(10-23-2020 12:16 PM)Bawlmer Duke Wrote:  

(04-16-2020 09:36 AM)JMUNation Wrote:  Lewis is dating Oppenheimer’s daughter so Josh being a former NBA coach is guiding Lewis and has been all year. This was part of the chemistry issue we saw with this team last season. Oppenheimer installs a new offense then Lou bails on new offense just prior to the conference schedule. Team goes onto the tank because you have coaches not on the same page. Some players are listening to Lou and some to Josh.

I can promise you that basketball players only care about themselves and playing basketball. Times have changed. Academics and the school are way down the priority list for the guys who are starters. They are focused on making a living playing basketball and whatever/wherever can get them to the highest level of professional play. They don’t look at JMU the way we fans do.

Matt is going to put Matt first. Do I think he has an inflated view of his skills? Yes. Is that a bad thing? No. Confidence in oneself is the best attribute an athlete can have in my opinion. The world is full of good athletes who deep down don’t truly believe in their abilities and thus don’t ever reach their full potential. Matt’s head is actually in the right place for Matt. It just means that JMU basketball is not his highest priority.

Put it in another thread, but Oppenheimer is back in the NBA with the Bucks as an assistant.

Would like to hear from him on his thoughts about last season under Rowe