UChusky916
Making the board a little less insufferable
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Although I think it's a dumb expression, it's something that a lot of posters on this board need to hear.
Let's look at the criticism of the program the past few years... people have argued:
So, the team's dynamic has changed drastically. As a result of all of that, the high number of transfers (+ MALs decommit) actually can be somewhat expected. With that much change, pieces of the puzzle are going to be shuffled around.
The fact of the matter is... those who were so critical of the program for all of the things that I bulleted out above shouldn't be the ones harping on the perceived 'turmoil' of the team. Serious fans of the program and critics RECOGNIZED the fact that changes on the staff were needed. Yet, when those changes happen, no one wants to deal with the side effects we're seeing now.
Sometimes, you have to get cut open for surgery and experience some pain to be fixed up and cured down the road.
Could we have done a better job retaining our players as the staff changed? Yeah, maybe. Durham and MAL hurt the most. Are there big holes to fill on our roster next year? Yeah.
But, the simple fact of the matter is this: the program has been PROACTIVE to correct some issues by making some necessary changes on the staff. Will those changes work out? We'll see. In the short term, we're hurting. But I'm confident that, in the long run, the program will be better for these changes.
If we kept Miller and stayed satisfied with the status quo, our off-season would have been much smoother (maybe still a transfer or two). But the larger issues with the staff would have festered, worsened, and negatively impacted us in the long term.
So, critics, you can't have your cake and eat it too. If you were advocating for changes to the coaching staff, this is what happens. It's the nature of the beast.
Let's look at the criticism of the program the past few years... people have argued:
- We need a better in-game bench coach along side KO
- We need a someone who can coach and develop our bigs
- We need a better recruiter on the staff
So, the team's dynamic has changed drastically. As a result of all of that, the high number of transfers (+ MALs decommit) actually can be somewhat expected. With that much change, pieces of the puzzle are going to be shuffled around.
The fact of the matter is... those who were so critical of the program for all of the things that I bulleted out above shouldn't be the ones harping on the perceived 'turmoil' of the team. Serious fans of the program and critics RECOGNIZED the fact that changes on the staff were needed. Yet, when those changes happen, no one wants to deal with the side effects we're seeing now.
Sometimes, you have to get cut open for surgery and experience some pain to be fixed up and cured down the road.
Could we have done a better job retaining our players as the staff changed? Yeah, maybe. Durham and MAL hurt the most. Are there big holes to fill on our roster next year? Yeah.
But, the simple fact of the matter is this: the program has been PROACTIVE to correct some issues by making some necessary changes on the staff. Will those changes work out? We'll see. In the short term, we're hurting. But I'm confident that, in the long run, the program will be better for these changes.
If we kept Miller and stayed satisfied with the status quo, our off-season would have been much smoother (maybe still a transfer or two). But the larger issues with the staff would have festered, worsened, and negatively impacted us in the long term.
So, critics, you can't have your cake and eat it too. If you were advocating for changes to the coaching staff, this is what happens. It's the nature of the beast.