(02-14-2013 09:50 AM)RiceLad15 Wrote: Unfortunately, we just don't have that many players to maximize...
(02-13-2013 09:11 PM)Tiki Owl Wrote: Another gutty effort. How anyone can criticize these players is beyond me.
(02-14-2013 06:24 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote: This is probably Braun's best coaching job. Among other things going on with this team, Braun is obviously coaching his butt off...
...I think Braun came here to turn things around in a hurry, repair his reputation, and leave for a big-time job.
I paste from Tiki's and 69's posts from the other thread.
Trying to divine the line of acceptable commentary here.
Our guys are giving great effort and our coach is coaching his butt off.
But we are losing to bad teams, often by large margins--is this acceptable to say, or by saying it am I dissing the players?
Our best win is against UH, which sits at 171 in Sagarin. SMU sits at 169 and beat us by 22 at Autry, holding us under 40 points
We are 93 Sagarin spots behind 11th place Marshall. We are rated lower than 7 of the 8 Ivy League schools, which don't give scholarships. We are marginally better than in WTW's last season in the wilderness.
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I'm going to remain optimistic and express confidence that Leebron is aware of all of the above and thinking about what to do. CDC sold Leebron on the necessity of fixing basketball. The facility investment and coaching change were necessary and logical on that path. But now we reach another decision point.
Braun is almost 60. Given that we face a long fix, not a quick fix, do we think Braun is able and willing to get us there? By the time he gets it fixed enough to move on to bigger time, he will be too old, I think, to be an attractive candidate.
Double clicking, I think you get to:
1. Can he get far more of his players to stay 4 years?
2. Can he recruit in Houston? (I believe this would help attendance and increase retention. Not a surprise that two of his 4 year guys are Herndon and Frizzelle, Texas boys)