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Message: [QUOTE="UCfor3, post: 2075168, member: 567"] Both sides are right in their own way. The program has been dissappointing for several years and our coaches bear a large blame in that. There is no disputing that. What some people are saying is that this years disaster can not be entirely laid at the feet of the coaching staff. I get it. The first few games before the injuries were brutal beyond what we are accustomed to. We lost Miller, Gibbs and DHam off an ok team and the early results of replacing them and playing uconn ball were not good. I do believe had the team stayed healthy, they would have played much better given time. Good enough for our expectations or what the past has made us expect?....well that is highly debatable. We will never know the answer to that question. It is all hypothetical at this point. What we do know is a major part of what was expected to replace the players that moved on were injured long term. I will judge Ollie on the last 2 years and the first few games this year (not good), but hammering him for road games, even against ECU with a 7 man roster and multiple players playing injured is a bridge too far for me. We play players close to 40 minutes that should be playing 4 minutes because of circumstance. It is human nature to look for someone to blame when things go sideways and Ollie deserves his share of the burden, but watching what he has to work with...well I am not sure the ghost of John Wooden can make lemonade out of the hand he has been dealt this year. Ollie is on notice no doubt. If we suck next year without mitigating circumstances, it would be both fair and prudent to explore our options. I want him and us to succeed. I am teetering on the fence right now though. Do not like what I see. It is the little things that catch my eye. Game after game when your players fail to defend a pick and roll correctly or identify the other teams best shooter...well it is troubling. We play so few players. They should not be so confused or under prepared on a game to game basis with basic concepts at this point. Time will tell. Next year is huge and will tell the story one way or the other. The status quo will most likely not be tolerated if the results do not change to some degree. [/QUOTE]

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