The Bodda Getta

So, people are having to finally come to the conclusion that where rubber meets the road, there is a severe lack of traction. That article sums up what I've been saying for awhile. It's heartbreaking the shape we are in. What we don't want to hear are excuses, and that's exactly what we are starting to hear. Yes, Chiz2O! What an overall mess. The basketball coach needs to be fired, problem is, we don't want the AD hiring one more person. Sooo, the AD needs to be fired, problem is, we don't wont the Pres hiring another AD. Soo, run the Pres into early retirement, or fire him. Hire a Pres that wants academics first, but understands and accepts the importance of athletics. He should hire the AD and the new AD should clean house. Or, we can keep losing.

I've missed only 2 home games this year and a similar number the previous two years. I want to give Barbee at least one more year. IMO, early on, he took some chances he should not have while attempting a quick fix. Now, he appears to be building a solid foundation as we do have a core of young talent and some promising prospects on the way. The newcomers do not have the scoring averages we would like but, early in the season, their playing time was limited when we were still playing for something. I am not saying the "glass" is anywhere near full but I do see it as "half full." Let's go support the team (players and coaches) tonight vs. TAMU. We never know when our attendance, or lack thereof, might affect future recruiting... WDE!

Where is the talent that will take this team forward? It's not there. Price? Whom Barbee called the best of his recruits? He may turn into a solid shooter. Shaq is a project with potential. I would say it will only get worse, but there isn't much room to fall from here. We haven't upgraded anything. Here come more excuses!

OK, lemme get ths right. To fix the basketball program, the President must be fired, the AD, as well as the coach. A new coach has to be hired. Would some think that a bit extreme? Maybe recruiting a good class and waiting for them to develope would do. No? Pshaw!

While CTB had some swings & misses in his 1st class (Kemp & Cothron), he still has not signed anything resembling a tough rebounding inside presence.

It looks like we have some size in the 2013, but they also look like projects. Unless we somehow find a JUCO big man who can step in right away, it looks like the 2013-14 team will be full of swing men and no rebounders. I do like the potential it appears we have in Price, Shaq, and Greene. Harrell might even be a good transfer. I am just worried that there is a more than significant chance that we will have not have a player over 6-6 who will be ready for significant minutes.

How long did it take Pearl to "fix" Tn?

1. You keep looking for an answer.

2. No, but there's no indication that tiring late in games is a part of the problem.

3. Problem with recruiting, before this team's newcomers, is that they haven't stayed. This class was Barbee's best. He says next year's is good, too. We'll see. Hard to land the "top gets" when you haven't been to the NCAA Tournament in 10 years.

4. Chuck wanted to be the head coach. He wouldn't be interested in coming as an assistant.. He's also never coached in college or recruited a player. Barbee's contract gives him control over hiring assistants.

I wrote my reply, hit the wrong button, I guess, so I'll try again and be briefer. I feel the ARK game started our downslide and was the game that dampened our enthusiasm, not the KY game as stated by BM. We missed MANY free throws during the game and with the team knowing just one FT would have prevented OT and won the game, would have been a good road win and put us 3-0 in conf., they had to be deflated. I watched on TV and I"M still deflated from that one. I bet if a poll could be taken most of the fans would say the ARK game was the most depressing, not the KY game. WE gave one away. I don't recall our FT pct. that day but wasn't it around 50%? Just ONE FT and it's a Win. If I was a player that day, and I played high school basketball, I can assure that's the kind of game I wouldn't get over.