[quote="Jack Williams" post=376399][quote="Room112" post=376397]So we were picked to finish 9th in the Big East, and we're currently in 9th, and people are upset? What was expected?[/quote]
The non conf wins over Arizona and West Virginia screwed a ton of fans on here because they thought this was gonna be a special season.
For me, I certainly hoped that but as soon as we lost to butler the way we did on New Year’s Eve I had a feeling the season was over. And once we lost that game @Georgetown the season was confirmed over.
I like Mike A and he deserves time like Logen said to build the program the way he wants and then we will see what happens.
I can understand the frustration but we do have to be patient. We are like kids in an ice cream parlor who got handed a huge sundae, got to take two licks (WVU and Zona) and then the ice cream was promptly taken away from us. It sucks, but us doing big things this year wasn’t realistic.
As for the talk about recruiting, I wouldn’t complain about it just because the rankings are what they are. If these recruits come in and stink it up then you have a right to complain about the recruiting. But Mike A got Champagnie already who’s been one of my favorite players to watch. While our “highly rated guys” like mustapha have been a let down. So don’t get hung up on rankings they don’t tell the whole story. Let’s get these guys on campus and out on the floor and then see what we have[/quote]
I will only speak for me but I never once mentioned our record (in fact I was candid about my criticism not being about losing per se). Nor did I say anything resembling expectations of “big things” or a “special season.” My only mentioning of the WVU and Arizona wins and our lost opportunities was in the context of “lack of talent” which not one poster has even attempted to address.
The non conf wins over Arizona and West Virginia screwed a ton of fans on here because they thought this was gonna be a special season.
For me, I certainly hoped that but as soon as we lost to butler the way we did on New Year’s Eve I had a feeling the season was over. And once we lost that game @Georgetown the season was confirmed over.
I like Mike A and he deserves time like Logen said to build the program the way he wants and then we will see what happens.
I can understand the frustration but we do have to be patient. We are like kids in an ice cream parlor who got handed a huge sundae, got to take two licks (WVU and Zona) and then the ice cream was promptly taken away from us. It sucks, but us doing big things this year wasn’t realistic.
As for the talk about recruiting, I wouldn’t complain about it just because the rankings are what they are. If these recruits come in and stink it up then you have a right to complain about the recruiting. But Mike A got Champagnie already who’s been one of my favorite players to watch. While our “highly rated guys” like mustapha have been a let down. So don’t get hung up on rankings they don’t tell the whole story. Let’s get these guys on campus and out on the floor and then see what we have[/quote]
I will only speak for me but I never once mentioned our record (in fact I was candid about my criticism not being about losing per se). Nor did I say anything resembling expectations of “big things” or a “special season.” My only mentioning of the WVU and Arizona wins and our lost opportunities was in the context of “lack of talent” which not one poster has even attempted to address.