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Post by universityjim on Nov 22, 2024 14:05:16 GMT -6
That's a plan. We realistically. knew some would be problems. Offense is a surprise. Sparks ills a surprise. Solve a few, and a few more become manageable. Sparks is a BIG surprise, no pun intended. Well maybe I did intend it. I just do not get this at all. As a D1 basketball player, probably getting paid a significant amount of NIL, you start the season so out of shape you can't even run up and down the floor a few times without needing a break. What the hell? Was he not part of a pre-season conditioning program? This frankly is an outrage and the more I watch him play a minute or two then rest for a while the more it is pissing me off. |
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Post by universityjim on Nov 22, 2024 14:06:38 GMT -6
No your fine I was just wondering if there was an unwritten rule I missed.. Like TSIB or that really short dude from EMU.. Where we agreed to never say is name again like that coach we had We must NEVER say that short dudes name. Don't even think it. |
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Post by CallingBS on Nov 22, 2024 17:54:54 GMT -6
That's a plan. We realistically. knew some would be problems. Offense is a surprise. Sparks ills a surprise. Solve a few, and a few more become manageable. Sparks is a BIG surprise, no pun intended. Well maybe I did intend it. I just do not get this at all. As a D1 basketball player, probably getting paid a significant amount of NIL, you start the season so out of shape you can't even run up and down the floor a few times without needing a break. What the hell? Was he not part of a pre-season conditioning program? This frankly is an outrage and the more I watch him play a minute or two then rest for a while the more it is pissing me off. I agree. It completely pisses me off too. Lewis allowed himself to get duped by Sparks. It's completely unacceptable at our level. |
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Post by 00hmh on Nov 22, 2024 20:15:26 GMT -6
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Post by CallingBS on Nov 23, 2024 7:10:45 GMT -6
Interesting presser. Kind of like a funeral. Lewis certainly had no idea what his world would be like when he stepped into this job. Everything has changed, and his style doesn't resonate with these kids. I feel like to a certain degree it's sort of the luck of the draw in terms of personalities, motivations, and chemistry in recruiting now. The recruiting cycles are significantly shorter, so they don't get a chance to really know the kids and their families. He talked about being pissed off because other coaches have figured it out. Having younger employees, I get it, because I'm not sure I could figure it out either. Nonetheless, his career is on the line, so figuring it out will be essential for him if he wants to stay in this profession. At one point he almost sounded like he didn't like the profession anymore, and I get that too. |
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Post by universityjim on Nov 23, 2024 8:08:02 GMT -6
You would think he would have know if the kids were team players when he brought them here.
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Post by coastalcard on Nov 23, 2024 8:26:59 GMT -6
You spend your proceeding stints at major conference schools, then you finally take your shot at a low mid major and simultaneously get smacked in the head with NIL, unlimited transferring and 6/7 year eligibility….that could be a big kick in the n*ts
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Post by CallingBS on Nov 23, 2024 8:38:12 GMT -6
You spend your proceeding stints at major conference schools, then you finally take your shot at a low mid major and simultaneously get smacked in the head with NIL, unlimited transferring and 6/7 year eligibility….that could be a big kick in the n*ts Agreed |
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Post by coastalcard on Nov 23, 2024 8:44:45 GMT -6
Another fact
With NIL and transfer rules, the team player is NOT rewarded. Being a “selfish” player is virtually a guarantee
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Post by williamtsherman on Nov 23, 2024 10:42:26 GMT -6
Agree with all the thoughts about the frustrations of the coaching profession, and how they may have been increased in the new environment, and will throw in that MAC coaches are even more disadvantaged than other levels of coaching.
But yet, each season, SOME coach will overcome all this and win the MAC and go to the tourney....why is it never ours?
Such wonderful excuses though. We have 24 years of the BEST excuses. So there's that
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Post by lmills72 on Nov 23, 2024 11:04:48 GMT -6
Another fact With NIL and transfer rules, the team player is NOT rewarded. Being a “selfish” player is virtually a guarantee So if "selfishness" is truly the issue we're being told it is, I do wonder how long it takes players to figure it out. I don't expect them to suddenly become unselfish. I might expect them to realize their stats are crap, their film is crap and they're playing on a crappy team. That ain't exactly building a quality NIL resume. |
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Post by universityjim on Nov 23, 2024 11:59:12 GMT -6
Another fact With NIL and transfer rules, the team player is NOT rewarded. Being a “selfish” player is virtually a guarantee So if "selfishness" is truly the issue we're being told it is, I do wonder how long it takes players to figure it out. I don't expect them to suddenly become unselfish. I might expect them to realize their stats are crap, their film is crap and they're playing on a crappy team. That ain't exactly building a quality NIL resume. Detroit sure as hell found some team players. |
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Post by cardfan on Nov 23, 2024 12:26:46 GMT -6
I’m not so sure it’s as much selfishness as it is having no clue how to play together. Lewis has to deal with that.
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Post by 00hmh on Nov 23, 2024 12:38:14 GMT -6
Agree with all the thoughts about the frustrations of the coaching profession, and how they may have been increased in the new environment, and will throw in that MAC coaches are even more disadvantaged than other levels of coaching. But yet, each season, SOME coach will overcome all this and win the MAC and go to the tourney....why is it never ours? Such wonderful excuses though. We have 24 years of the BEST excuses. So there's that Whatever the reasons or excuses in the past, this confluence of funding ills is a new one. It is similar to but a greater challenge than the continuing thread that is regularly operating at a lower level of funding.
We have not seen badly funded schools in the MAC or any other conference anywhere else have any great success, consistently outspent by it's rivals. A few long shot successes. |
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Post by 00hmh on Nov 23, 2024 12:42:57 GMT -6
I’m not so sure it’s as much selfishness as it is having no clue how to play together. Lewis has to deal with that. That has been trending ever since the ascendance of AAU BB.
He is using the term selfish to cover a lot of things related to playing together in team BB.
And he made the point that this is true at other schools, and I'm not sure there is any magic formula to deal with it. Every year you sign talented players, throw them together, teach what you can, and hope there is synergy. The days of building a program with players learning over a couple of years is mostly gone. Very few coaches have succeeded , Purdue seems to still be doing that, for example.
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