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That answers what he sees going forward.

http://www.mlive.com/broncos/index.ssf/2....html#more

I did not buy and still do not buy the "freshman" excuse. It was what it was. They were gobs more athletically skilled than the seniors except Shawnee.

I'll liken it to a car. The freshman were the motor. The seniors were the transmission and suspension. Hawk was the driver. Kool was AAA.

The car only goes as fast as the engine drives it in as much as the driver accelerates. The transmission and suspension allowed for quick and smooth or slow and rough transition along with compensating for the road conditions. The driver steers and chooses the level of the engines rpms to be used. AAA bails your butt out.

Let the engine warm up but get it up to max rpms, don't blame the transmission for herky jerky foot pedal action nor the fact Grandholm doesnt pave the roads. The suspension can only counter the bumps not remove them. Speed up flying over the bumps (yes, a couple Starsky and Hutch or General Lee landings) but get to the autobhan.

AAA is for emergency only. Not general maintenance.

Awesome analogy (even without the General Lee reference it would have been good).

Quote:Kool was AAA.

Abdominal aortic aneurysm???

(03-13-2009 09:24 AM)ESSSS Wrote: [ -> ]

Quote:Kool was AAA.

Abdominal aortic aneurysm???

In English please.

Quote:"All the ballgames we lost by five, six, seven points, that amount to two possessions or less," Hawkins said

True. On the other hand how many of those games did we have double digit leads in with 7-8 minutes to go and then lost it down the stretch? They weren't as close in performance as Hawkins likes to believe.

(03-13-2009 09:27 AM)moe24 Wrote: [ -> ]

(03-13-2009 09:24 AM)ESSSS Wrote: [ -> ]

Quote:Kool was AAA.

Abdominal aortic aneurysm???

In English please.

Massive bleeding or the tow truck driver. Take your pick.

(03-13-2009 09:24 AM)ESSSS Wrote: [ -> ]

Quote:Kool was AAA.

Abdominal aortic aneurysm???

Only if you read his 3 pt. FG %. Otherwise, just a stroke.

(03-13-2009 09:27 AM)moe24 Wrote: [ -> ]

(03-13-2009 09:24 AM)ESSSS Wrote: [ -> ]

Quote:Kool was AAA.

Abdominal aortic aneurysm???

In English please.

It's greek to me.

(03-13-2009 11:25 AM)BroncoPhilly Wrote: [ -> ]

Quote:"All the ballgames we lost by five, six, seven points, that amount to two possessions or less," Hawkins said

True. On the other hand how many of those games did we have double digit leads in with 7-8 minutes to go and then lost it down the stretch? They weren't as close in performance as Hawkins likes to believe.

Hawk is not delusional. He's offering it up for public consumption. I would do the same. I don't disagree with the final spread comments, as it was the "bottom line". But the "autopsy" may read close game the loss of big leads were the true cause of death.
IMO, that can be corrected. I trust Hawk and the kids will and can get it done.
My hope is that this "learning experience" is not lost on the staff as well.

(03-13-2009 11:26 AM)MileHighBronco Wrote: [ -> ]

(03-13-2009 09:27 AM)moe24 Wrote: [ -> ]

(03-13-2009 09:24 AM)ESSSS Wrote: [ -> ]

Quote:Kool was AAA.

Abdominal aortic aneurysm???

In English please.

Massive bleeding or the tow truck driver. Take your pick.

I'd go one further. It's what (the massive bleeding) the tow truck driver found when arriving on the scene.

WARNING: This has become a post padders dream.

(03-13-2009 09:24 AM)ESSSS Wrote: [ -> ]

Quote:Kool was AAA.

Abdominal aortic aneurysm???

BWAH!

(03-13-2009 12:41 PM)gobaseline Wrote: [ -> ]

(03-13-2009 11:26 AM)MileHighBronco Wrote: [ -> ]

(03-13-2009 09:27 AM)moe24 Wrote: [ -> ]

(03-13-2009 09:24 AM)ESSSS Wrote: [ -> ]

Quote:Kool was AAA.

Abdominal aortic aneurysm???

In English please.

Massive bleeding or the tow truck driver. Take your pick.

I'd go one further. It's what (the massive bleeding) the tow truck driver found when arriving on the scene.

In the article I hated to see Hawkins already talking about relying on the incoming freshmen. IMO that is what got WMU in trouble this year. Too many expectations were placed on the freshmen too soon. Better to assume they need a year to mature then view their freshman contributions as bonus. And I don't understand why he said we had no 3 point shooting. Seems like we had a ton of guys who at varions times in their careers were in the top 5 in three point shooting in the MAC. Kool, Drews, Reddell, Rix, McLemore could all stroke it. Ward, Douglas, and Gary weren't bad either. The problem was that we had no inside game so every team ran a 3-2 at us and made it very difficult to get any uncontested threes. Am I wrong or what?

You are not wrong.

It would take a true sports psychologist to understand why the shooting dropped off the edge of a cliff. My Lucy-5-cent psychology says the players were told so often that defense is the key, they felt bad about it if they made an offensive contribution. Too showy. And the standard response to someone dropping a 3 is to take them out of the game. In their head they are thinking, I better not score, they'll take me out of the game. All of which is probably worth what you payed for it.

Quote:And the standard response to someone dropping a 3 is to take them out of the game.

It's hard to measure whether a defensive performance out weighs an offensive performance. For example if a guy drops two threes, does that outweigh not blocking out on two possessions? What if they didn't score on the offensive rebounds? What if they only got a two and a free throw out of them?

Then there's the fresh legs thing. If keeping minutes in check was about fresh legs, than why did 50% of the teams we played go on enormous runs in the final 10 minutes when our legs should have been fresh?

Quote:It would take a true sports psychologist to understand why the shooting dropped off the edge of a cliff.

I don't think so.

IMHO......the shooting got worse this season due to the lack of an inside threat. The defense was able to lock down on the perimeter.

Added to that, WMU had nobody that could break the defense down off the dribble to create open shots for others, or to create their own by attacking the rim. This (when we weren't running sets) in an offense that is predicated on "dribble-drive".

Shooting contested jump shots is not a good way to score consistently.

And when your team is a mediocre (at best) rebounding team, that's a bad combination.

I'd love the see the +/- of all the players this season.

Seems to me there was a website that would parse through the play-by-plays for all games and summarize the results.

(03-14-2009 09:33 AM)ESSSS Wrote: [ -> ]

Quote:It would take a true sports psychologist to understand why the shooting dropped off the edge of a cliff.

I don't think so.

IMHO......the shooting got worse this season due to the lack of an inside threat. The defense was able to lock down on the perimeter.

Added to that, WMU had nobody that could break the defense down off the dribble to create open shots for others, or to create their own by attacking the rim. This (when we weren't running sets) in an offense that is predicated on "dribble-drive".

Shooting contested jump shots is not a good way to score consistently.

And when your team is a mediocre (at best) rebounding team, that's a bad combination.

ESPECIALLY when your offense is predicated on "dribble-drive". Blows my mind.

For some on this board who suggest that Hawk ruined Drews confidence, I say, how do we explain the simple fact that DD was a starter from the get go this year. Players play and there is a point when your a Senior that its time to step-it-up or step aside. DD had every chance to hold that position and just didn't get it done. God, all you need to see are the stats from the Ohio game from our three seniors to understand, in part, why this year was less than stellar.
The other issue centers around our lack of an inside-out game in the post. We certainly were spoiled for 4 years having Big Joe in the middle. Teams that played him straight up usually gave Joe some big numbers in points and rebounds. If they brought help in the middle, Joe would kick it back out for OPEN looks from a Drews, Kool or Ricks. Those open looks evaporated this year because our low post threat was minimal and allowed teams to pressure the perimeter. Put some pounds on Lowe and I think we have the makings of a dominant big man.
For all of the arm chair QB's on this forum who offer there expert advice, I'd suggest we take a chill pill for a year. Or show us your coaching credentials 101. I hardily agree that another year like this one and I'll lead the parade for a new somebody at the helm.