big east, Sultan. Pull that sh*t against a decent team and you lose. I'm at the point where I don't even care who plays. Just pick 8, maybe 9 guys and run with it. He's done that every other year but not this year. With the emergence of mayo my guess is JJJ is the odd man out. Juan doesn't need to see the floor, that's been proven. That was an ugly win, bailed out by Todd.

Because they're inconsistent!  He's trying to find combinations that work because he doesn't know what he's going to get from night-to-night.

Do you remember I think it was two years ago when DJO and Jae had 80% of the SOTG awards?  That isn't happening this year because Buzz can't figure out who's going to show up on any given night.  That is why he has been running in oddball line ups and getting a lot of guys playing time.

[GGGG]

I do not think Buzz is trying to lose, but it often looks like we are not playing best lineup to allow us to win. He made a plan and stuck with it this season. When you are playing the 24th game of the year and still have not figured out what rotations work either you have 11 guy who cannot play or you reaching for straws.

When the "best lineup to win" changes on any given night, he has to figure it out.