4-14 in conference and 11-21 overall last year. This year 3-3 and 12-7 so far. There really is only one hater and he is proving he doesn't know much about sports.
What is amazing is that freshman Williams and Rodman both played significant minutes. They both are going to be good in my opinion. I also think Rapp is going to be very good. I wouldn't be surprised if Markovetskyy turns out to be really good once he gets stronger and his basketball skills develop.
The first class has been impressive. Bonton has evolved into a pretty special player and before he was injured Tony Miller went from walk-on to starter. Williams, Rapp, and Rodman weren't on the radar of any other Pac 12 (or P5) and they all can play. I think Markovetskyy will contribute down the line but it's just going to take more time for the big guy.
That's the key and huge for us. To be able to evaluate and project is what made the Sweet 16 team so good. We have that in Smith/staff.
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Most, if not all Cougar fans would be excited and complimentary of this young group of hard working kids and the coach who has instilled hope back into the program. But for a few folks, it seems to be more important to be right & have the Cougars struggle than it is to be wrong and have the team to show some success. I'm just glad Chun was able to identify the right guy for the job and didn't waste any more time on a coach who was simply killing the program.
What a great idea for an off-season thread! What coaches (players?) were you wrong on?
I was wrong on Mike Harthun, thought he would be a real good player for the Cougs. Unfortunately, I was right on the mark with Paul Graham and Ernie Kent, although neither should have been a surprise to anyone. For coaches of other sports, I was wrong about Marty Lees in baseball. I was fairly confident he would succeed or at least do no worse than Donnie Marbut. After all, he was once the heir apparent to Pat Casey at OSU. I failed miserably at that prediction.
We fans have limited information. We are not in the room interviewing the candidate. We are not talking to coworkers. Sometimes you make a logical and correct hire, and it just doesn't work out. Sometimes you make a bad hire based on other things.
Yeah Lees too for same reasons - but local talent is garbage (multiple reasons) and will be for another 10 years (at least). Baseball & softball participation is up nationally but not for teens. Bobo had some good demographics working his way and to his credit didn't screw it up.
Glad, you're not the only one that was wrong about Lees. I and, I would wager, many others were too. The one thing that keeps me nervous about Green is that I am as impressed with his resume as I was about Lees'.
For a guy who only had a roster of three players not long ago, his accomplishment has been remarkable. Others have mentioned recruiting and I would suggest that he has shown an ability to identify talent already. A first year success would go miles in attracting that talent.
Posting opinions? Certainly okay. Posting insults and name calling? Childish.
He was basically Frank’s-lite. He can definitely shoot with range but apparently doesn’t do much else. I hope he figures it out because we could use another forward with Miller out. He seems like a good guy so maybe he’s simply not a fit.
