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Originally Posted by waterhead
I don't think losing is being "normalized". I mean we are just a few games away from winning the league last year.
This team does not have the right players in leadership roles and most of them are young. I don't blame this on Cronin or Brannen. Last year we had lead by example Jaron and vocal leader Scott. Williams is not the same type of player we are looking for.
But I think that is something that Brannen sought out (or is seeking) in recruiting. Fire, leadership, competitiveness, work ethic, attitude etc. When he's had a few years to recruit we will have at least half the squad made up of players with some (or all) of these qualities. The Madsens as most can see have fire and strong work ethic. Mikey...yes. Davenport...yes. Eason is very competitive and exciteable. Harvey...not so much...MAW...meh.
But you can't have all of your players 3 or 4 stars with all the qualities most other coaches would be searching out. I think Brannen is on the right track to have at least 3 of them on the court at almost all times in the future. I don't necessarily see a bump in quality in terms of BB skills etc but I see the character of the team he wants to build and that is why I am optimistic and waiting it out rather than get on his case right now.
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I think what concerns me most about John is that his teams take too damn long to get rolling.
In a 1 bid league, that’s the best approach. But I don’t aspire to just winning the conference tourney to make the ncaa’s. I want to be good from
Tip to finish and get better along the way.
I also feel there is a recruiting bump that usually happens with a coaching change. But we have nothing in 2021... and while Tari is a nice get, we’re gonna have to recruit much better to be better.
I don’t think we can win the league or even make the tourney with the roster we have. We need a star player. We need shooting. We need a defensive big. And with no 2021 class, and the transfer market going to be ultra competitive.
All in all. It’s hard to see the vision. Hopefully it becomes clear soon. But with damn near 3 weeks of no practice, we gonna look even worse.
Also seems like WSU is likely not gonna happen. Lol we seriously may never play again