This is funny. I have calmed down a lot about Lavin over the past few months. What I find interesting is how people can observe the same events and interpret them in a polar opposite fashion. FWIW, here is where I stand now.......
-My vote is no extension and to buy him out after this season (I know this is extremely unlikely)
-I have stopped getting angry about Lavin's interview comments. The nonsense is often insulting to a basketball fan's intelligence, but I finally just find it funny. The guy could fall in a mud puddle and explain why it is better than having not.
-I respect Tony Chiles and Jim Whitesell
-I think Lavin has done an exceptional job of holding this team together. There have been MANY points (both prior and during the season) that this team could have folded. The players could have lost hope and just started partying. Instead, they bared down and stayed the course. To me, this (not recruiting) is Lavin's strength. For all the BS he dishes (and there is alot), those kids love him and never throw him under the bus.
-Lavin calls the stupidest time outs I have ever seen in my life. That's all I have to say about that.
Now, if we are winning, I could honestly live with all the above. However, the components I cannot live with is the poor basketball coaching and the recruiting lapses. The 2014 class goes without saying. That was an absolute travesty. The unfortunate development is that the 2015 effort does not look good either. I know it is not over, but when you consider the number of scholarships available for 2015, we should absolutely be further along.
Finally.....I am PUMPED for the remainder of this year. I am worried about our health. But, otherwise, I could see this team winning an NCAA game or two.