Is Shaka doubling down or just protecting his guys?

[MU82]

He can say it in the locker room too - not mutually exclusive. And certainly not crazy for MUs highest paid employee, by far, to take some public accountability for dismal underperformance.

We have no idea what he says in the locker room or at practices or in individual meetings with players.

[WhiteTrash]

We have no idea what he says in the locker room or at practices or in individual meetings with players.

Why introduce truth and fact?  Killjoy. 

[Jay Bee]

We have no idea what he says in the locker room or at practices or in individual meetings with players.

Rest assured, whatever it is, much of Scoop considers it damaging and WRONG!

[Stretchdeltsig]

We've seen what Hamilton can do. Now it's time to see what Clark can do.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

He can say it in the locker room too - not mutually exclusive. And certainly not crazy for MUs highest paid employee, by far, to take some public accountability for dismal underperformance.

I have very little doubt that is being communicated in the locker room.  Shaka has done this at a high level for a long time. 

While I'm sure he may adapt his style based on his group of players each season, he's not going to play guys that are not giving full effort.  Anything he says during a public press conference won't resonate compared to what he says in the locker room.

The problem is we just don't have enough talent right now and anything Shaka says is not going to change that.

I do think Shaka could have handled a couple of those innocuous press conference questions better but he doesn't owe fans a certain type of answer to convey he is accountable.  He knows that and we know that. 
 

[muwarrior97]

The growth (or lack of) from our returning players is where Shaka whiffed.  Tyko, Oso, Stevie, O-Max, and Kam all got better.  And Mitchell was a game changer defensively. If you look at our returning guys, none of them have really improved.  Including Chase.  His usage is way higher so his numbers look stronger, but he's essentially the same player from the last few seasons.  In his defense he's getting no help whatsoever, but the fact that he and none of our guards can really make consistent plays off the dribble vs a set defense is astounding to me.  And the shooting is even more perplexing.  We may very well be the worst shooting team in the country.  This live by the 3, die by the 3 philosophy, isn't a recipe for ultimate success imo.  Shaka has been bit by it with much better teams. 

Shocked no one is enjoying watching "The Can't Shoot Straight Gang" attempt to shoot/play offense