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Old 01-05-2020, 07:07 PM   #151
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"mid major season" - lol. dude has officially gone off the cliff.
Colgate, bowling green, Tulane

Losing to one in a year is awful. Losing to all 3 by mid season is... pathetic. And mid major.
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Old 01-05-2020, 07:14 PM   #152
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Our coach is from the mid majors- check
4 key rotation players are from mid majors- check
3 losses to mid major programs- check
Zero national exposure the rest of the year- check
We play in a 2-3 bid at best league this year- check
We have to win the conference tourney to make the tourney- check


Y’all wanna guess how many times we get lost on ESPN+ next year? They already excluded us from the CBS game this year for what I believe to be the first time.

Right now Memphis, Houston, & WSU are in better positions in the league.


Like we could fall right off the face of the earth.
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Old 01-05-2020, 07:36 PM   #153
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Our coach is from the mid majors- check
4 key rotation players are from mid majors- check
3 losses to mid major programs- check
Zero national exposure the rest of the year- check
We play in a 2-3 bid at best league this year- check
We have to win the conference tourney to make the tourney- check


Y’all wanna guess how many times we get lost on ESPN+ next year? They already excluded us from the CBS game this year for what I believe to be the first time.

Right now Memphis, Houston, & WSU are in better positions in the league.


Like we could fall right off the face of the earth.

What was our record for the first 3 years after our last coaching change?

Why on earth is this any different?

Cronin has about the same history as brannen. 2 leaugue championships in a crappy league before coming here.
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Old 01-05-2020, 07:59 PM   #154
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Our coach is from the mid majors- check
4 key rotation players are from mid majors- check
3 losses to mid major programs- check
Zero national exposure the rest of the year- check
We play in a 2-3 bid at best league this year- check
We have to win the conference tourney to make the tourney- check


Y’all wanna guess how many times we get lost on ESPN+ next year? They already excluded us from the CBS game this year for what I believe to be the first time.

Right now Memphis, Houston, & WSU are in better positions in the league.


Like we could fall right off the face of the earth.
Nobody cares about anyone in the aac, been that way forever.

National perception of UC is a rock fight team that gets booted early in the tourney
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Old 01-05-2020, 09:17 PM   #155
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Our coach is from the mid majors- check
4 key rotation players are from mid majors- check
3 losses to mid major programs- check
Zero national exposure the rest of the year- check
We play in a 2-3 bid at best league this year- check
We have to win the conference tourney to make the tourney- check


Y’all wanna guess how many times we get lost on ESPN+ next year? They already excluded us from the CBS game this year for what I believe to be the first time.

Right now Memphis, Houston, & WSU are in better positions in the league.


Like we could fall right off the face of the earth.
We have been in the national conversation for 30 years. If we miss a couple it’s not the end. Our program brand can bounce right back if we get back to the tourney in 3-4 years. If we don’t do that...yes we could lose a lot of steam. Let’s not jump off the cliff just yet. Good grief
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Old 01-05-2020, 09:28 PM   #156
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Bummer about this season, but they just aren’t very good.

We have a new coach with players who have been injured and aren’t a fit for his system. Mick rarely landed shooters; Brannen’s offense relies on them. Mick ran a zone; now we’re running man to man and pressing. There were bound to be growing pains.

That said, it’s also true that’s Brannen has publicly stated he sticks with his system. In one of his after-game press conferences, he blatantly said “there were no adjustments made except an attitude adjustment.” I always felt like Mick refused to make adjustments, and it seems Brannen is the same. It’s frustrating.

Say what you want about him, but Huggins busted out a 1-3-1 against Kentucky just for the tournament and it worked against a super stacked team - does anyone think Brannen would do something like that?

I think part of this team’s struggle is learning the system that’s not built for them and some of it is Brannen’s stubbornness...but I digress. I hope the results change, but I don’t expect much.
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Old 01-06-2020, 07:43 AM   #157
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Its Monday and we still stink... So that sucks.
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Old 01-06-2020, 08:39 AM   #158
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Our coach is from the mid majors- check
4 key rotation players are from mid majors- check
3 losses to mid major programs- check
Zero national exposure the rest of the year- check
We play in a 2-3 bid at best league this year- check
We have to win the conference tourney to make the tourney- check


Y’all wanna guess how many times we get lost on ESPN+ next year? They already excluded us from the CBS game this year for what I believe to be the first time.

Right now Memphis, Houston, & WSU are in better positions in the league.


Like we could fall right off the face of the earth.
All coaches start at mid-majors. Literally means nothing. Still one of the dumbest arguments people use. If the guy can't coach, he can't coach. Has nothing to do with him coming from a mid major. You're basically saying you would rather recycle some major program coach even if he is terrible because he comes from a major program. Makes zero sense but have at it.

Also, you made up this checklist.

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Old 01-06-2020, 08:50 AM   #159
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Its Monday and we still stink... So that sucks.
This team lacks chemistry and cohesion. We lack discipline as well. I think the talent is there but it's hard to get a team with a bunch of new players playing like they have known each other for years.

Next year will be another bunch of new guys and then maybe the year after we can see a team that can build that chemistry we need.

Brannen seems to start out with a good game plan each game but fails to understand the other team will make adjustments at half. He has to do a better job of mixing it up to keep the defense on their toes.
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This team lacks chemistry and cohesion. We lack discipline as well. I think the talent is there but it's hard to get a team with a bunch of new players playing like they have known each other for years.

Next year will be another bunch of new guys and then maybe the year after we can see a team that can build that chemistry we need.

Brannen seems to start out with a good game plan each game but fails to understand the other team will make adjustments at half. He has to do a better job of mixing it up to keep the defense on their toes.
Agree, he needs to do better, and the players need to also do better. Stop throwing the other team the ball would be a great start.
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