To stand up to a podium & microphone & explain in detail what your strengths and opportunities are. Then do the same for this team. Then give me your action plan to improve team performance and engagement and your plan to win back the thousands of fans that are currently leaving your wagon in droves. Please, the next time you publicly speak, show us all how a man who has literally been given millions of dollars for no accomplishment is able to explain everything I requested above.

Your expectations are too high. Typical tiger fan.

(02-04-2016 11:58 PM)BIGDTiger Wrote:  To stand to a podium & microphone & explain in detail what your strengths and opportunities are. Then do the same for this team. Then give me your action plan to improve team performance and engagement and your plan to win back the thousands of fans that are currently leaving your wagon in droves. Please, the next time you publicly speak, show us all how a man who has literally been given millions of dollars for no accomplishment is able to explain everything I requested above.

And if you are the principled man you say you are, how do you justify the blatant favoritism towards Dedric Lawson to the detriment (both mentally and possibly financial) of other players?

Here is his answer:

Ive said it before and Ill say it again, weve been working hard in practice. We just gotta make shots during the games. Ive said it before, Ricky made 50 straight free throws in practice. Guys, Ive said it before, but Ive won 70% of my games here after having to beg a Division 3 walk-on to play during my first year. Thats how far Ive come……

It goes on and on and on. You'll never get a straight answer

(02-05-2016 12:04 AM)GoeTygers Wrote:  Here is his answer:

Ive said it before and Ill say it again, weve been working hard in practice. We just gotta make shots during the games. Ive said it before, Ricky made 50 straight free throws in practice. Guys, Ive said it before, but Ive won 70% of my games here after having to beg a Division 3 walk-on to play during my first year. Thats how far Ive come……

It goes on and on and on. You'll never get a straight answer

I have to admit. I laughed so hard because that is exactly what he wlil say to a T. Josh is that you?????

His repetition of 'Ive said it before, Ill say it again", takes up half of every interview he's ever done.

Does anyone follow this idiot on twitter? Just curious if he ever says ANYTHING in any format

i wonder if he has realized he has failed....

(02-05-2016 12:16 AM)bluecrew Wrote:  Does anyone follow this idiot on twitter? Just curious if he ever says ANYTHING in any format

he's not on there anymore

(02-05-2016 12:18 AM)tigersgrizzfan Wrote:  

(02-05-2016 12:16 AM)bluecrew Wrote:  Does anyone follow this idiot on twitter? Just curious if he ever says ANYTHING in any format

he's not on there anymore

Yep. It was shut down.

"We've got to make shots. UConn has a great coach and great players. Jim is a very close friend of mine. It's a privilege to be the head coach of this program. I recognize that. I don't take that for granted. We've got to get better and shut out all of the Negative Nellies."

(02-05-2016 12:19 AM)450bench Wrote:  

(02-05-2016 12:18 AM)tigersgrizzfan Wrote:  

(02-05-2016 12:16 AM)bluecrew Wrote:  Does anyone follow this idiot on twitter? Just curious if he ever says ANYTHING in any format

he's not on there anymore

Yep. It was shut down.

Yeah, he never really said anything anyhow.

(02-05-2016 12:21 AM)TigerK Wrote:  

(02-05-2016 12:19 AM)450bench Wrote:  

(02-05-2016 12:18 AM)tigersgrizzfan Wrote:  

(02-05-2016 12:16 AM)bluecrew Wrote:  Does anyone follow this idiot on twitter? Just curious if he ever says ANYTHING in any format

he's not on there anymore

Yep. It was shut down.

Yeah, he never really said anything anyhow.

That's pretty telling.

(02-04-2016 11:58 PM)BIGDTiger Wrote:  To stand up to a podium & microphone & explain in detail what your strengths and opportunities are. Then do the same for this team. Then give me your action plan to improve team performance and engagement and your plan to win back the thousands of fans that are currently leaving your wagon in droves. Please, the next time you publicly speak, show us all how a man who has literally been given millions of dollars for no accomplishment is able to explain everything I requested above.

Would you have turned down the millions? Pick on him for his lack of leadership and coaching handles but who here would have said, "you know what? I'm an unproven entity so lets just go with a million."?

The personal attacks are out of line IMO. (Not that yours is a personal attack per se).

(02-05-2016 12:16 AM)bluecrew Wrote:  Does anyone follow this idiot on twitter? Just curious if he ever says ANYTHING in any format

Uncalled for.

(02-05-2016 12:18 AM)tigersgrizzfan Wrote:  i wonder if he has realized he has failed....

Seriously? The man is not stupid, he knows. Place yourself in his shoes for a moment.

(02-05-2016 12:18 AM)tigersgrizzfan Wrote:  i wonder if he has realized he has failed....

It might be that his idea of failure happens only when you quit, and he's not going to quit.
I know people like that. Everyone tells them to move on, but they look at it like they are giving up.

Sometimes they are correct in sticking to their guns. Sometimes they aren't.

Edit: I cannot put myself in his shoes. It would hurt to breathe.

At this point, just play the guys who want to play, let them develop against DI competition, go out on a positive note.

If that means sitting Dedric for long stretches, so be it.

(02-05-2016 12:18 AM)tigersgrizzfan Wrote:  i wonder if he has realized he has failed....

Josh failed? Are you kidding? Josh has never failed, it's always the players fault, can't believe you didn't know that. You didn't know, if Shaq, Lawson and Ricky play well we'll win and if they don't we lose, because the rest of the players on the team suck? C'mon man keep up (tongue just went thru my cheek).

(02-05-2016 01:42 PM)HoopDreams Wrote:  At this point, just play the guys who want to play, let them develop against DI competition, go out on a positive note.

If that means sitting Dedric for long stretches, so be it.

If he sits Dedric, he gets bashed for being erratic with playing time, ala Jeremiah Martin.

If he plays Jake over Dedric, he'll get bashed for playing Jake.

If he plays a guard over Dedric, he'll get bashed for playing small ball.

Its not about who "wants" to play. They don't know how to play. The bottom line, these guys aren't getting coached in practice. I believe our roster is more talented than UCONN's. I'll take Tarrant, Shaq, Dedric over any 3 guys they got. Even Alabama football would suck if their 5-stars didn't get coached on how to play the game.