It doesn't bother me that people aren't happy, because they shouldn't be. I'm not either. What does bother me, is people that act like this is the worst team they've ever seen, or use other hyperbole to describe the coach or program.
I also can't stand the completely made up assertion that us "Lavin supporters" think everything is going wonderfully. No, incorrect. Not one person has said that or anything remotely close to it. We just don't blame the coach for everything, even things out of his control and do not think he deserves to be fired after a 20 win season in which we just missed a bid by a win or two.
It doesn't bother me that people aren't happy, because they shouldn't be. I'm not either. What does bother me, is people that act like this is the worst team they've ever seen, or use other hyperbole to describe the coach or program.
I also can't stand the completely made up assertion that us "Lavin supporters" think everything is going wonderfully. No, incorrect. Not one person has said that or anything remotely close to it. We just don't blame the coach for everything, even things out of his control and do not think he deserves to be fired after a 20 win season in which we just missed a bid by a win or two.
Speaking in general terms not specific to Lavin-in the pro's you have a GM and a coach and if things go bad one or the other gets blamed. In college the coach is both the GM (he procures the players) and the coach. So if things go bad in college who exactly do you old accountable?
I hold the coach accountable to a point. But I don't assume he took a full recruiting year off simply because no recruiting news was posted on a message board. I don't blame Lavin for every single thing that goes wrong on the court as I understand a coach can only do so much. I understand that while Lavin hasn't had great results so far, they havent been nearly as bad as many on this board say it has been. Lavin gets a C+ from me overall. Nothing to cheer about, nothing to be fired over. I think he really needs to hire a great tactician to give him help during games. Maybe Whitesell is the guy, but I'm not so sure. With a great basketball mind on the bench, and Lavin as the motivator/recruiter, there's no reason this program can't be very successful. Whether you like it or not, he is the coach. But, next year is shaping up to be very exciting in my opinion.