Even so...
Not a fan of AJ. Hes a huge liability on offense will never average more than 8 points here. Need an upgrade on the 2 spot badly
Creighton is in OT right now…
Well, first they need to make the tournament next year. Cole and Martin are not going to be easy to replace right away.
The 5 seed is a death sentence because it tracks you into a matchup with the 1 seed prior to the regional finals. But you've got to get to the Sweet 16 first for that to even matter.
cole was our best player and he was barely in the top 500 as a recruit
It's not time to fire the guy yet. But I wholeheartedly agree about him skipping the gimmick crap. We've reached the point where it's no longer "rally the troops"- it's about him learning how to prepare for games better (meaning having plans A, B, C, and D in your pocket at the jump ball) and being ready to course correct during the flow of the game if/when the other team adjusts to your plan A. I'm sick of "we need to play defense harder", "we need to rebound better", "we need to chase loose balls harder", etc., etc. All of those should be a given, coach, but they're not a strategy.
You can say that again the Sanogo foul on the Allen 3 that arguably was not going to go in, also the Andre foul on the fade away to the baseline moving shot …. COME ON MAN!!! Although I admire Andre for all the visible improvement he has made over the last season, for us to really make that next jump he needs to be in the gym over the next 6-8 months day in day out for 10 hours. I’m sure he will do this though, next year should be a bigger step.
And just won.
Hope cole stays. Martins points should be easy to replace
A competent backcourt?
Creighton won.
With their best player out for the last 2:00+ of OT
I disagree. Yes, the team will be better with them than without them, but we've seen the ceiling for these guys. If the young talent we've brought in is as good as it's supposed to be, we need to get them some playing time to develop. All of the practices in the world won't teach them what they need to learn in games. And, if the talent is that good, we should have a higher ceiling in a couple of years when they have some experience. If not, we have to ask if Hurley and Co are recruiting the wrong guys or if they cannot develop they guys they do recruit?
Well, thanks to Benedict handing out undeserved extensions, he’s signed for 6 more years and we just had to pay Ollie $11 million. With that contract situation, he’s here a minimum of a few more years. We may have to accept having a competitive program that doesn’t make deep runs in March.
Yeah, I was trying to not be so negative, but yeah. For me, the only guy I felt comfortable with was Cole. Anyone else with the ball was an adventure. Cole was a Khalid type, but we didn’t have a rip, ray, or Rudy type. And I don’t mean we need future hall of famers, but let’s be honest, Bouknight (or someone like him) would have changed the trajectory of this team by 180 degrees. With JB, I’d have felt good about an elite 8 run or better. Most of the team are complimentary players, damn fine players but better when they can pick up some slack, not when they are the go to guys. Make sense? Cole and JB and the guys around them are free to just fill in for the win.
If Cole comes back, great. But other than that I think shedding the sub150 talent will ultimately be for the best.
