I will chime in to take my fair share of abuse from the anti-CCC hyper posters too. I don’t get the need to claim any argument that doesn’t support immediate termination of CCC is an excuse! It there isn’t two sides there is no discussion and end the thread at Fire Collins. Two word thread.
CCC should shoulder a good portion of the blame. His offense is horrendous down the stretch of games. Total isolation and hope Chase hits a shot. On defense, certain groups look like they have never seen a three point attempt before. He has a team with a very frail mindset, he has to instill enough hope and confidence in them to prevail in a game(s). He hasn’t done this.
I don’t like to typically tear into 18-22 year olds, but if people can’t see this team lacks that Alpa Dog that every team needs to lead them in crunch time, you aren’t watching, they don’t have one. I want Nance or Kopp to get pissed enough at losing to not only show leadership in raising their game but also to reign in others and tell them they are killing the team. Hey AAA you suck today, get it going! Sorry, I just don’t see any on court leadership when it is needed. Last year, this core of players deferred to a LaCrosse player and this year they defer to a transfer from W&M. If we had Spencer on this team, NU would have 3 more wins and it’s not because he is a Uber talented B Ball player.
as far as talent, it is better by NU standards, but who from NU starts on a B1GTen contender? The ball handlers fall down more than any group I have ever seen. The ball is turned over and it’s an easy basket the other way. The one guy who can create a shot has never met a shot he doesn’t like. The majority of team hang around the three point line and wait to Jack up a three with 2 seconds left of the shot clock. The problem is they can’t shoot at all. Then in one-and-one critical FT’s at the end of the game we always miss the first one. How are Coach Cal or Coach K doing this year with all those 5 stars? Watch them and you see the same issues as NU with no leadership on the court. We things go South for NU they continue to STAY going South. Has any player ever stepped up and drilled an opposing player during one of the inevitable runs that cost us the game? A hard foul is OK when needed. Blasphemy to some NU fans, but this happens in street ball. Stay on the court if you win.
CCC needs to toughen this team up. Play the right way or don’t play. We can lose with anybody on the court. CCC is to blame for not addressing ( to our knowledge) many of the CORRECTABLE things I mention. However, this is a group fail, and as Tim Anderson so eloquently said yesterday, “Tony makes out the line up card, Tony don’t play any games”.