Coaches Culpable?

[Captain Quette]

This year has been a disaster but it didn't just suddenly occur at game 1 in the Fall It has been years in the making. First, years ago when recruiting this lack luster senior class. Second, 3 years ago when recruiting the perhaps worst recruiting class this century. Third, lack of development of any of the aforementioned. Fourth, in game tactics and not playing any young guys until 2nd H. Not even commenting on lack of portaling as that has been beaten to death.

We have openly criticized shaka and players but what about all the other coaches and staff. Shouldn't we fire some of them as underperformers as well?

I would like to see some new faces on the staff.

[Biggie Clausen]

I doubt Shaka will shake up his staff unless he's ordered to do so.  If the articles written about the program at the beginning of the year are to be believed, Shaka is more interested in creating the RGV version of "Pluribus" than he is in bringing in any outsiders who might have an original thought.  But maybe this disastrous season has changed that.

[Scoop Snoop]

This year has been a disaster but it didn't just suddenly occur at game 1 in the Fall It has been years in the making. First, years ago when recruiting this lack luster senior class. Second, 3 years ago when recruiting the perhaps worst recruiting class this century. Third, lack of development of any of the aforementioned. Fourth, in game tactics and not playing any young guys until 2nd H. Not even commenting on lack of portaling as that has been beaten to death.

We have openly criticized shaka and players but what about all the other coaches and staff. Shouldn't we fire some of them as underperformers as well?

I would like to see some new faces on the staff.

You have some really good points, but suggesting that a coach's employees should be fired for HIS failures was not, to put it very mildly, one of them.

[Zog from Margo]

You have some really good points, but suggesting that a coach's employees should be fired for HIS failures was not, to put it very mildly, one of them.

I'm not sure I agree. There's a delegation of responsibilities and the HC has to rely on assistants to a large extent with respect to talent evaluation. The assistants see the players much more often. Who was concluding that the guys on the roster were BE players?

At minimum, MU should hire a coach focused solely on shooting. Their FT and 3-pt shooting leaves a lot to be desired.

[Jay Bee]

At minimum, MU should hire a coach focused solely on shooting. Their FT and 3-pt shooting leaves a lot to be desired.

If someone is hired for the purpose of coaching FT shooting, they should be fired on their first day and the program should be shut down.

[Scoop Snoop]

I'm not sure I agree. There's a delegation of responsibilities and the HC has to rely on assistants to a large extent with respect to talent evaluation. The assistants see the players much more often. Who was concluding that the guys on the roster were BE players?

At minimum, MU should hire a coach focused solely on shooting. Their FT and 3-pt shooting leaves a lot to be desired.

Very fair, yet we will agree to disagree.

A boss I had years ago once made a comment that I never forgot. He said if you have a higher-than-expected number of employees who are not doing their jobs well, the problem is that you don't know how to hire. When I had employees who failed, I knew that I also failed.

Edit: Earlier this memorable season, someone started a thread suggesting that perhaps the players were partly responsible for the season's losses. Technically? Yes, BUT...who recruited them? Who helped them "grow"? Who decided the lineups? The assistant coaches and players are partially responsible for this season, but ultimately it all comes back to Shaka. That's simply part of being the boss. I know about that because I founded a small manufacturing company and ultimately, I was responsible when things did not work out well. I also got the credit when they did. Fortunately, things worked out VERY well for me, but for a while? Nope. I effed up Big Time before I got things humming.

[willie warrior]

Shaka is the guy responsible. He must be held accountable for overseeing one of the worst seasons in MU'S storied history in about 60 years. Can't believe the slack some people here are cutting for the guy. College BB is big time business. If MU wants to play with the big dogs, then this years performance is unacceptable and must be immediately corrected

[Nukem2]

You have some really good points, but suggesting that a coach's employees should be fired for HIS failures was not, to put it very mildly, one of them.

That was one of the reason's among others that the previous AD Bill Schooll fired Wojo.  Wojo did not want to make changes. Obviously Shaka is not going to be fired this year, but he should be reviewing his staff very closely.

[Zog from Margo]

If someone is hired for the purpose of coaching FT shooting, they should be fired on their first day and the program should be shut down.

A little selective editing on your part, but I know you do not believe it matters if teams make FTs. (It's an odd belief because making all of the missed FTs and the missed opportunities for FTs off missed front ends was pretty much the difference in the game yesterday.) In any event, I said shooting which includes more than FTs. MU shoots like crap in both form and substance.