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(04-18-2021 12:22 PM)natibeast21 Wrote:  

(04-18-2021 11:52 AM)Bearhawkeye Wrote:  

(04-18-2021 04:33 AM)Bearcatbdub Wrote:  

(04-18-2021 04:04 AM)doss2 Wrote:  [quote='Bearcatbdub' pid='17388043' dateline='1618721062']
Ps- if Miller can get Tari Eason back in the fold... then Holy Sh!t!

True we will have back most of the pieces that lost twice to UH by 40. Sensational!
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We were spotting them at least 20 pts with Brannen on the bench.

No excuse to get beat by the amount we did, but Houston was an Upper Classmen/Senior led team with final 4 talent and probably the 2nd or 3rd best team in the country. Also, they wanted some payback after the last 2-3 years of us.

Our core of young guys I was pleased with especially for Freshmen.

(04-18-2021 06:48 PM)Banter Wrote:  

(04-18-2021 06:46 AM)Bear Catlett Wrote:  I'm glad he's coming back because as with Saunders, it's just a good look for the program. It says to future recruits that the issue
was the coach, not the school.

However...

I guess I'm agreeing with Doss though that these guys were only about mid-pack level good and even though they showed a little promise near the end, they confirmed that they were in no way even close to Houston... and that's where we need to be.

We still need A LOT more on this team.

I mean we have talked in circles on this subject, but people are aware that Saunders and Madsen were freshman who likely were not ready for a team with as much experience as Houston? Both those guys were thrown into rolls they likely were not ready for as freshman.not every freshman is going to be able to contribute at a high level.

Be careful bringing facts to the discussion of our losses to Houston. Facts destroy the narrative so loudly created.

The key point is if we want to compete at a high level now we need to experienced players. Trying to build with frosh takes time. Clearly our fan base is not patient enough for this approach. If Brannen made a mistake it was trying to build a team from the bottom up. Getting Eason back would be nice, but totally insufficient to make us what this board wants. And oh btw, as for his plsying time - think quickly he accumulated fouls. Facts are so tough.