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Something has to change. What is it?

King of Allapattah said:
Calling for Coach L's head right now is a bit premature. Guys, we're 7 games in. Atrocious start, but lots of basketball still to be played. Remember it's not the start that counts, it's the finish. Don't believe me? Just look at our football team.
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I respect your opinion as much as anyone on this board, but this isn’t just 7 games. It’s everything that’s happened post the F4 run 18 months ago. We’ve lost like 13 straight games against P4 teams, and just suffered a loss to a sub 300 cupcake. We’re full on spiraling.

Obviously not calling for something to happen this early in the season, but if something doesn’t significantly change between now and March, it’s time to politely ask L to hang it up.
 
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King of Allapattah said:
Calling for Coach L's head right now is a bit premature. Guys, we're 7 games in. Atrocious start, but lots of basketball still to be played. Remember it's not the start that counts, it's the finish. Don't believe me? Just look at our football team.
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I said early on I’d expect bumps in the road beens the entire roster is new but tbh I didn’t expect it to be this bad. When you watch this team is obvious there’s a pecking order issue and nobody is comfortable in their role. Pack isn’t a point guard , he’s just the size of one so they play him there. He needs to be constantly moving without the ball rather than being in the bulls eye dribbling the air out of the ball trying to make a play . Hes not that guy plus hes not athletic / explosive on top of small.

Coach L needs to try some things with the lineup but needs to figure it out fast. Before the season fully slips away. I’m not ready to give up on them yet but it’s been god awful to watch.
 
Cribby said:
I said early on I’d expect bumps in the road beens the entire roster is new but tbh I didn’t expect it to be this bad. When you watch this team is obvious there’s a pecking order issue and nobody is comfortable in their role. Pack isn’t a point guard , he’s just the size of one so they play him there. He needs to be constantly moving without the ball rather than being in the bulls eye dribbling the air out of the ball trying to make a play . Hes not that guy plus hes not athletic / explosive on top of small.

Coach L needs to try some things with the lineup but needs to figure it out fast. Before the season fully slips away. I’m not ready to give up on them yet but it’s been god awful to watch.
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How much of this do you think is a culture issue? Several of the players noticeably have been dogging it and not making effort plays, and exhibiting poor body language.
 
Gables Canes said:
How much of this do you think is a culture issue? Several of the players noticeably have been dogging it and not making effort plays, and exhibiting poor body language.
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When you bring in this many different personalities and skill sets it can go many different ways. Chemistry is a thing. I’d hope L and the assistants dig deep on these guys and their attitudes / work ethic . You just never know until the bullets start flying and see how guys react to the bumps in the road.
 
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Isn't the answer obvious? thank Coach L for what he has done, congratulate him on a fantastic career, but it's time to let go. He isn't leading this team back to anything worth having, just don't make the mistake the school made with Morris and let him stay around for years after he's done.
 
Gennaker Cane said:
Isn't the answer obvious? thank Coach L for what he has done, congratulate him on a fantastic career, but it's time to let go. He isn't leading this team back to anything worth having, just don't make the mistake the school made with Morris and let him stay around for years after he's done.
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The answer was right up the road at FAU. Now Miami is floundering and he has Michigan looking real nice.
 
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Continuing this slide for the rest of the season is disaster.... want to start changing direction, this is the time to start making a transition from Coach L and not wait until ACC play is over..
 
Lose today and Coach L should immediately resign. Quick, raise your hand if you know which state Presbyterian is located? I don’t.
 
casualcane said:
When cultural issues happen for the second year in a row, that's on the staff.

Last year's "team" wasn't one (other than on paper). It's early still, let's hope the issues get sorted
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I think you'll see cultural issues across more teams in both football and basketball these days due to the portal and NIL. If kids aren't staying around for a few years, there's no way to build a culture, let along maintain it. Coaches will need to prioritize certain personality types to help lead the locker room, but even then it's difficult to know who these kids really are in the little time you have to meet them before pulling the trigger and accepting them in.
 
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If L goes with the starting 5 of the past few, then that's sufficient to tell me he's checked out. No way should Johnson and Kidd be on the floor at the same time at this point
 
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