If we could just stay healthy, stay out of foul trouble, and hit our FTs, then weād most likely be 5-1 instead of 3-3. Usually donāt have control over the first thing but do the others.
Would really be nice to have a 100% healthy Nika. Ditto Oden but he looks to be out for the season. Too bad we canāt go ahead and suit up Cross!
We would be better for sure, but this team really lacks a go-to leader on the court. Maybe that would have been oden. Iāve never seen him play so I donāt know his on the court demeanor, but right now it just feels like everyone on the court wants to be a role player and have someone else be āthe guyā.
Could be that itās Nika as well since he was UL Monroeās leading scorer and rebounder last year. Hopefully the Livingstone game will get him jump-started offensively.
I have hope that it may be Nika. To be fair he needs a little time to get going before we know what he may bring. He has to get āgameā comfortable with guys on our team also.
Yes it was the right move. With NIL and open portal, you need someone who can coach players up. Fearne does that. Look how Braswell has blossomed, Graves as well
He is squeezing a lot out of this roster. Our talent will be better next year as he gets a chance to build.
What is your net ranking? Should we consider firing you?
Iām just saying letās give him another couple of years to totally get his recruiting classes in and see his results. Firing coaches every two years is not how you build a program. Go look at some of the early records of all time great coaches ( and no I am not saying he is an all time great)
Given our two freshman in next yearās class. Iām hopeful for basketball. Injuries are a problem this year. If Graves is out for an extended period of time, we can flush this season.
You donāt need long to ābuildā your basketball team. Losing top guys to the portal will be the norm. Itās year to year now.
Normally I say a new basketball coach needs 3 years minimum BUT Fearne was kinda already here. We wonāt know what we will get with Fearne after 2 years? How did Fearne do recruiting in the portal this year?
If Fearne ends the year 200+ in the NET which Iād assume isnāt even top 6 in the conference, he def needs to go. This is year 3 results for Fearne in my eyes. He had a short leash with me being the choice from interim coach from years of little success.
We have our top 3 transfers out help and now maybe Graves. No coach can overcome those issues. Fearne won 19 games last year which was one of the best in years so lets fire him.
With the portal 2/3 yrs is all you need to know if you got a coach. However, with nil you have to take into account injuries specifically injuries to anyone you are actually paying. Really puts a coach behind the 8 ball to win. I think you have to basically just have consider it a wasted year and reset for the following.
You have a right to see with your what you will.
I believe Fearne is a very good coach and can/will win here.
I donāt want to start dumping coaches every two years. Do that too often, and we have already in football, and you start being a place no coach wants to risk coming to.