Great 2nd half coaching! Work on the First

[preston-lemasterpiece]

You know I used to just think this was simply a matter of teams getting up big on us and dropping their guard in the second half allowing us to comeback. It's just natural tendency for teams up big to take their foot off the pedal and for the team trailing to just keep fighting.

But this pattern has been happening for two seasons now. In the end we won a game by 1 point when sites like Kenpom had us losing by 1 point. So ultimately we did pretty much as expected. But the path to that result is just bizzare.

And like Pope had said in the pre game presser it's not as it it's at the beginning of the first. So it's not like they are coming out punchless most times. It's that last part of the 1st half mostly when things are going south.

Yeah I just don't know. I don't have any explanation for this.

sometimes the most obvious explanation is the correct one

 

[The_Answer1313_rivals]

Had nothing to do with it. There’s a few here that are just reaching for anything they can to continue their pursuit. And no men around the program that I know believe he’s a good coach. That team was 0-4 yesterday and we pulled luck bs out of our *** to win it. Mark didn’t do anything, he’s lost the team, players are sitting out, we’ve had mad team turmoil, and we’re looking at a bad seed / NIT. Players hit some shots yesterday they don’t normally hit, mark did nothing different. They won’t typically make those.

The team is the worst UK team in my lifetime and to me it’s worse than the 9 win covid team although they’ll win a few more. When you consider the circumstances, this is worse. Get the guy out or lose your program. Trying to find some positive sunshine in the middle of this is irrelevant.

This is the same group that went nuts over beating ST. Johns who is a pretty meh team. They’ll do this for beating 0-4 SEC teams. They’ll do it for beating any bottom feeder.

I don't know your age but I can assure you this is not the worst UK team in your lifetime lol

 

[HalHR2500]

This team needs to attack middle third in half court, flanked with wing and corner shooters, they have no other viable options.

They also need to run on every rebound and turnover, that is Aberdeen and Oweh's game.

 

[UKGrad24]

I don't know your age but I can assure you this is not the worst UK team in your lifetime lol

I’m 40 now, where did the last 20 go I don’t know. It’s definitely the least likable and I’d say worst UK team of my life yes. I don’t really go with the Covid year because it’s irrelevant. And that Covid team might beat them anyway. First season I remember is 1992. There has not been a team I wouldn’t take over this team. I’d take both Billy G teams over them, and the end of Tubby years over them.

Crawford and Bradley were warriors and represented well, they have 100% and I believe they’d smash these guys. Billy G was a much better coach than Pope too.

Who is the world would you not take over this team since 1992?

 

[Anon1764477851]

We have the one poster n the thread saying Pope gets credit for the win but in the game thread last night when we were down big was blaming the loss on the players and excusing Pope. We have some dumb fans lol

I can think of 22 million reasons why to blame the players.

 

[UKBB4Ever]

What coaching changes were observed in the second half?