Where are they now?
EverettGriz said:I'll be honest, Kyle, I don't recall too many doubters when TDC was hired, but -- this being eGriz -- I have little doubt they existed. That said, I believe I answered your question as to why they haven't returned, this being eGriz and all.
Anyone who doubted Travis simply does not understand basketball. Recall that Monty was pushing him -- hard -- for the Cal job. A guy with Montgomery's rep doesn't risk doing that unless he strongly believes in him.
griznative24 said:I was doubting him, possibly in the thread mentioned above, earlier in the season. But that's cuz I'm an idiot :thumb:
AllWeather, I was a doubter, but have been to every game this season!
This team is crazy, and my opinions earlier in the year show that I do not have a future in basketball evaluation
griznative24 said:I was doubting him, possibly in the thread mentioned above, earlier in the season. But that's cuz I'm an idiot :thumb:
AllWeather, I was a doubter, but have been to every game this season!
This team is crazy, and my opinions earlier in the year show that I do not have a future in basketball evaluation
kyle_sample said:Where are they now?
citay said:kyle_sample said:Where are they now?
I think it was fair to have had some doubts. One major issue was up front. DeCuire's first year here, he had two bigs, Breunig and Krslovic, both Tinkle recruits. Then for two years, only Krslovic, a forward really, not a center. Alphonso Anderson had left, Akoh needed a redshirt year, and Nicholas was still playing high school ball. Another guy who might have qualified as a big, at least a guy who could help us on the boards, was Bobby Moorehead, but he was mired in a dreadful sophomore slump. In a way last year, we were playing with half a team--great guards, but woeful up front. You knew DeCuire was a guard, and valued guard play. But could he solve our problems up front?
That was very much an issue last year.
Of course, Akoh has been perhaps the biggest surprise of the year to me. I knew he'd help us on the boards, because he'd done that at Fullerton. But I was not prepared for his low-post offensive skills. At least in this conference, he's been dominant.Plus his presence takes some pressure off Krslovic, who has been terrific this year. Not to mention another stud up front, Nicholas. Not to mention the great contribution that Moorehead has made on the boards this year. I don't think anybody could have anticipated the improvement up front this year.
But a year ago, in DeCuire's third year, with a 16-win season following two twenty-win seasons? I believe the criticism, what there was, was justified.
And c'mon! There really wasn't much of that.
AllWeatherFan said:citay said:kyle_sample said:Where are they now?
I think it was fair to have had some doubts. One major issue was up front. DeCuire's first year here, he had two bigs, Breunig and Krslovic, both Tinkle recruits. Then for two years, only Krslovic, a forward really, not a center. Alphonso Anderson had left, Akoh needed a redshirt year, and Nicholas was still playing high school ball. Another guy who might have qualified as a big, at least a guy who could help us on the boards, was Bobby Moorehead, but he was mired in a dreadful sophomore slump. In a way last year, we were playing with half a team--great guards, but woeful up front. You knew DeCuire was a guard, and valued guard play. But could he solve our problems up front?
That was very much an issue last year.
Of course, Akoh has been perhaps the biggest surprise of the year to me. I knew he'd help us on the boards, because he'd done that at Fullerton. But I was not prepared for his low-post offensive skills. At least in this conference, he's been dominant.Plus his presence takes some pressure off Krslovic, who has been terrific this year. Not to mention another stud up front, Nicholas. Not to mention the great contribution that Moorehead has made on the boards this year. I don't think anybody could have anticipated the improvement up front this year.
But a year ago, in DeCuire's third year, with a 16-win season following two twenty-win seasons? I believe the criticism, what there was, was justified.
And c'mon! There really wasn't much of that.
citay said:AllWeatherFan said:citay said:kyle_sample said:Where are they now?
I think it was fair to have had some doubts. One major issue was up front. DeCuire's first year here, he had two bigs, Breunig and Krslovic, both Tinkle recruits. Then for two years, only Krslovic, a forward really, not a center. Alphonso Anderson had left, Akoh needed a redshirt year, and Nicholas was still playing high school ball. Another guy who might have qualified as a big, at least a guy who could help us on the boards, was Bobby Moorehead, but he was mired in a dreadful sophomore slump. In a way last year, we were playing with half a team--great guards, but woeful up front. You knew DeCuire was a guard, and valued guard play. But could he solve our problems up front?
That was very much an issue last year.
Of course, Akoh has been perhaps the biggest surprise of the year to me. I knew he'd help us on the boards, because he'd done that at Fullerton. But I was not prepared for his low-post offensive skills. At least in this conference, he's been dominant.Plus his presence takes some pressure off Krslovic, who has been terrific this year. Not to mention another stud up front, Nicholas. Not to mention the great contribution that Moorehead has made on the boards this year. I don't think anybody could have anticipated the improvement up front this year.
But a year ago, in DeCuire's third year, with a 16-win season following two twenty-win seasons? I believe the criticism, what there was, was justified.
And c'mon! There really wasn't much of that.
For what?
citay said:kyle_sample said:Where are they now?
I think it was fair to have had some doubts. One major issue was up front. DeCuire's first year here, he had two bigs, Breunig and Krslovic, both Tinkle recruits. Then for two years, only Krslovic, a forward really, not a center. Alphonso Anderson had left, Akoh needed a redshirt year, and Nicholas was still playing high school ball. Another guy who might have qualified as a big, at least a guy who could help us on the boards, was Bobby Moorehead, but he was mired in a dreadful sophomore slump. In a way last year, we were playing with half a team--great guards, but woeful up front. You knew DeCuire was a guard, and valued guard play. But could he solve our problems up front?
That was very much an issue last year.
Of course, Akoh has been perhaps the biggest surprise of the year to me. I knew he'd help us on the boards, because he'd done that at Fullerton. But I was not prepared for his low-post offensive skills. At least in this conference, he's been dominant.Plus his presence takes some pressure off Krslovic, who has been terrific this year. Not to mention another stud up front, Nicholas. Not to mention the great contribution that Moorehead has made on the boards this year. I don't think anybody could have anticipated the improvement up front this year.
But a year ago, in DeCuire's third year, with a 16-win season following two twenty-win seasons? I believe the criticism, what there was, was justified.
And c'mon! There really wasn't much of that.