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1. Newbies include Garcia and Cooper. I have been most disappointed in Garcia's effort this season. I thought he was ready to get after it. 2. I have previously shared that I am not a fan of Johnson not using every scholarship. Betts was getting a lot of attention from some bigger names over...

We can't win if Battle THINKS that he needs to score 30 to win. A veteran player like Battle should be smart enough to know that he could help the team in other ways in addition to scoring.

I would have liked to get some more talent in the portal last year. Its not like Johnson didn't try. As a coach completing his first year after coaching a last place team, he just wasn't able to sell the program or playing time to players in the portal. When he wasn't successful, he didn't cry...

Nice post. A couple of comments... 1 and 3-1. I just posted that they need to play with a little more energy effort. I think the team is thinking too much. Maybe the newbies aren't grasping the offense so they may need to rachet back a bit and just simplify their sets. On D, they need to get...

Or it just feels as bad as you think! This has been tough. I don't mind a well-played loss but they've just not had a lot of effort this year. I wish I could understand what is going on. Youth is one thing but there should always be effort... even if its just a mad scramble. A little more effort...

You are missing a couple of wins. Penn State on Feb. 12 and Northwestern on Feb. 19. Not exactly championship contenders but wanted to point out the omission.

Foot injury can certainly have a big effect. It is possible that the injury has healed but he doesn't trust it. Team play this year versus last is confounding. Almost all new personnel but that is not the only factor. I wonder if this team just doesn't have the drive. I have no idea why.

Not to be that guy but Johnson recruited Henley too so maybe give him some chops for sticking with him? Henley looked good the first couple of games but is clearly in his own head. I agree that he may need to come off the bench for a bit until he is right again.

You won't be banned for speaking like this. This is one of the most sane things that you have posted. In this case, however, you are not correct. Johnson has been mentored by plenty of others besides Pitino.

The only reason for confidence that you should need is that they just beat two top ten teams on the road. If that's not enough to give you at least a little bit of hope, I don't know what will. At the end of the day, it is the nature of sports to have upsets and underdogs making a run. That's...

Good grief. Some posters will literally dissect anything that a coach says to spin into something to complain about. It is so childish and counterproductive.

Sadly, this is/has been true for many D-1 teams. Players often pay too much attention to the 3 point line instead of probing the defense to find the best shot or passing angle. Players should need only be aware of the 3 point line when they are preparing to receive a kick out. Too many players...

To be clear... I am not trying to refute or argue with you. I liked the fact that you introduced some additional variables. You asked what they were aiming for and I simply provided the word that Johnson used to describe their play. I followed by saying that this year's squad has yet to show...

I'm using personnel as merely ONE of the many factors that will impact an accurate coaching comparison. As you said, it certainly makes a difference. I have not spoken with Johnson and staff but everything I have heard suggests that they want the program to be about playing gritty. To me, this...

I am glad to hear that you are not jumping ship. We need the die hard fans. What would you do differently to improve their play? And why do you feel that the coaches aren't doing this?

I have seen plenty of young teams come together and perform better as the season progressed. I feel like I have to point out that this team could perform much better but still lose to better competition. I have chosen to look for improvement in play over the year and am not focusing on the...

I love your work, Hodger, but I just hope that your readers understand how difficult it is to make comps that hold up to scrutiny. To be most accurate, one would need to include a wide assortment of variables other than those included here and then weight these variables in some fashion. For...

Thanks for the kind words. Let me be the first to say that I was as stunned and disappointed as anyone when Johnson was hired. I would have loved to have hired someone with a track record of success elsewhere. But Coyle and the administration made the decision so we have to live with it. Most...

Now you are worried about some players being so good that they leave early? You are the sort that will win the lottery but then complain about the taxes!

We were looking good at the time for him but he chose to reclassify and the rest is history.