Back to being a stepping stone program.

[drudy23]

He has a unique situation where he will never admit he’s wrong no matter how many facts are presented. It’s astonishing that there are people like this out there that just can’t ever bear to be wrong and then double down on the stupidity

I think it's pretty obvious he didn't like the Miller hire, and will do whatever he can to point out things that put doubt in it.

We got the best coach we possibly could have. Just have to navigate a new world a little differently and put some priority on the post positions asap.

I don't think X could have hired a better coach than Miller.

I will admit I do think he has some points about what Miller has done to date. I think we're all expecting more, and his position on roster construction has some merit.

[Xville]

I think it's pretty obvious he didn't like the Miller hire, and will do whatever he can to point out things that put doubt in it.

We got the best coach we possibly could have. Just have to navigate a new world a little differently and put some priority on the post positions asap.

I don't think X could have hired a better coach than Miller.

I will admit I do think he has some points about what Miller has done to date. I think we're all expecting more, and his position on roster construction has some merit.

I think we are all frustrated which I understand, so lots of venting but continuing to post about things that are not facts is at best disappointing, and at worst just being an asshole.


In terms of roster construction, I agree to a point, but what was
Miller supposed to do about all these injuries? Traore was a starter that was 30 ish minutes a game. I wish someone would explain to me how x was supposed to get a great player and tell him that he had about ten minutes or so of guaranteed playing time?

In the same vein, how was he to attract guys from the portal late and/or be clairvoyant and see the injuries to free and Jerome the year before?

I am disappointed in not getting any freshmen this year after Powell left. I think one or two to develop would have been nice, but things are so insane now that kids just don’t want to seem to wait, like Powell for instance

[XUGRAD80]

It wasn’t like Miller just didn’t recruit any freshman. There were plenty of people that they made offers to and many of them visited. They just didn’t land any.

[GoMuskies]

It wasn’t like Miller just didn’t recruit any freshman. There were plenty of people that they made offers to and many of them visited. They just didn’t land any.

That seems worse.

[Xville]

It wasn’t like Miller just didn’t recruit any freshman. There were plenty of people that they made offers to and many of them visited. They just didn’t land any.

That’s a problem. I know he did but then it’s a question of why not? Is the emphasis too much on the portal and x needs to consider changing strategies a little bit, or is it something else?

I don’t know how others would feel but I’d be willing to go thru a season or two of growing pains with freshmen to develop a few so the pipeline isn’t so saturated with the portal every year. What x is doing strategy wise isn’t sustainable imo.

[XUGRAD80]

That seems worse.

Happens to every school, especially in today’s world. There are only so many scholarships, roster spots, minutes, and money available. Every school has some swings and misses. There aren’t that many HS bigs out there that can contribute right away at the level that X plays at, and everyone wants them. Getting a good high school big that is willing to sit for a year or two is really difficult because they all feel like they should play right away. The ones that really can play right away are going to go to schools that are a level higher than X. That’s just reality.

[GoMuskies]

You're sure letting our very highly paid staff off quite lightly.

[bleedXblue]

You're sure letting our very highly paid staff off quite lightly.

Exactly 3M a year comes with VERY HIGH expectations.

[MHettel]

I think it's pretty obvious he didn't like the Miller hire, and will do whatever he can to point out things that put doubt in it.

We got the best coach we possibly could have. Just have to navigate a new world a little differently and put some priority on the post positions asap.

I don't think X could have hired a better coach than Miller.

I will admit I do think he has some points about what Miller has done to date. I think we're all expecting more, and his position on roster construction has some merit.

I liked the Miller hire. There you go. On the record.

I still think Miller is fine and I’m not in any ways suggesting we go another direction.

I also think Miller made a few mistakes with the roster.

All of those statement above can coexist.

I think our performance over the last 2 years have not met expectations (my expectations and probably most of the fan base).

I think we need to see signs that things are turning around and we’re BUILDING something. If we continue to head in the direction we’ve been going, then sooner or later I’ll start wondering if / when a change is needed. I’m not there yet.

We still have time this year to salvage something. But I think roster issues could cost us. Namely

- letting all 3 of Ciani, Nzeh, and Abou leave
- the Hugley addition. Not just cause he’s bad, but because he’s such a poor match to our system
- just ignoring the fact that Free is obviously injury prone
- the arrangement with Roddy Anderson. Give him NIL money to see if we can fix his shot? We couldn’t have used that money to sweeten the pot for a big better than Hugley?
- the obvious size and skill overlap between Foster/ Maddox / Conwell. Big shooting guards. CHECK!

[MHettel]

In the same vein, how was he to attract guys from the portal late and/or be clairvoyant and see the injuries to free and Jerome the year before?

Probably should have purged Edwards, Tandy and Miles a year earlier and brought in some new blood that could be developed. All 3 of those guys ended up leaving the next year, which necessitated the massive roster overhaul last year. Yeah the injuries hurt, but we HAD to bring in the Euro guys because we had zero guys on the roster that could step in when the injuries occurred.