Woah, I guess we really have to pack it in and start over if a parent of a player is questioning things!
Just a reminder Pedon does to a post game interview with the radio broadcast where he is asked some different stuff. That one is just very difficult to find on-demand, so hear it live or miss it forever. The full audio broadcast is on Goredbirds but it is very glitchy and makes the interviews damn near impossible to listen to. Kelly Burke and Kurt Peglar sometimes go in to the post game presser when they are on the broadcast. Though, it doesn't appear they did that last night.
I had a team like this before. I made them go live 10 minutes before kickoff. They about crapped their drawers. We never came out slow after that. You gotta do SOMETHING! You gotta wake them up. You can't just sit there and watch.
They would penetrate the lane and get a guy free crossing for easy pass and scores. Too often it seemed when our guards drove they are stuck in no-man's land struggling to get the ball passed out or spinning a prayer off the backboard.
What are you realistically getting from this team if you bring the majority of it back next year? No clear culture has been established yet nor have the results on the court been good. In today’s age of college hoops bad teams should be attempting to reload every year until they get it right. I’m confident in Pedon being able to do this but if you only open up 3-4 scholarships I think we see more of the same next season and that’s unacceptable.
This makes no sense to me. I walked out dissappointed in the loss but energized about the teams ability to fight back and stay in the game in the second half. INSU is clearly the team to beat right now in the Valley. They have been behind for a total of 6 MINUTES in their last five games. Thats an ungodly statistic, and shooting 80% FG for the majority of the first half. Those numbers are insane.
You dont establish a culture by reloading half the team every year because you didnt like how many points they put up in a rebuilding season. We are not UNC, we dont have the luxury of baiting major recruits out of the transfer portal. We get kids and develop them and hopefully they stick around with us for 4-5 years. Thats how a mid major runs. Did yall forget this?
I don't think anyone is bailing on anyone. Normal post loss venting and analysis. I've noticed that most people on this board will support the coaches and team we put on the court but willing to offer constructive criticism as they see fit.
This might sound crazy but I’m saying 1True Player and and a true PG and this season would be real different this year. I don’t question the system in a negative way at all. I’m just wondering why the slow starts actually. Turnovers with the slow starts put us in the hole too early and often in games. I see and hear the frustration but man can I see improvements going into next year too with much needed position upgrades.
That's how mid majors use to build teams. Now you develop a player and he looks for a better NIL deal. U have to develop a system to plug and play with new transfers every year. We have an old experienced team, but no one transferring up to a P5.
A true PG and good front line player would make a big difference. Not only do you get their production and increased depth, but other players can contribute more by playing their natural positions.
Nothing else to talk about other than a parent, come on man. I’m not selfish and don’t tel Mal to be selfish either as you can tell by his play. I will say he pass up way too many shots though honestly.
The year is 2023, this no longer applies in today’s transfer portal whereas it was probably true a decade ago. If you recruit a great player and he plays great, he’s bolting to the highest bidder (power 5 more then likely) whenever he first can. And not having to sit out a season anymore is the main accelerator.
Well the 2 teams currently leading the conference right now in Indiana State and SIU the two leaders of those schools have been in the MVC for their entire careers with Cooper Neese at Indiana State and Marcus Domask at SIU. I know Cooper Neese isn't the Indiana State leading scorer but he is the leader of that team and still scores more then 10ppg, so some schools have figured out how to do it and how to keep the players at their current schools.
As with any sports team the younger teams usually lose the close games. This team have playing experience but very little to none coming into the season. So this is not o Ly a new team but a young one also. With the kids returning who I think will, new recruits and a transfer or maybe two the program will definitely head in the right direction. It’s frustrating as a fan and dad of a player but still I see some improvement event before the help arrive.