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<blockquote data-quote="Second and Chalmers" data-source="post: 1305208" data-attributes="member: 527609"><p>It's pretty simple and clean really. If we land Smith and Dosunmu AND our offense next year has recognizably transformed and is getting easy buckets playing recognizably Underwood's system and has seen a similar bump in Year 1 offensive efficiency that SFA and OSU saw (KenPom 208 to 57 at SFA, 153 to 1 at OSU, we were 123 last year), then we are in outstanding shape going forward and I am happily completely and totally wrong. I will not just admit that, but reassess my views on basketball coaching staffs entirely.</p><p></p><p>However, if we lose Smith and Dosunmu, and our offense is a bogged-down muddle running nothing in particular as our players struggle to pick up the new concepts, and we're bad generally, the Underwood era is going to hinge on the ability to admit failure and make corrections. And the people around here arguing "he inherited a total dumpster fire and NO COACH EVER could POSSIBLY build a relationship with a recruit in his first year (and of course we're "sitting pretty" with EJ Liddell and whoever the hot Chicago 2019 is)" are probably going to cause me to earn myself a permanent vacation from the board.</p><p></p><p>Of course, as always with a best and worst case scenario, the truth will probably be somewhere in the middle. The horrible pessimist in me sees one direction, others see differently. But whatever way we go, it has to be looked at with clear eyes.</p><p></p><p>Clear eyes, full hearts, we'll probably lose anyway <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Second and Chalmers, post: 1305208, member: 527609"] It's pretty simple and clean really. If we land Smith and Dosunmu AND our offense next year has recognizably transformed and is getting easy buckets playing recognizably Underwood's system and has seen a similar bump in Year 1 offensive efficiency that SFA and OSU saw (KenPom 208 to 57 at SFA, 153 to 1 at OSU, we were 123 last year), then we are in outstanding shape going forward and I am happily completely and totally wrong. I will not just admit that, but reassess my views on basketball coaching staffs entirely. However, if we lose Smith and Dosunmu, and our offense is a bogged-down muddle running nothing in particular as our players struggle to pick up the new concepts, and we're bad generally, the Underwood era is going to hinge on the ability to admit failure and make corrections. And the people around here arguing "he inherited a total dumpster fire and NO COACH EVER could POSSIBLY build a relationship with a recruit in his first year (and of course we're "sitting pretty" with EJ Liddell and whoever the hot Chicago 2019 is)" are probably going to cause me to earn myself a permanent vacation from the board. Of course, as always with a best and worst case scenario, the truth will probably be somewhere in the middle. The horrible pessimist in me sees one direction, others see differently. But whatever way we go, it has to be looked at with clear eyes. Clear eyes, full hearts, we'll probably lose anyway ;) [/QUOTE]
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