South Florida (8-6) at Wichita State (10-4) Game Discussion: Jan 06 (Mon)

[IndianaShocker]

Lemme guess, we have 6 new combo guards coming in next year

FYI - there's a few exceptions, but generally when a player is described as a combo guard it means:

1. 6'4" or shorter
2. Not a facilitator (not a PG)
3. Not a leader (see above)
4. Not a shooter (not a shooting guard)
5. Looks good in warm-ups
6. Can occasionally dribble between the legs
7. Can score reasonably well against smaller/less athletic defenders
8. Low efficiency
9. Is a non factor offensively when playing against equal/better/bigger athletes

The only "combo" guard I want on my team is one with a high basketball iq and is an elite defender or a true shooter who happens to be 6'2" instead of 6'4"+

[BAShocker]

Sounds like ADKS should be doing nothing but fundraising to replace Mills.

Gofundme?

[Dan]

Sounds like ADKS should be doing nothing but fundraising to replace Mills.

That’s a big shitburger to eat considering he hired the guy.

[forevershockerfan]

We did have a Zion sighting that was so quick that I blinked and almost didn't see it in time.

[asiseeit]

Gofundme?

Who wants to invest in the status quo?

[Wichita Willy]

Watching the FCS football championship. Stands are full, fans fired up, God I miss those days. I miss Marshall town on game day. Right now I'm reduced to Volleyball, Softball and Baseball.

[Shocktoberfest]

We flex on NAIA teams

Barely.

[NCAABound]

I can find a lot of good HS coaches who could outcoach this hack for a lot less than 350k.

[Aargh]

Mills is a great believer in metrics and relies a lot on stats. Has an entire staff of volunteers in order to keep track of things like the position of the left elbow in relation to right knee when making a pump fake.

I've got a metric for him. 75% of 2 is greater than 23% of 3.

[another shocker]

mills is good on the radio. he definitely talks the talk. so why is this team still bad on defense and selfish on offense?

[ShockTalk]

I used to be on board with the idea that we are stuck with Mills until at least April 2026 (when payments to Brown end), but at this point I almost think finding a high school coach and paying him $350k per year stands a higher likelihood of producing a decent team than Mills.

This. Is. AWFUL. I thought this program hit bottom with some of the Brown teams, but this is way, way worse.

Did we ever have a losing season with Brown?

[vancedave56]

We need to be "makers" and not just "shooters." Everything falls into place, becomes much easier, when the ball goes in the hole. Hard to get assists when the ball doesn't go in the basket. Too much one on one, yes. But, when we do kick out, we miss the shot. Putting the ball IN the basket solves the problems - gets more people open, makes the game more fluid. When we can't make a shot, well...it is really bad.

[Aargh]

Sounds like ADKS should be doing nothing but fundraising to replace Mills.

ADKS performed a miracle by raising $4.4 mill in donations in the athletic department's last fiscal year. That much was needed just to stay out of the red. Right now the donations are probably being made in order to keep the athletic department from shutting down completely.

When IB was let go the attitude on SN was that his replacement could make or break the entire athletic department.

[JVShocker]

Probably my fault. Got busy making dinner right before 6pm. Turned the game on at 6.40 as we were finishing our food. Probably turned it off at 6.50. Wife vacuumed the downstairs and I was cleaning the kitchen and preparing for a wonderful meal tomorrow night. Going to fry up some flour tortillas, put some cheese, miniscule amount of smoked chicken and a 50/50 combo of hot pork sausage and hamburger on there. A little more cheese. Some roasted diced tomato, a light sprinkle of fennel and season to taste with light onion, garlic and Italian seasoning. Bake for a few minutes to melt the cheese....yummmmmy. Our first time trying to make this. Sorry to hear about the game. I don't think I would have ever thought a team favored by almost 9 would lose by 20.

[Stickboy46]

Did we ever have a losing season with Brown?

16-6, 15-13, 17-15. So no. But still not great