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The good news with SM's injury.

amckillip said:
How long can Jank go without a signature non-conference win? ;) it's not that I disagree that JL has gotten some passes. But I'll take JL over Jank any day, including the accomplishments of both.

I think JL has to play both JP and WE starting and see what MK and AT bring... especially since I can guarantee SM will be back next year...
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I'll take two trips to Valley tourney championship and being in position to possibly advance to the NCAA tourney 2 of the last 3 years. Not to mention the past 3 years finishing in the top 3 for the regular season. I guess you don't know much about most of that except for the sweet 16 year. Definitely don't know much about finishing in the top 3 :lol:.

Agree to disagree ;).

Either way, hate to see a team lose 2 starters to injury.
 
Beninator said:
One negative is that I think that JL fell in love with the three guard offense....
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It was the four guard that he fell in love with that year, and that's something I think I may agree with. Perhaps this year he can fall back in love with a three-guard. I've been a broken record saying it, but we almost literally cannot play a 4-guard anymore. Only five guards left on the roster, so 160/5 = 32 mpg for each of the guards.

(Most college teams and even some NBA teams play what I think would be correctly called a three-guard offense, and I don't view that as a liability or gimmick. The four guard on the other hand, is gimmicky and while I think it'd be a nice thing to know how to do and be able to use sometimes, having it as our base alignment bothers me)
 
BradleyJD said:
Maybe. But coaching a team like this can be different. It can change the way you do things. It can also change the psychology of a team.

To win, this team is going to have to dig deeper and try harder. They may have to do things they have never done before.
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I tend to agree with JD. The pressure is kind of off now.....not that we are not suppose to win games but expectations have to be a little different. JL can(has to) take more risks trying things(line-up,style of play,etc) he may not have tried before....especially with an experienced group.
 
thefish7 said:
It just doesn't seen possible to play small to me anymore...
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Ha, I don't think it is possible to play small anymore...we don't have a single scholarship player under 6'3 on the team!! Heck, we only have 3 players under 6'5!

I know you mean though...it seems that in this case, it makes the most sense to play a true PF and C, and keep some combo of Egolf, Pross, Sticks, and Milos on the floor most of the time. We are going to need to save our guards' energy since this team is now officially suffering from a lack of depth.
 
thefish7 said:
It was the four guard that he fell in love with that year, and that's something I think I may agree with. Perhaps this year he can fall back in love with a three-guard. I've been a broken record saying it, but we almost literally cannot play a 4-guard anymore. Only five guards left on the roster, so 160/5 = 32 mpg for each of the guards.

(Most college teams and even some NBA teams play what I think would be correctly called a three-guard offense, and I don't view that as a liability or gimmick. The four guard on the other hand, is gimmicky and while I think it'd be a nice thing to know how to do and be able to use sometimes, having it as our base alignment bothers me)
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Beninator said:
What about the NIT team after POB went to the NBA? I think that was one of JL's best coaching seasons. He implemented a totally new system to cater the the team's strength. If we bash JL, which I have done at times, then we have to give him some credit where it is due.
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I didn't say everything was bad. Not in the least. I just said after 9 years, I think we know what we're getting, and I don't think all of the sudden JL is going to re-invent himself or have some radical philosophical shift.
 
BradleyBrave said:
I didn't say everything was bad. Not in the least. I just said after 9 years, I think we know what we're getting, and I don't think all of the sudden JL is going to re-invent himself or have some radical philosophical shift.
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Just hoping that the whole staff gets together and helps in making changes as far as strategic ones.
 
Bravesfan said:
Not to stray off the subject, but why do people keep saying Les's "other" 9 seasons? I thought THIS was his 9th season! :D
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I think you're right, but they're all kind of blending together at this point. Save for about an 18 month period in the middle, every year since '02 has looked the same.
 
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