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Message: [QUOTE="DMIL, post: 2537129, member: 8539"] Maybe an adjustment to the coaching staff as well. Something is seriously missing there. They just seem to be soft and maybe that is because of the confidence issue with the team. They have to think basics too much and aren’t able to go out and play relaxed, fun basketball. And the schedule has been an absolute killer of confidence. I mean it’s a catch 22. Having a brutal schedule is great for recruiting given the conference when you have a stable program, team but as we know this has not been the case and what ever has been going on the last few years is not being exposed for the world to see. The Administration, couching staff have all been caught with there pants down. You know it’s not all on Ollie but enough of it is. When it rains it pours. Fundamentally we do not have the right mix of players to be successful in this league period. The transfers from last year was a devastating blow to our program and Ollie. I don’t know the real reason why these guys left but it has left a devasting hole that will take years (at least 3) to recover from. Ollie took a chance on injured recruits with great promise. Gilbert stayed and Durham bounced. Yes, Ollie got played by these guys at the end of the day with no contingency plan. His divorce had to be a big factor for him over the last few years as well. He is such an energy person and I’m sure that was off a bit. For a successful season with the current squad you needed a couple of things to happen. (1) Adams and Larrier to dominate at there positions. This is the constant, the glue that is crital to this particular team. (2) Gilbert to stay healthy and flourish. Gilbert with his pure talent provides scoring, assists, defense and developing leadership. Imagine a true 5 Star point guard setting Larrier up off of a pick and roll or screen for open jumps shots. None of this has come to pass and when the first didn’t come to pass it exposed the rest of the team which was young, not as talented and had not played together. This is who we are right now. Ollie has to find a way this season to give us any semblance of hope going into next season. The best we can hope for is a winning season / .500 the rest of the way out. Pressure brings out the best and worst with teams. These guys aren’t what he hoped and that is o.k. I don’t know if Ollie survives after this season. If he does then Kudos to him but man this is a painful time and it is getting so toxic. It ‘s just unbelievable the way we are getting exposed. Let’s continue to focus on the positives as much as we can. That is about all we can do. [/QUOTE]

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