I think this sums it up pretty nicely actually:
"I refuse to look at "improvement" from last year to this year as progress. it is a defeatist attitude."
I'm sure many Indiana fans felt the same way.
In the real world when something is dismantled it has to be repaired. That's [Redacted]'s job, and he's supposed to do it a certain way per Wellman's leadership. I like the kids he's recruiting. I think his in-game coaching is very good. I'm extremely disappointed by our preparation and focus last year, and this year is better but still lacking. But it's virtually impossible to distinguish what percentage of that is coaching and what percentage is size, strength, and ability unless you're attending every practice. The idea that the guy can't "coach" rebounding is laughable.
Next year he gets talent that has his chosen mindset. If he can't prepare those guys, we'll feed him to the wolves, and rightfully so. If that happens, hopefully we'll look like a program on the rise and the timing will work out with a big time coach.
Until then, some people will look for reasonable improvement, and some will simply bash and ignore the program until we're top 25 again. I think that's probably normal, although I still don't understand the joy our own fans get by mocking and belittling our coach. I always thought our fanbase was better than that.