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Post by Bornthrilla on Feb 4, 2008 23:40:36 GMT -5
Anytime he faces an above average team with a decent head coach he gets absolutely exposed.
His game plan and player rotation have no rhyme or reason. I swear if you look at him on the bench he looks utterly lost out there. Why he continues to give 12 different players equal minutes is beyond me. Why he refuses to diagram plays to get open shots for his best shooter is beyond me also. Why he even lets Jason Wills touch the court is the mystery of all mysteries.
I think the man is in over his head as a Division I head coach.
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Post by Bornthrilla on Feb 4, 2008 23:45:25 GMT -5
I really think him and Rush are having a war of wills right now ... and both of them are losing.
Eaves refuses to run double screens for him and Rush just takes any shot he can get.
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Post by aggiejazz on Feb 4, 2008 23:58:09 GMT -5
Man that is harsh. Tonight has made it pretty clear that the Aggies are the third or fourth best team in the conference. Morgan State and Hampton have better talent than A&T. Both of these schools back their men's basketball program a lot more than A&T administration. I think A&T's administration is looking at stepping it up a little.
I don't think any of the MEAC coaches except Del State's coach are good teachers of fundamentals. In fact I don't think too many coaches are very good at coaching fundamentals except the obvious top coaches like Roy Williams, Mike K of Duke, and John Thompson II at Georgetown to name a few.
I think it is funny that the ones who are quick to criticize Eaves, are solidly behind Fobbs whose resources increases every year and is looking for his first win going into his third year.
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Post by aggiejazz on Feb 5, 2008 0:00:25 GMT -5
I really think him and Rush are having a war of wills right now ... and both of them are losing. Eaves refuses to run double screens for him and Rush just takes any shot he can get. In Rush's own words, he states that he hates running around screens but you are correct that there are no screens being set out there.
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Post by Bornthrilla on Feb 5, 2008 0:31:54 GMT -5
Who is the head coach here? Eaves or Rush?
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Post by The Professor on Feb 5, 2008 0:46:39 GMT -5
Fraud nahhh but his judgement is questionable at times.
I think Willis is ok he just had a shakey game. I have a bigger problem with Ewing. Can he not get embrassed every game by the others school point guard? Jones made a whole lot of mistakes as well.
I agree the plays don't seeem to have much motion or player movement at all. It will be interesting on how this plays out.
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Post by aahhbigboy on Feb 5, 2008 8:16:29 GMT -5
Anytime he faces an above average team with a decent head coach he gets absolutely exposed. His game plan and player rotation have no rhyme or reason. I swear if you look at him on the bench he looks utterly lost out there. Why he continues to give 12 different players equal minutes is beyond me. Why he refuses to diagram plays to get open shots for his best shooter is beyond me also. Why he even lets Jason Wills touch the court is the mystery of all mysteries. I think the man is in over his head as a Division I head coach. This is absolutely the best assessment of A&T basketball I have ever seen posted on this site. When have you ever seen any successful program play 12 players? That is ludicrous. What is our M.O. on offense? Do you realize that every single guard on our roster played last night? Here's the killer part.....this team is supposed to be experienced. What is it gonna be like next year when everyone leaves? Lord have mercy. Do you realize we're bringing a pont guard the same size as the 'lil man from Hampton last night?
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Post by DECKS on Feb 5, 2008 8:24:25 GMT -5
How does a senior dominated team turn the ball over so much? And I'm not just talking about last night either. The announcer on tv said we ranked 317 out of 326 D-I schools in turnovers!!
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Post by Aggie Monster on Feb 5, 2008 8:27:03 GMT -5
Eaves brought a very bad program to a mediocre level. Now he needs to make the next jump and learn how to make a mediocre squad consistantly great. He's not there yet. His biggest test will be next season when the seniors bounce. Its almost like he's preparing for that by giving a lot of guys minutes the first half of the year.
I dont mind the 12 players as long as its down to 8-9 before tournament time. Have any of you thought that he might be deciding who his 8 guys are because he knows regular season is fine, but all that matters is the tournament. The 2nd half of the MEAC starts Saturday and I would begin to worry if the rotation doesn't dwindle down to about 9-10 starting then.
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Post by bluehaze on Feb 5, 2008 8:27:54 GMT -5
I knew it, I knew it, I knew it... 6 straight wins and nobody was posting anything. I said to myself last night. I can guarantee a lively message board today ;D
I agree, they did look bad last night. However, I stick to my assessment that just because these kids are seniors doesn't mean this is the best that is to come for this program under Eaves.
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Post by aggiejazz on Feb 5, 2008 8:32:56 GMT -5
aahhbigboy and bornthrilla are Roman Senators looking to stab someone and Eaves is in their sight. The both of them are just itching to put the basketball program in the same predicament as the football program.
A&T's men are still in the running and may end up finishing no worse than 4th place which is pretty good seeing that the top half of the conference has improved greatly since two years ago.
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Post by DOOMS on Feb 5, 2008 8:40:03 GMT -5
I don't see it that way at all. I think some of us just expect better play.
I have no complaints. I watched the first ten minutes and realized my time would be better spent getting some zzzzs. The execution was extremely poor and they lacked rhythm and strategy. That’s an honest assessment that nobody can argue against. The argument, although nobody has had the balls to mention it yet in this thread, is whether or not Eaves is the solution for improvement of our program to the glory days of the 1980s. The answer to that question is no. But then, nobody is. So the next question is whether Eaves is somebody we should keep around or should we be shopping for a replacement. I say keep him. Football has taught me a valuable lesson about going with the evil you know. While other teams’ coaches will get fired and change jobs left and right we’ll have stability. Eventually he’ll realize that his strategies, whatever the hell they are, ain’t working except against overmatched teams. And he will change them. Likewise, he will realize that a coach’s job is to get the best out of his players, not to just get a bunch of all-stars and tell them to go make baskets. When he does we will be rewarded for our loyalty.
He ain’t blind. He saw how badly the team played last night and I guarantee you they will play much better the next time around.
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Post by DECKS on Feb 5, 2008 8:46:57 GMT -5
I don't think anyone is calling for Eaves head and certainly we're all appreciative of him bringing the program out of the abyss. Still he's not beyond reproach, especially when he loses by double digits every time he faces a decent program.
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Post by Gator on Feb 5, 2008 8:53:51 GMT -5
I see wishy, washiness on some of you alls part. Why can't you just say Hampton did a damn good job defensively. We all told you before that Rush and Ewing, although good shorters, have problems defending. Hampton exploited them! Most coaches respect their senior leadership, expecially since those kids choose to come to A&T when they could have gone other places. The boys had a bad game, let it be. None of you were saying anythings while the 5 game winning streak was going on. I think some of you are being a bit to harsh.
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Post by DECKS on Feb 5, 2008 9:03:32 GMT -5
Gator one of the biggest problem is this team returned most of it's players but is performing worse against good teams than they did last season.
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