I donāt agree. Iāve seen several times where an opposing player guarded 2 of our players at once. Have you not seen a SG set up shot in the corner and wait the whole 35 seconds to maybe get passed the ball? only for our other 3 point threat to run a screen to his side.[/quote]
Spot on. Our lack of movement on offense and lazy sets made it easy to guard two guys at onceā¦[/quote]
This is why we must get an Xās and Oās guy for our next HC. It was painful to watch the Bobby Lutz āoffense.ā
[quote=āMKNiner, post:15, topic:22867ā]Spears is a solid talent but his attitude sucks. Heās a big baby on the court when things arenāt going well and pouts when heās not playing.
If heās going to be a child about the coach we bring in and not be a team guy let him go. Just means more time for KJ and more develoment for Braz.[/quote]
Spears has talent and we are lucky to have him and his emotion. That said, from the outside looking in and from whatās been said on here, he does seem to have the personality/anger to not take well to direction from authority. Once again, outside looking in. A hot head. It can be good and bad.
Theres only so many shots a team can take and so much playing time to go around. I want leaders and fierceness against opposing teamsā¦ just canāt direct that towards your team and coaches.
Hopefully heāll just suck it up and play. We have a legit chance to compete for the A-10 title next year and a big year under a new coach could do wonders for the program.
This can be said of many of the threads that show up on here.
Spears posted it on his facebook page for any and all to see. He wanted people to know and talk about it. Wouldnāt shock me if heās been looking here for the thread to come up on it. Itās not just a rumor someone āheard.ā which makes it fair game for discussion here IMO.
No one disputes that Spears is a terrific talent that we need to ensure being a top contender next year. I want him to be part of this team.
But the truth is he has an attitude problem that needs to be fixed, or managed at the least. There were games this past year where he got flatly out of control.
Ultimately if he wants to continue playing basketball heāll stay. If he leaves, a decent career overseas awaits and I wish him well.
[quote=āsreniN, post:25, topic:22867ā]wow. im kinda surprised by these responses. Spears is a quality player that helps us out a lot.
i understand the sentiments, but we really need to keep him to be a top of the league contender next year.[/quote]I really donāt think weāll be a top of the league contender next year even with Spears on the team.
I agree with those that say this thread is pointless. Who knows what Spears is thinking? Maybe heās worried the new coach will want to let him go. Maybe he is worried the new coach will be a jerk. Or maybe he is not sure who is going to transfer out, and wondering if this will leave him unhappy to stay around or if heād be better off trying to get an overseas contract before the team implodes. If I was in his situation, Iād probably be wondering about whatās in my best interest for next year too. Probably better to wait and see what the players actually do before saying things like āif he doesnāt like it, he can leaveā¦ā
[quote=āMKNiner, post:15, topic:22867ā]Spears is a solid talent but his attitude sucks. Heās a big baby on the court when things arenāt going well and pouts when heās not playing.
If heās going to be a child about the coach we bring in and not be a team guy let him go. Just means more time for KJ and more develoment for Braz.[/quote]
I have posted many times, even when we were winning, there is a reason BC let him go.
Isnāt the stipulation that he canāt transfer to a Division 1 school for 1 year? Meaning that he would be eligible to play right away for a division 2 school like Pfeifer, Wingate, Queens, JC Smith etc.? Just curious. Sounds like he wants to be the king of his own pond, which he could certainly do at that level.
I agree with the statement we shouldnāt assume heās going because heās mad at the program or doesnāt want to play for a certain type of coach. Could be personal reasons.
In any case, I hope we have him back, if not, I wish him well.
[quote=ā9erken, post:35, topic:22867ā][quote=āsreniN, post:25, topic:22867ā]wow. im kinda surprised by these responses. Spears is a quality player that helps us out a lot.
i understand the sentiments, but we really need to keep him to be a top of the league contender next year.[/quote]I really donāt think weāll be a top of the league contender next year even with Spears on the team.
I agree with those that say this thread is pointless. Who knows what Spears is thinking? Maybe heās worried the new coach will want to let him go. Maybe he is worried the new coach will be a jerk. Or maybe he is not sure who is going to transfer out, and wondering if this will leave him unhappy to stay around or if heād be better off trying to get an overseas contract before the team implodes. If I was in his situation, Iād probably be wondering about whatās in my best interest for next year too. Probably better to wait and see what the players actually do before saying things like āif he doesnāt like it, he can leaveā¦ā[/quote]
what MK said
if you are a member of a major NCAA sport, and go on FB to announce to all that āyou may not be backā then it will be discussed, the pros and cons, this is not Upward or the YMCA or wed night church league
I suspect as adult as Spears appears physically, he has a maturity problem
Spears could be huge for us next year if he wants to be 1/13th of the solution, working toward a common goal
