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Message: [QUOTE="Sonova, post: 2001346, member: 7513"] There's nothing to defend re: Tom Izzo. He's 5x the coach that KO is. Maybe someday, if Ollie puts together the career that Izzo has, you can hunt me down and get me to admit that Tom Izzo wouldn't have this year's UConn team in better form. Until then, we can agree to disagree as we'll never know what any other coach could have done with the current situation. But I e seen other programs adjust to unexpected early departures and even mid season injuries (in better leagues) with more success and ingenuity than what I'm seeing this year. And while I'm seeing the development of the players, I'm not necessarily seeing it (for more than this season) fromour head coach. So all of tHat doesn't equate (for me) to feeling like the program is in good shape. Frankly, I've felt this way for the last two seasons. And while the 2014 run was magical, that regular season was still a long way away from being the type of year that we had become accustomed to. So call me spoiled. Blue Blood/Elite programs get spoiled. It's sorta like the #1 perk of being elite. I can handle a down year or two without running off a ledge. Frankly, I feel like I did the last two seasons. And I know that this year had some incredibly bad luck. But...you didn't respond to my SMU scenario. Why are they so much better than us after what they've gone thru due to graduations, unexpected departures and sanctions? How about what Arizona has done this year with injuries and suspensions? You don't think Sean Miller is doing better than Kevin Ollie? And one last criticism of KO for you to chew on and ignore...who's fault is it that we were so reliant on an incoming freshman (albeit an All American) that his injury has virtually rendered our backcourt unserviceable due to having only one real ball handler (despite knowing what Purvis is/isn't and STILL having open scholarships)? God help the Ollie defenders if Jalen Adams leaves for the draft. What will the excuses be then? PS - I think most of us would kill for an NIT slot. How sad is that? [/QUOTE]

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