ISU - Game 2

[longhornlegend]

I fully understand the Rick Barnes comparisons, but Charlie Strong comparisons make no sense at all. I will admit I was like many on this board after the first 4 seasons... I thought to myself, who the hell is this guy? We were supposed to be going back to fun run and gun basketball, but instead we got a guy trying to coach Rick Barnes style of play and he knows very little about that style of basketball, so I was hoping he would be canned. Then he switched back to his style and now the team is entertaining and they are winning. I think what we are seeing is a man becoming a better and better coach before our eyes and I certainly hope he keeps improving and stays until he can quiet down all the naysayers. He has already shut me up and transformed me into a fan; hopefully, a bunch of you on this board are next. If we get the right draw, this could be an exciting dance.

Good luck with that. The facts just dont support him as a good coach. Kind of reminds me of gastenkors. Apparently whomever she left behind at duke was the real quality coach as they never missed a beat. You may like shaka but his team is not a threat to do anything in the tourney and my guess is its 1 or 2 and done. Its just easy to see quality coaching and thats not what we have. Some arguments are lets give him time....ok, how many years and why do we pay a premium salary for wait and see?

 

[4th_floor]

I fully understand the Rick Barnes comparisons, but Charlie Strong comparisons make no sense at all. I will admit I was like many on this board after the first 4 seasons... I thought to myself, who the hell is this guy? We were supposed to be going back to fun run and gun basketball, but instead we got a guy trying to coach Rick Barnes style of play and he knows very little about that style of basketball, so I was hoping he would be canned. Then he switched back to his style and now the team is entertaining and they are winning. I think what we are seeing is a man becoming a better and better coach before our eyes and I certainly hope he keeps improving and stays until he can quiet down all the naysayers. He has already shut me up and transformed me into a fan; hopefully, a bunch of you on this board are next. If we get the right draw, this could be an exciting dance.

I expect Shaka gets one more year. Beyond that, it depends on how it goes in the NCAA tourney for the next 2 years. One and done would both years and he's gone. Sweet 16 this year might buy him more time. Elite 8 or better this year likely gets him a contract extension. I'd love to see Shaka build on his progress this year.