I'm not a fan of chaos or Creaning players. But how many times did BU say this team didn't turn it on when the lights were on? He said this was the first team he had to figure out how to motivate.
We never truly ran the BU offense, because I don't think there was enough buy in. I don't totally buy that we lacked the players for the offense.
When things got tougher in the BIG, our 3 top players were Black, Trent, and Kipper. So I don't know how much of it was BU and how much of it was a realization that certain players weren't going to give you 100 percent all the time.
I like your post, and it's an observation that allows me to give Underwood a pass on his first year here. He inherited a roster from a coach who was more of a player's coach, and played a lot more individual style of play. Nothing against the guys, just a tough situation to have a new coach and new system. Many guys didn't adapt well to it.
I don't know if Underwood can win with the guys he'll have next year, mainly because of the talent level of our bigs. However, the current roster has too many guys who don't fit. I'm expecting a rebuild next year, with significant improvement. I don't know if we can get to .500 in conference, but I think Trent and Ayo give us a competitive backcourt, and Kipper and Spicy will be good pieces to work with. AJ has played well at times, and I think he'll be better with more ball movement.
Losing Black hurts, but it was almost certainly a good move for him, and guys should leave when they're ready.
Everyone's going to be restless this offseason. There's no cure-all in terms of talent coming in, so assuming it all goes well, it will take time.