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<blockquote data-quote="alaskaillini" data-source="post: 1431100" data-attributes="member: 531679"><p>Any fan who is "ANGRY" about the state of the program takes it too serious. And your anger should be directed a the people who got UI athletics into the present predicament - and they aren't the current players, coaches or administration. The zero patience with BU comment reflects the fact that we are only 5 games into year 2, and most of you have already written this year off, and based upon having done so have now concluded that the BU coaching team is a failure. That may not be "zero patience" but it is close to it. Let BU coach the team, let the players play the game, support them in doing so, and then see if they actually do win 10 games or less. Don't complain based upon your own projections of where this team is going. Besides, BU isn't going anywhere soon, and isn't going to change anything based upon the complaints made in this forum, so you might as well sit back and enjoy the good and let go of the bad for the next couple of years.</p><p></p><p>I have watched a lot of tournament basketball over the years, and our performance in games 2 and 3 in Maui was not that surprising. The physical exhaustion of three games in three days in one thing, but mental or emotional exhaustion is generally more important. The Gonzaga game emotionally exhausted our guys and there was no opportunity to recover. I don't think that those two games are an accurate predictor of how this team will play the rest of the way - where they can recover and prepare for each game. Hopefully, that experience will prepare them for the future including the B1G tourney.</p><p></p><p>Those fans that now say that they don't care anymore will be back claiming to have been fans forever when we turn the corner, whether it is this year or next. So I am not worried about those fans.</p><p></p><p>This rebuild is not just about coaches and players but support of the administration including the upgrading of the facilities. We are not quite there yet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="alaskaillini, post: 1431100, member: 531679"] Any fan who is "ANGRY" about the state of the program takes it too serious. And your anger should be directed a the people who got UI athletics into the present predicament - and they aren't the current players, coaches or administration. The zero patience with BU comment reflects the fact that we are only 5 games into year 2, and most of you have already written this year off, and based upon having done so have now concluded that the BU coaching team is a failure. That may not be "zero patience" but it is close to it. Let BU coach the team, let the players play the game, support them in doing so, and then see if they actually do win 10 games or less. Don't complain based upon your own projections of where this team is going. Besides, BU isn't going anywhere soon, and isn't going to change anything based upon the complaints made in this forum, so you might as well sit back and enjoy the good and let go of the bad for the next couple of years. I have watched a lot of tournament basketball over the years, and our performance in games 2 and 3 in Maui was not that surprising. The physical exhaustion of three games in three days in one thing, but mental or emotional exhaustion is generally more important. The Gonzaga game emotionally exhausted our guys and there was no opportunity to recover. I don't think that those two games are an accurate predictor of how this team will play the rest of the way - where they can recover and prepare for each game. Hopefully, that experience will prepare them for the future including the B1G tourney. Those fans that now say that they don't care anymore will be back claiming to have been fans forever when we turn the corner, whether it is this year or next. So I am not worried about those fans. This rebuild is not just about coaches and players but support of the administration including the upgrading of the facilities. We are not quite there yet. [/QUOTE]
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