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(03-16-2017 09:59 PM)Blazing Saddles Wrote:  
(03-16-2017 07:04 PM)BlazerPhil Wrote:  Kermit was a candidate for the UaB job when we hired Mike Davis. He now has 1 more win in the NCAA tournament than Robert Brown and Tyler Madison do in that time.


Kermit Davis became head coach of MTSU in 2002. Mike Davis was hired by UAB in 2006. Kermit was interviewed, I believe, as a courtesy.

Ah, you are correct. Thx
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(03-16-2017 09:51 PM)ICB Wrote:  The troubling part in coaching is not just we didn't win a single we thought, but the team got worse as the season progressed. As if the more influence he made on them the worse they got. I still think he can get it together, but he didn't leave reason for optimism.

The fact that some games there was no effort and some games they looked fantastic does not seem to me that they got worse. If Ehsan is to be blamed for anything, it was his inability to keep this team motivated...and I'm not sure any coach could do that. The free throw percentage going down throughout the season tells me it was all in their head.
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(03-16-2017 10:07 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  
(03-16-2017 09:51 PM)ICB Wrote:  The troubling part in coaching is not just we didn't win a single we thought, but the team got worse as the season progressed. As if the more influence he made on them the worse they got. I still think he can get it together, but he didn't leave reason for optimism.

The fact that some games there was no effort and some games they looked fantastic does not seem to me that they got worse. If Ehsan is to be blamed for anything, it was his inability to keep this team motivated...and I'm not sure any coach could do that. The free throw percentage going down throughout the season tells me it was all in their head.

This type of logic is not acceptable around here. Ehsan sucks and is in over his head. As I've stated before, it was obvious who the leader of this team was, and without him we were a team full of ups and downs. People forget how many easy buckets lee and Cokley got simply because norton put the ball in the right spots. We should have had a backup plan for if norton went down, but how much of that can really be place on Ehsan? We tried like hell to recruit some good pgs and failed. Haase always said he wasn't going to take a guy just to have a player on the roster. It was a frustrating year to say the least, but I still think with a couple of additions we could have a really good year next year.
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Motivating and having a team prepared IS the responsibility of the coach. Of course the players share some blame, maybe most of it but if you are going to give the coach a pass on how hard his team plays then count on us continuing to decline as a program. BLAH!
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(03-16-2017 10:07 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  
(03-16-2017 09:51 PM)ICB Wrote:  The troubling part in coaching is not just we didn't win a single we thought, but the team got worse as the season progressed. As if the more influence he made on them the worse they got. I still think he can get it together, but he didn't leave reason for optimism.

The fact that some games there was no effort and some games they looked fantastic does not seem to me that they got worse. If Ehsan is to be blamed for anything, it was his inability to keep this team motivated...and I'm not sure any coach could do that. The free throw percentage going down throughout the season tells me it was all in their head.

If I am the coach, and effort is the problem. I'd lose with lesser talent and better effort than put up with the crap of the players. If the WHOLE team is not giving any effort... that is coaching. This team got worse over the course of the season, it was obvious. Yes they had a couple bright moments in the downward trend, but the trend was still downward.
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For those that are defendimg Ehsan and blaming the players for their lack of effort and motivation, I'm curious what you all consider the role and responsibility of a head coach to be.
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(03-17-2017 09:24 AM)BlazintheATL Wrote:  For those that are defendimg Ehsan and blaming the players for their lack of effort and motivation, I'm curious what you all consider the role and responsibility of a head coach to be.

Nobody is doing that, so....
03-17-2017 09:29 AM
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(03-17-2017 09:29 AM)BlazerPhil Wrote:  
(03-17-2017 09:24 AM)BlazintheATL Wrote:  For those that are defendimg Ehsan and blaming the players for their lack of effort and motivation, I'm curious what you all consider the role and responsibility of a head coach to be.

Nobody is doing that, so....

Maybe not in this thread, but there have been some that have elsewhere on the board.
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(03-17-2017 09:36 AM)blazerjay Wrote:  
(03-17-2017 09:29 AM)BlazerPhil Wrote:  
(03-17-2017 09:24 AM)BlazintheATL Wrote:  For those that are defendimg Ehsan and blaming the players for their lack of effort and motivation, I'm curious what you all consider the role and responsibility of a head coach to be.

Nobody is doing that, so....

Maybe not in this thread, but there have been some that have elsewhere on the board.

There's plenty of blame to go around to be sure, but a lot of folks are giving ehsan an near complete pass. The buck stops with the coach. What happened this year to give anyone any confidence?
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(03-17-2017 09:29 AM)BlazerPhil Wrote:  
(03-17-2017 09:24 AM)BlazintheATL Wrote:  For those that are defendimg Ehsan and blaming the players for their lack of effort and motivation, I'm curious what you all consider the role and responsibility of a head coach to be.

Nobody is doing that, so....

Uh yeah they are....
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The head coach is responsible for motivating players. However in some circumstances and with some players that is an impossible job. I don't know if this team or these circumstances made it impossible or near impossible, but the possibility exists.

So should a coach be blamed if he can't do the impossible. Should a player be blamed if he refuses to be motivated. Sure the coach can sit him, but he catches heat for that as well. Damned if you do...damned if you don't.

Not just Ehsan, abut all first year coaches gets a pass in my opinion, especially when their point guard goes down first game. He did a lot of things wrong this year, but he is learning the job, and it is to be expected. Some of you know this but just can't help yourself but to place blame.

Hold judgment until he has two or three years experience. He's not going anywhere until then anyway.
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Wonder how many tourney teams had a seriously injured player this year.
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(03-17-2017 10:12 AM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  The head coach is responsible for motivating players. However in some circumstances and with some players that is an impossible job. I don't know if this team or these circumstances made it impossible or near impossible, but the possibility exists.

So should a coach be blamed if he can't do the impossible. Should a player be blamed if he refuses to be motivated. Sure the coach can sit him, but he catches heat for that as well. Damned if you do...damned if you don't.

Not just Ehsan, abut all first year coaches gets a pass in my opinion, especially when their point guard goes down first game. He did a lot of things wrong this year, but he is learning the job, and it is to be expected. Some of you know this but just can't help yourself but to place blame.

Hold judgment until he has two or three years experience. He's not going anywhere until then anyway.

As I've said, even though i think this season was a colossal failure and Ehsan did very little to instill any confidence in me that he has what it takes to be a successful head coach, he still gets a pass. However, if next year is worse, equally bad, or only a slight improvement, then the heat should really be on. Especially if we have a full healthy roster. I doubt UAB would get rid of him but the primary impetus of his hiring (roster continuity, continued momentum) would be completely negated.
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(03-17-2017 09:41 AM)BlazintheATL Wrote:  
(03-17-2017 09:29 AM)BlazerPhil Wrote:  
(03-17-2017 09:24 AM)BlazintheATL Wrote:  For those that are defendimg Ehsan and blaming the players for their lack of effort and motivation, I'm curious what you all consider the role and responsibility of a head coach to be.

Nobody is doing that, so....

Uh yeah they are....

Um where ?? Not in this thread.
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(03-17-2017 11:22 AM)BlazerPhil Wrote:  
(03-17-2017 09:41 AM)BlazintheATL Wrote:  
(03-17-2017 09:29 AM)BlazerPhil Wrote:  
(03-17-2017 09:24 AM)BlazintheATL Wrote:  For those that are defendimg Ehsan and blaming the players for their lack of effort and motivation, I'm curious what you all consider the role and responsibility of a head coach to be.

Nobody is doing that, so....

Uh yeah they are....

Um where ?? Not in this thread.

Maybe not explicitly in this thread but if you've been following along all season then you know it's happened.
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(03-17-2017 11:41 AM)BlazintheATL Wrote:  
(03-17-2017 11:22 AM)BlazerPhil Wrote:  
(03-17-2017 09:41 AM)BlazintheATL Wrote:  
(03-17-2017 09:29 AM)BlazerPhil Wrote:  
(03-17-2017 09:24 AM)BlazintheATL Wrote:  For those that are defendimg Ehsan and blaming the players for their lack of effort and motivation, I'm curious what you all consider the role and responsibility of a head coach to be.

Nobody is doing that, so....

Uh yeah they are....

Um where ?? Not in this thread.

Maybe not explicitly in this thread but if you've been following along all season then you know it's happened.

So your assertion is that it happened, not that you can name a time or place. And that if I had been keeping up, I would know. Got it.

03-lmfao 03-lmfao
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(03-17-2017 11:44 AM)BlazerPhil Wrote:  
(03-17-2017 11:41 AM)BlazintheATL Wrote:  
(03-17-2017 11:22 AM)BlazerPhil Wrote:  
(03-17-2017 09:41 AM)BlazintheATL Wrote:  
(03-17-2017 09:29 AM)BlazerPhil Wrote:  Nobody is doing that, so....

Uh yeah they are....

Um where ?? Not in this thread.

Maybe not explicitly in this thread but if you've been following along all season then you know it's happened.

So your assertion is that it happened, not that you can name a time or place. And that if I had been keeping up, I would know. Got it.

03-lmfao 03-lmfao

Yeah. It's happened. Multiple times this season on this board. Do you want me to go back and scour all the threads and quote all the times it happened? I'm not going to call anyone out directly but there's someone who has posted in this thread who essentially called this team uncoachable due to the attitudes of the upperclassmen.
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You are probably referring to me, and I never said that.

The word "essentially" is a great word. You can take what someone says, throw the word "essentially" in front of it and then reinterpret what they actually said into whatever you want them to say. Essentially.
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(03-17-2017 11:54 AM)BlazintheATL Wrote:  
(03-17-2017 11:44 AM)BlazerPhil Wrote:  
(03-17-2017 11:41 AM)BlazintheATL Wrote:  
(03-17-2017 11:22 AM)BlazerPhil Wrote:  
(03-17-2017 09:41 AM)BlazintheATL Wrote:  Uh yeah they are....

Um where ?? Not in this thread.

Maybe not explicitly in this thread but if you've been following along all season then you know it's happened.

So your assertion is that it happened, not that you can name a time or place. And that if I had been keeping up, I would know. Got it.

03-lmfao 03-lmfao

Yeah. It's happened. Multiple times this season on this board. Do you want me to go back and scour all the threads and quote all the times it happened? I'm not going to call anyone out directly but there's someone who has posted in this thread who essentially called this team uncoachable due to the attitudes of the upperclassmen.

Well you are the one that said it happened, so, yeah.
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Ehsan was a bad hire and is a colossal failure as a coach. We'll be stuck with him at least two more years, I'll wager. Or for however long his contract is.

He should not and will not (thank god) be judged on one year and one schizophrenic team.

Took all of 2 minutes to find that...and that's a mild defense.
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