Yeah everything this. It’s crazy how much a lot of you people just sound like spoiled children whining about something. You can be frustrated and not say ridiculous things at the same time. The knee-jerk, purely emotional reactions are the ones that bother me and I call them out.
Good post Ghost. I know it sometimes it doesn’t seems like it but we are very close to being a very good team imo. We may or may not get there this year, but I do think we get there next year.
At the same time our defense is absolutely unacceptable at times and Manning must do a better job with his scheme. We clean up our rotations and get a little more talent on the floor and we will be a top half of the ACC team.
Good post Ghost. I know it sometimes it doesn’t seems like it but we are very close to being a very good team imo. We may or may not get there this year, but I do think we get there next year.
At the same time our defense is absolutely unacceptable at times and Manning must do a better job with his scheme. We clean up our rotations and get a little more talent on the floor and we will be a top half of the ACC team.
A four guard lineup should disqualify you from coaching an ACC team. A four guard lineup in the waning minutes of a winnable road game within one possession should disqualify you from coaching D1. Un-fucking-believable
State ran a 4 guard lineup almost exclusively in the final 10 minutes. Makes sure you let Keats down lightly. That’s a tough fire.
The point was made that any coach who runs a four guard lineup should be fired. I merely pointed out the idiocy of that statement.
I personally feel our four guard lineup is a huge mistake and hate it when Danny does it. But that doesn’t mean that statements like that should get a free pass. This board is like an angry 4 year old who just screams about everything when it doesn’t get to win chutes and ladders.
Yeah everything this. It’s crazy how much a lot of you people just sound like spoiled children whining about something. You can be frustrated and not say ridiculous things at the same time. The knee-jerk, purely emotional reactions are the ones that bother me and I call them out.
Wrangor - Saying we're close to being a very good team means we're very close to making post season which we most certainly are miles away from. Look at our record...this is a bad team being coached poorly. DM is one really nice guy and we have great kids...both of those things can be mutually exclusive with having a great basketball program. We've sucked for 8 years after experiencing 15 years of success...I don't blame the fans for wanting more.
NCAA BB is high stakes now...DM makes a lot of dough. If we're to the point where our expectations are a nice guy coach who tries hard and good kids and W & L's don't really mater then we're finished as a program. This is the ACC and while we talk about our incoming class I can assure you that every team in the ACC (except UL) believes they too will be better next year.
My advice to DM is this isn't Tulsa anymore and you better bring it every night or these guys will eat you alive.
I'll own my mistake. I didn't realize State was running a four-guard lineup. Chalk it up to being blinded by continued visceral disappointment in our basketball program.
He does it at the end of almost every game.LOL - I was just having a little fun. I don't like our 4-guard lineup at all either. Next year I wouldn't have nearly as much of a problem with it if our 3 wings are Brown, Mucius, and Hoard. Because then our 4-guard lineup with be 6'4", 6'7", 6'8". Running a 4 guard lineup with 5'11", 6'2", 6'0", 6'3" is pretty foolish and I hope to not see it again this year (but I am sure that Manning will put it out there at some point because he does seem to like it for some reason).
As some have ridiculously suggested, this isn't [name redacted] territory. Those teams were atrocious...this team is not. Last year's team was not (in fact it made the NCAA tournament). I want to see the Manning / Childress coaching staff work because it sure would be a lot of fun, and thus I am optimistic. It is a real bummer to come here sometimes and just read all the exaggerations.
I'll own my mistake. I didn't realize State was running a four-guard lineup. Chalk it up to being blinded by continued visceral disappointment in our basketball program.
100% agree with this. I don't know if it's lack of communication or what but it's bad. Manning needs to be better at coaching his defense or change his defensive scheme, but it is partially how unathletic we are on the perimeter. It's pretty telling when your 4/5 (Sarr) can get back to his man faster than a couple of your guards on the 3 point line (although Sarr lost Yurt on multiple occasions last night, which Manning should be able to coach him not to do).
Better end this losing streak soon. Manning approaching [Redacted]'s conference record:
[Redacted]: 17-51
Manning: 17-43