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BYU is wrecking us
- Thread starter LawPoke
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'PokeForLife
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I'm just glad there was a fooball game on so I didn't have to watch that.
LanderPoke
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Didn’t watch. But seems like a bold strategy to give, imo, your best player or second best player, Manyauw, FIVE minutes
LanderPoke
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LawPoke said:
The man hasn’t been able to hold onto good players
OrediggerPoke
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LawPoke said:
You believe that because Linder collects a salary that he is therefore the reason for Graham Ike going to Gonzaga on a $500K deal?
OrediggerPoke said:
Nope. I believe that because Linder collects a salary to serve as the Head Coach of the University of Wyoming basketball program, that it is his job to run the program and figure out how to get and keep players and win. He needs to fix a mess that he created - and I am NOT talking about Ike. Ike is a different issue that, for the most part, he had no control over. His other recruiting misses/cancers and inability/unwillingness to keep other players are plentiful enough. He has a lot to fix - and as the UW basketball coach, it is HIS job to get it done. At least that is what I thought he was drawing that salary to do??
LanderPoke said:
Any players. The man hasn't been able to hold onto any players. Some I am very glad are gone - they should have never been here. Clearly he is NOT a player's coach. I don't know if that is a good thing or a bad thing, but Maldo and Wenzel are among the few players that have provided any longevity in this outfit.
I've had the opportunity to speak with several people who have coached with Linder at his previous stops before he arrived at UW. Every single one of them have only had very positive things to say about his coaching ability. More than one of them used the term "basketball genius" to describe him. While none of these people were his previous players, it his fellow coaches seem to hold him in high regard.
It does sound like he is very hard on players and sometimes doesn't express himself in the most eloquent manner. He probably needs to take this into account when he is recruiting players. Look for guys with thick skin who can handle some criticism - do that still exist in this day and age?
It does sound like he is very hard on players and sometimes doesn't express himself in the most eloquent manner. He probably needs to take this into account when he is recruiting players. Look for guys with thick skin who can handle some criticism - do that still exist in this day and age?
OrediggerPoke
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Maldo.TheRealUW said:
But educators and coaches everywhere at younger levels are coddling kids because they are afraid of the blowback and repercussions for being ‘tough’ on a kid. It’s truly worrisome for our future.
seattlecowboy
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LawPoke said:
I never came on the site to comment on this game as I forgot.
I should have before the game. I could have told you all that I would be surprised if we stayed inside of a 30 point loss. BYU is a top 10 to top 12 team this year that can play with anyone. They have been blowing most everyone out. With the team we have this year I knew we were going to get worked in this game.
No one is to blame. BYU is just that good this year and unless you have a top 20 team you will get run out of the gym playing in Provo.
Evansville has been decent this year and BYU beat them by 40 in Provo. They beat Fresno St by 30 and they beat Arizona St on a neutral court by 30. So I wouldn’t worry too much over this loss.
