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Boone

Right. Will believe it when I see it but it'd be negligent of him not to hit the portal after this season. Yes, I know we don't currently have an available scholarship, but expecting at least one current player to leave.

MUbiz

Quote from: Boone on December 02, 2025, 11:30:48 PMRight. Will believe it when I see it but it'd be negligent of him not to hit the portal after this season. Yes, I know we don't currently have an available scholarship, but expecting at least one current player to leave.

In a perfect world we would get a legit big man who can start, a backup PG for Nigel and an actual 3 point shooter.

One can dream.

onepost

Quote from: Vander Blue Man Group on December 02, 2025, 11:17:25 PM::)

By all means, lay your rebuttal on me.
I know you loathe most of what I have to say so what are you seeing that I'm not, VBMG. Enlighten me.

wadesworld

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Quote from: onepost on December 02, 2025, 11:03:49 PMLook at the social accounts showing the final score: RELATIONSHIPS. GROWTH. VICTORY. sprawled there at the very bottom. It's a unnatural carnal knowledgeing disease in this program and enabled by our school pres and incompetent buffoon of an AD.

Lol. This dude is doing his best to fill in for the dentists.

jfp61

Our AD is pretty bad at this crap

onepost

Quote from: wadesworld on Today at 07:44:11 AMLol. This dude is doing his best to fill in for the dentists.

For someone who's been proven comically wrong over and over, you sure do play it off like you still know what you're talking about.

muwarrior69

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Quote from: DoctorV on December 02, 2025, 10:58:16 PMHe can't sound any different in a post game press conference.

He's not here to appease me or you.

He's the head guy of a program that could be on the verge of a disastrous season but he's got to do his best to coach what he's got to respectability.

He's trying to win games, and to improve the mentals of those kids in that locker room, and that's all he can do in the moment.

In the presser he said he saw something in Adrien's face that made him play him, and he also saw the opposite in Zaides and he rightfully benched him because he was out of it today.
He did the same with Tre, Damarius, etc.
He's gotta play someone at the 5 and it seems pretty clear that Clark isn't extremely usable just yet, as bad as Caedin has been.

At the end of the day he completely mis-judged the talent and ability many of the guys had, and that's completely on him.

He can't just abandon ship and throw the team under the bus 10 games in, he's got a team to coach and he will do the best he can.
As the Greek proverb says, he made his bed and now it's time for him to sleep in it.

I'd think much worse of him if he didn't try to stay the course the entire season.
What he does when it's over is a whole other story

...but did he tell Zaide that or did he just bench him? Sometimes building relationships is getting angry and explaining why you are angry. Do you think Shaka is pissed, privately of course, at the performance of this team and knows that they can do better or as you say he has over estimated the abilities of his players. Sometime a little tough love with good communication can go along way, but publicly I have not seen it. Except for the freshman this team does not seem motivated.

The Sultan

If there is one thing about Shaka I don't worry about, it is how he communicates with his players. By every indication, that's his strength.

Honestly I think the problem is that he has put too much faith in his player development system.
"I am one of those who think the best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy, who, under the specious and popular garb of patriotism, seeks to excuse, palliate, and defend them" - Frederick Douglass

cheebs09

They aren't going to abandon their messaging and branding 10 games in. I get we are all ticked, but I think we are putting some unrealistic expectations on some social media people.

I think Shaka put all his eggs in the development basket and is a bit deer in headlights on how to fix it. The heater shelter substitutions makes me think he's looking for any lineup to stick on a given night.

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