Ljacks&Longnecks said:
05, not the fly by nighter to which I was referring.
As to last year, yes total disaster. Many things went wrong and not all limited to coaches. Now I agree, I would have played the freshman much more especially the final 8-10 games when things were lost.
In regard to Bogues at PG, no one liked it but there really was no other option. Walker was a raw freshman, would have been eaten alive at PG, Comeaux not available til mid-season...there really was no other options at that position.
Year before was quite different, you cite team chemistry and some leadership and that made a difference to be sure. Did we have a great year in spite of coaching or in concert with it?
As I have said before I want to see what Keller and crew do this next season with a hopefully mostly healthy roster and better team attitude. Time will tell. Also not afraid to say that if next season turns into a long ride again or another epic fail then yes I could change sides in the Keller debate but I don't think it's time for now.
I didn't think the season was lost until the last game - true, it wasn't trending correctly and it was mostly painful (losing to NSU twice hurt in so many ways), but we still had a chance to make the tournament on the final game of the season. It was kind of catch 22 with the freshmen, but I would have played who he played trying to get that last win. He really had two players. That's the thing, I rewatched the W. Virginia game the other night - Walkup was the shinning moment we remember, but man did he have some great players around him. Rebounders, 3-point specialists, a fantastic point guard, great passing - all top at what they brought to the team. That was a combination of talent that is rare. And what a great big body CJ was - would love to have that style of lane blocker again.
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