Everybody should have seen this coming when all four "declared for the NBA draft" and had no business doing it.
Inflated opinions of individual ability and is now a glaring problem.
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I was criticized and made fun of on another Xavier board a couple of years ago for suggesting Xavier hire Eric Musselman. I'm not giving up on Coach Steele yet, but Musselman currently has Arkansas about to go 14-2. They're 28th in Kenpom with a defensive ranking of 15 and an improving offense.
Steele has to make drastic changes. Tell Bryce Moore and Jason Carter thank you for the post-grad year, but their minutes are going to the younger guys. Sit Goodin and only give him 15 minutes a game until he can show he can lead the second string guys and actually contribute.
Ugly times. Coach Steele hasn't had it too bad from we the fans yet, give him a minute and the Big East is tough, but the trajectory is not good. Last year's team, with presumably less talent, had the 6 game bust before almost beating Nova to get in the dance. So, we keep hope alive.
That said, against Marquette we looked disjointed and again outmatched, hard to watch. Mr. Steele, who I'm sure isn't listening, play to your players strengths, cause what we got right now sucks.
Maybe, maybe not, but he's got his team, in his first year playing very good, and improving...
Like I said, I haven't given up on Coach Steele. Something's wrong. I'm tired of it's the way the roster is constructed argument. Coach them up! If we suck at shooting we better be a great rebounding team and play great defense. We better take care of the basketball and get the most out of every possession! Are those things happening?