we all knew it was going to be an up and down year. with that said, my expectations have not been met.. with a freshmen/newcomer laden team i really dont care about the wins and losses, but rather the level of play and improvement on the court. looking at the american and the level of play conference-wide so far, im not sure we win 5 games in conference.
a couple of random thoughts:
***. regardless of being newcomers, ive only given two standing ovations for mtxe level effort this year.. one was the dive on the ground play that lead to the layin and the other during a run against baylor. this has to be the lowest since early in turgeon’s tenure.
***. knowing how hard it is to maintain success and what we lost, i would have entertained other schools offers in the offseason.. not saying i would have left, but i would have listened more than in the past. i had this exact discussion with another division 1 coach with no ties to wichita state - he said eight years is usually the pinnacle of what a coach is going to do at a school before mean reversion. i know we stepped up our conference affiliation, so we can use that as an excuse for now.
***. imho we havent seen play angry much yet. i hope we do, but the majority of this group seems like clones of the country club squad we had last year.
***. i know that coach has a ****-ton of offensive plays for the guys to learn.. being ranked #232 in points scored per game and #141 in offensive efficiency doesnt bother me at this point as long as we see continued improvement through the remainder of the season.
***. with that said, we could be better defensively as that is mental.. we are ranked #119 in points allowed and have the 102nd best defensive rating. other stats of note are our ranking of 223rd in defensive rebounding, 278th in steals, and 227th in blocks. throw in 316th in offensive field goal percentage (imo good defense creates easy buckets) this is where i really miss the fire and intensity of coach jans.
***. this year is a rebuilding year for sure.. but how long is coach’s leash?
poll: how many conference wins in 2018-19?
a couple of random thoughts:
***. regardless of being newcomers, ive only given two standing ovations for mtxe level effort this year.. one was the dive on the ground play that lead to the layin and the other during a run against baylor. this has to be the lowest since early in turgeon’s tenure.
***. knowing how hard it is to maintain success and what we lost, i would have entertained other schools offers in the offseason.. not saying i would have left, but i would have listened more than in the past. i had this exact discussion with another division 1 coach with no ties to wichita state - he said eight years is usually the pinnacle of what a coach is going to do at a school before mean reversion. i know we stepped up our conference affiliation, so we can use that as an excuse for now.
***. imho we havent seen play angry much yet. i hope we do, but the majority of this group seems like clones of the country club squad we had last year.
***. i know that coach has a ****-ton of offensive plays for the guys to learn.. being ranked #232 in points scored per game and #141 in offensive efficiency doesnt bother me at this point as long as we see continued improvement through the remainder of the season.
***. with that said, we could be better defensively as that is mental.. we are ranked #119 in points allowed and have the 102nd best defensive rating. other stats of note are our ranking of 223rd in defensive rebounding, 278th in steals, and 227th in blocks. throw in 316th in offensive field goal percentage (imo good defense creates easy buckets) this is where i really miss the fire and intensity of coach jans.
***. this year is a rebuilding year for sure.. but how long is coach’s leash?
poll: how many conference wins in 2018-19?
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