alchemy2u
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I have always liked Pitino in how honest he is in the interviews, he does really seem to understand basketball, he works on improving player skills, has been able to draw in surprisingly good players from outside the state. I held out hope that he was learning to be a better coach and I didn’t hold the “bad“ seasons against him as much. It was not up to the standards we expect, but it was an investment on developing a young coach. I do not think he was hired only because of his name. He had shown some promise in developing game plans for some very good programs. He had bright spots in some games where he exploited the opponents weaknesses.
But, I can no longer defend him when you see a team repeatedly be so unprepared for their opponents. NW can not beat anyone this year and all we had to do was find a way to make just a handful of shots in the second half. The coach had no guidance to help the players score against a team that has inferior talent! I know that players can make some mistakes, but this was a clinic in coaching incompetence. NW double teamed Carr and we still can’t find a way to the basket with the remaining 4 on 3?
I doubt that you will be able to find many Pitino advocates left since I have thrown in the towel.
But, I can no longer defend him when you see a team repeatedly be so unprepared for their opponents. NW can not beat anyone this year and all we had to do was find a way to make just a handful of shots in the second half. The coach had no guidance to help the players score against a team that has inferior talent! I know that players can make some mistakes, but this was a clinic in coaching incompetence. NW double teamed Carr and we still can’t find a way to the basket with the remaining 4 on 3?
I doubt that you will be able to find many Pitino advocates left since I have thrown in the towel.