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So not having watched the second half and just looking at starts, we lost the game on the boards—simply gave up too many offensive rebounds. Some of that is a result of WKU spreading us out on the perimeter, and some of that is due to not simply boxing out.

(02-19-2017 03:51 PM)BlazerPhil Wrote:  Great. We don't play again for 7 days.

165 hours of constant bitching coming up !

people have to care to *****. This keeps up much longer and people just wont care.

(02-19-2017 04:00 PM)BlazerMatt Wrote:  

(02-19-2017 03:51 PM)BlazerPhil Wrote:  Great. We don't play again for 7 days.

165 hours of constant bitching coming up !

people have to care to *****. This keeps up much longer and people just wont care.

Basically where I'm at with this team. Things aren't going to get better this season. I just hope we manage to win a game in the tournament.

The last three weeks, Coach Ehsan says he's practicing them harder than they've practiced in his 5 years here. The last three weeks, we've lost 5 of 6. Coincidence?

it just confirm that he is good assistant coach not head coach material for now

(02-19-2017 04:06 PM)UABFRENCHY Wrote:  it just confirm that he is good assistant coach not head coach material for now

Why don't we wait to judge him when he has players who have heart and want to be on the court playing basketball.

He needs to be practicing smarter. You can practice as hard as you want, but if you aren't practicing the right things the right way it doesn't matter a damn. We don't do basic, fundamental things correctly. We don't box out, we don't close out on opposing shooters, we help off of the opposing teams best shooters, consistently. We seldom deny the entry pass to the post. We only occasionally show effort, and all of that is just the basic basketball 101 stuff we don't do on the defensive end, and all of it is a direct result of poor coaching.

(02-19-2017 04:05 PM)iam4uab Wrote:  The last three weeks, Coach Ehsan says he's practicing them harder than they've practiced in his 5 years here. The last three weeks, we've lost 5 of 6. Coincidence?

Lol. We should be in recovery mode at this point of the season. To be a young head coach, Ehsan doesn't seem to have a modern approach to the game.

(02-19-2017 04:10 PM)BlazerMatt Wrote:  He needs to be practicing smarter. You can practice as hard as you want, but if you aren't practicing the right things the right way it doesn't matter a damn. We don't do basic, fundamental things correctly. We don't box out, we don't close out on opposing shooters, we help off of the opposing teams best shooters, consistently. We seldom deny the entry pass to the post. We only occasionally show effort, and all of that is just the basic basketball 101 stuff we don't do on the defensive end, and all of it is a direct result of poor coaching.

Or maybe he is coaching them to do that and they aren't doing it.

Just a thought.

(02-19-2017 04:10 PM)BlazerMatt Wrote:  He needs to be practicing smarter. You can practice as hard as you want, but if you aren't practicing the right things the right way it doesn't matter a damn. We don't do basic, fundamental things correctly. We don't box out, we don't close out on opposing shooters, we help off of the opposing teams best shooters, consistently. We seldom deny the entry pass to the post. We only occasionally show effort, and all of that is just the basic basketball 101 stuff we don't do on the defensive end, and all of it is a direct result of poor coaching.

It's the lack of fundamentals and effort that concern me the most. Defense and rebounding is effort and it doesn't seem to be there.

Is the team getting better?

(02-19-2017 03:53 PM)TheGORILLA Wrote:  

(02-19-2017 03:51 PM)Smaug Wrote:  We're going backward.

The team we put on the floor three weeks ago would kick this one's ass.

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Tosin and Hakeem scored four points a piece. Woo hoo! Exciting!

Hak had 7 on 3-3 shooting. Tosin went 2-3 from the floor and the 3rd he was fouled twice.

(02-19-2017 04:16 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  

(02-19-2017 04:10 PM)BlazerMatt Wrote:  He needs to be practicing smarter. You can practice as hard as you want, but if you aren't practicing the right things the right way it doesn't matter a damn. We don't do basic, fundamental things correctly. We don't box out, we don't close out on opposing shooters, we help off of the opposing teams best shooters, consistently. We seldom deny the entry pass to the post. We only occasionally show effort, and all of that is just the basic basketball 101 stuff we don't do on the defensive end, and all of it is a direct result of poor coaching.

Or maybe he is coaching them to do that and they aren't doing it.

Just a thought.

nope. I can give you examples for each of the above things why it is coaching thats the issue. On mobile, so I will just give you one. Lets call it the Nate Darling example.

Nate Darling had a coming out party, made it rain from outside. Good for Nate. Since then, every team we have played, when Nate is in the game, there is a man within arms reach of him. He may get a shot off when someone sets a really good screen to free him, (we seldom set good screens, but it happens) but for the most part if he is on the wing play side, help comes from weak side, no one helps off of him because Nate Darling exists in the game to hit open jump shots, so other teams dont give him open jump shots. Basketball 101 stuff.

Compare that to our team. Our team routinely helps off the opposing teams best shooter, no exception is in our defensive scheme to not do so. Is an opposing player 4-4 from 3 in the first half, no matter, leave him wide open to swipe at the guy driving the lane now he's 5-5.

(02-19-2017 04:08 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  

(02-19-2017 04:06 PM)UABFRENCHY Wrote:  it just confirm that he is good assistant coach not head coach material for now

Why don't we wait to judge him when he has players who have heart and want to be on the court playing basketball.

These guys seemed to have heart last year.

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(02-19-2017 04:16 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  

(02-19-2017 04:10 PM)BlazerMatt Wrote:  He needs to be practicing smarter. You can practice as hard as you want, but if you aren't practicing the right things the right way it doesn't matter a damn. We don't do basic, fundamental things correctly. We don't box out, we don't close out on opposing shooters, we help off of the opposing teams best shooters, consistently. We seldom deny the entry pass to the post. We only occasionally show effort, and all of that is just the basic basketball 101 stuff we don't do on the defensive end, and all of it is a direct result of poor coaching.

Or maybe he is coaching them to do that and they aren't doing it.

Just a thought.

Either way it's on Ehsan...these same guys won 26 games and the conference title last year...fans screamed we MUST keep the players together - that's the ONLY reason he was hired...so THESE GUYS wouldn't transfer...and it has blown up in everyone's face...we should have let the players who wanted to leave --> LEAVE...Ehsan has ABSOLUTELY TORCHED his honeymoon period - it's over...this garbage won't cut it "for 3 or 4 more years"...if he's back next year there better be MAJOR improvement and some serious recruiting - but Lee and Cokley both return and he can't reach either of them on a regular basis now...think that changes next year?...what about in 2 more years when Lee and Cokley are gone?

(02-19-2017 03:22 PM)dragonbreath Wrote:  I keep forgetting Haase went 15-16 first year

15-16
18-13
16-15
26-5. On a soft schedule by a soft coach.

Now the squad is still soft under Eshan.

(02-19-2017 04:47 PM)Dragonz Lair Wrote:  

(02-19-2017 04:16 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  

(02-19-2017 04:10 PM)BlazerMatt Wrote:  He needs to be practicing smarter. You can practice as hard as you want, but if you aren't practicing the right things the right way it doesn't matter a damn. We don't do basic, fundamental things correctly. We don't box out, we don't close out on opposing shooters, we help off of the opposing teams best shooters, consistently. We seldom deny the entry pass to the post. We only occasionally show effort, and all of that is just the basic basketball 101 stuff we don't do on the defensive end, and all of it is a direct result of poor coaching.

Or maybe he is coaching them to do that and they aren't doing it.

Just a thought.

Either way it's on Ehsan...these same guys won 26 games and the conference title last year...fans screamed we MUST keep the players together - that's the ONLY reason he was hired...so THESE GUYS wouldn't transfer...and it has blown up in everyone's face...we should have let the players who wanted to leave --> LEAVE...Ehsan has ABSOLUTELY TORCHED his honeymoon period - it's over...this garbage won't cut it "for 3 or 4 more years"...if he's back next year there better be MAJOR improvement and some serious recruiting - but Lee and Cokley both return and he can't reach either of them on a regular basis now...think that changes next year?...what about in 2 more years when Lee and Cokley are gone?

I agree with you. Ehsan probably would be better off if some of these players had left. You can't coach an uncoachable team. These guys tasted success and they think they don't have to work because THIS IS BLOCKINGHAM, by god and The Mayor and his team don't have to listen to a coach.

I have news for you. Next year will be exactly like this year. UAB will not have successful year until this junior class is gone. Maybe once they are gone, we will see whether Ehsan can coach or not.

Give me an untalented team with heart and effort that a "talented" team that doesn't listen all day.

(02-19-2017 04:41 PM)Smaug Wrote:  

(02-19-2017 04:08 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  

(02-19-2017 04:06 PM)UABFRENCHY Wrote:  it just confirm that he is good assistant coach not head coach material for now

Why don't we wait to judge him when he has players who have heart and want to be on the court playing basketball.

These guys seemed to have heart last year.

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Of course, they didn't have to work hard to win a game. As Big Dee has preached over and over, it was an easy schedule. The team has shown this year if they are playing a bad team, they are world beaters, but give them a challenge and they fold like a cheap tent.

(02-19-2017 05:03 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  

(02-19-2017 04:41 PM)Smaug Wrote:  

(02-19-2017 04:08 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  

(02-19-2017 04:06 PM)UABFRENCHY Wrote:  it just confirm that he is good assistant coach not head coach material for now

Why don't we wait to judge him when he has players who have heart and want to be on the court playing basketball.

These guys seemed to have heart last year.

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Of course, they didn't have to work hard to win a game. As Big Dee has preached over and over, it was an easy schedule. The team has shown this year if they are playing a bad team, they are world beaters, but give them a challenge and they fold like a cheap tent.

Whoa whoa whoa.

And how is the team not listening to their coach, what happened?

(02-19-2017 04:47 PM)Dragonz Lair Wrote:  

(02-19-2017 04:16 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  

(02-19-2017 04:10 PM)BlazerMatt Wrote:  He needs to be practicing smarter. You can practice as hard as you want, but if you aren't practicing the right things the right way it doesn't matter a damn. We don't do basic, fundamental things correctly. We don't box out, we don't close out on opposing shooters, we help off of the opposing teams best shooters, consistently. We seldom deny the entry pass to the post. We only occasionally show effort, and all of that is just the basic basketball 101 stuff we don't do on the defensive end, and all of it is a direct result of poor coaching.

Or maybe he is coaching them to do that and they aren't doing it.

Just a thought.

Either way it's on Ehsan...these same guys won 26 games and the conference title last year...fans screamed we MUST keep the players together - that's the ONLY reason he was hired...so THESE GUYS wouldn't transfer...and it has blown up in everyone's face...we should have let the players who wanted to leave --> LEAVE...Ehsan has ABSOLUTELY TORCHED his honeymoon period - it's over...this garbage won't cut it "for 3 or 4 more years"...if he's back next year there better be MAJOR improvement and some serious recruiting - but Lee and Cokley both return and he can't reach either of them on a regular basis now...think that changes next year?...what about in 2 more years when Lee and Cokley are gone?

Something tells me you are PISSED OFF. And that YOU THINK hiring COACH EHSAN was a BAD IDEA.

All WE KNOW is that HINDSIGHT is always 20-20, and YOU MIGHT be right, but you ALSO MIGHT NOT.

What we do know is that MANY TRUE FANS, are going to continually blame THE FANS WHO DEMANDED, for this season, and THE F_CKING THING ISN'T OVER YET.

We lost a guy that got Hasse a mil a year at Stanford and the on the floor leader 10 minutes into the season.

What is it you want ? A time machine ? Special healing powers ? A self help tape for Rob that'll give him John Wooden's knowledge in a week ?

None of that crap is going to happen. So please quit assessing blame.