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VinyVango

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  1. Translation “stand around and wait for a pass so I can throw up a rushed 3” Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  2. Four Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  3. He’s going to play for guards on defense here ... dumb Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  4. The past 4 mins or so have been unusually watchable ... more movement and inside looks on offense than any game I recall this season Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  5. The panic, terrified vibe that all our players (and head coach) exude is so damn bizarre and depressing Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  6. Them... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  7. 22-21 then Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  8. 22-22 them... we just had about four or five bad possessions Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  9. I had a retinal injury that made graph paper look like their floor... bringing back bad flashbacks Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  10. The first step would be to get Few, Wright, Bennett, Beard and Donovan to say "nope". It gets blurry after that... Painter, Altman, Bielein are solid Rick Barnes level guys (A-/B+) ... Musselman and Grant are good against lesser competition ... Marshall? Underwood? I don't think we will even consider Pearl or Sampson, but think they should get an offer before we gamble on other guys.
  11. When a coach is on a seat as hot as Shaka's right now, there's two paths, much like flight or fight. You either scramble, mix things up, and try the kitchen sink against the wall to fight for anything that might work so you can at least say you tried it all and it wasn't meant to be... or, you turtle and stubbornly stick to the dysfunction and pump the fans-vs-team script. It's evident that Shaka is going to stick to his guns and keep banging his head against the wall. The season is shot. Might as well let him go and let the assistants experiment with game plans, line-ups, drills in practice, etc... so that the incoming coach can see what he has to work with. There are some players that have phoned it in and exhibited some pretty strong "I give up" during the recent games who need a game or two on the bench to remind them that it's a privilege to be playing college ball with a full ride scholarship. At this point, I wouldn't be crushed to see the whole thing gutted. It would be kinda nice to keep Kai Jones and Hepa and some other tools for the next coach to build with. It would be nice to see more of Williams and see if Baker and Cunningham have anything to offer. It would be great if Sims and Coleman stick around another year. The other guys all have something to offer if used the right way and given consequences for poor ball protection, poor defensive effort, and very poor shot selection.
  12. That’s been one of several glaring face-palm level weaknesses of the team for at least 3 years Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  13. Everyone getting their shots up early ... zero team play or pride Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  14. All of our guards have phoned it in... no desire to break a sweat or even be on the floor evident... sloppy passes... poor shot decisions ... and slow jogging on defense Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  15. Nice pass febres, gtfo! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  16. It was not so much the opponent or even the point difference last night that was the nail in the coffin. It was the recurrent lack of a plan the players could execute / comprehend, lack of energy, lack of passion, lack of basic fundamentals, lack of discipline, lack of adjustments to adversity, and absence of basic common sense exhibited by coach and players. It was also the coach's recurrent in-game, defeated body language and recurrent post-game excuse of not having his players properly prepared. Even with the same end result last night, I would have been a vast improvement in my book for Shaka to call a timeout to chew his players asses about lack of aggression, chew the refs out about some of the imbalanced foul calling, and get T'd-up and booted from the game before half time. That would have at least shown some fire and passion and maybe some of his players would have fed off of it.... something to have shown us you "want it".
  17. I kind of like Kai and Hepa. I'd like to see Sims stick it out here, but it's cool if he wants to play his final year back home up north. I wouldn't feel disappointed if any other player transferred. Burn it down it to the ground if you have to. Shaka needs to be a man and turn the reigns over to Yaklich for the rest of the season. It would be admirable if the did it for a fair buy-out based upon his poor performance. He's lost any semblance of hope there might have been. If TJ feels that strongly, get him to step up as a interim paid consultant for the rest of the year. I guess one big question is who we want next year if the likes of Donovan, Pearl, Beard, and the other proven coaches say "no". I wish we had a guy like Few.
  18. Shaka playing hepa wirh 3 fouls rather than bring baker off the bench ... wow Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  19. This game is over ... put in some guys that never get to play ... Coleman, Ramey, and febres mailed it in 8 minutes ago... and Liddell seems like he’s never dribbled anything but saliva in his life ... Huggins has his scrubs in! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  20. Were struggling mightily even to pass backwards Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  21. Men against mice right now Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  22. Kai Jones and Hepa are going to be in deep water on the interior tonight... WV plays two 6"10"+, 250 lbs +, athletic men inside that are going to make it a greater uphill battle for us to score inside or grab boards. Could get ugly quick(er) if Sims gets into foul trouble.
  23. AMEN We might even draw a few fouls!
  24. I will seriously wonder if he starts putting in more time on his corn rows than his free throws.
  25. Baker is a teenager who needs a wake up call and some strong coaching in how to smartly develop and use his physical advantages and basketball skills. Shaka is analogous to a pet owner with a potentially really cool, but out of control, hunting dog that could be awesome if he decided to teach it some basics. For some reason he allows the dog to keep pissing in the same spot on the rug and smiles it off. At about 0-5 from distance, he should've pulled Baker aside and said, "now that you have that out of your system, lets use you in a way that might benefit you and your team". At 0-10, he should have gone borderline Bobby Knight on Baker and restricted him from shooting anything outside the paint until further notice. Baker is a giant who was probably a fat, awkward kid just a few years ago. He'll will realize he's got some significant advantages he can use at some point. One would hope his coaches would expedite that process, but it looks like he's just getting the "go have fun" level of instruction.
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