bravetime33
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Kirk Wessler has a new column on the Braves, his first in a long time-
http://www.pjstar.com/article/20131229/SPORTS/131229320/10963/SPORTS?rssfeed=true
Kirk says, "Nobody is exempt from accountability", but then he blames everything on the players, and then spends the next 4 paragraphs ragging on Walt alone (who, in case KW missed it, was the leading scorer, had a season-high 7 assists, 4 steals, and played great defense). He also praises the coach for juggling the lineup a little, and makes no mention of even the slightest culpability in the coaching.
So I guess when he says "Nobody is exempt", he means the problem is the players, and mainly Walt's fault, ignoring the fact that without Walt, Bradley would have been blown out by halftime. Do the coaches ever bear any responsibility? It's amazing how Kirk's viewpoint on this has changed 180?° compared with the last coach, who he blamed for everything.
Sorry, but IMO this staff has had 3 years to recruit and build this team and bears some responsibility if we don't have team leaders or the right players to perform in situations. How much longer will the PJ Star continue to give them a complete pass and keep blaming the players?
Probably has something to do with comparing 9 years of a mediocre won loss record and below average win loss record in conference play vs a 2 1/2 year timeframe of similar numbers also fans were becoming more and more frustrated and unhappy with the lack of leverage in recruiting and and program expansion after the sweet sixteen run. Proof would be to look how Wichita has taken advantage of their success in post season the last couple of years ( and I am not talking about post season buy in games CBI and CIT etc. which we fulfilled after the run)