Coach Martin didn't need your "support" before making a remarkable March run, and he doesn't need it now. The rest of you can go back to your spitting contests in the football and recruiting forums. I'm glad Hart demonstrated good judgment by letting Cuonzo continue to blossom into the fine coach he is becoming. Deal. With. It.
Nobody is John wooden.
Mercer is no joke. Beat Duke if you don't recall. The Michigan game said it all to me. I couldn't believe we almost won that game. That was all heart driven into them by Coach Martin toget back in that game. Michigan is outstanding team.
I was a Cuonzo detractor but he proved to me he can coach but the kids just took a while to buy into his style to play. Once they did it became evident
Inconsistent???
In 36 games this year Jordan was held under double figures only 4 times. He had 9 points in 3 of those games. In two of the 9 point games we won by an average of 22.5 points. That's rock solid consistency.
Jordan was going to score for us this year, night in and night out.
While Maymon isn't counted on to score much, he was under 5 rebounds in only two games this season and one of those was a blow-out of Georgia. He was held under 5 points in 3 games. In two of the three games he scored under 5 points, he had 9 and 10 rebounds respectively and one of those was the 72-45 win over Missouri.
He averaged 10/8 for a reason, because he was very consistent.
Many Cuonzoners toss the players under the bus, especially ones who played for Pearl. First it was Cam not improving. Then it was Golden not playing defense. Earlier this year Jordy was a team cancer. Now he and Maymon were inconsistent.
Maymon was a turnover, fouling machine earlier in the year. McRae was spotty at times. Not saying either player is bad but give me Josh and Stokes any day.
There's nothing kind about winning 3 games in 5 days at two different sites. Nobody has ever claimed him to be John Wooden. The man deserves a fair chance to build his foundation for the program without unwarranted criticism. Again, go back to the football forum and play with the rest of the crazies. Tennessee Basketball doesn't need your support.
would you like a list of coaches who achieved more after year 6 than they did prior?
When you underachieve for three years with the talent that is on the teams he's had it's not unwarranted criticism it's a valid concern. There are some that go overboard with the bashing but to blindly follow without asking where you are going is just foolish in itself. If Martin is coach next year I hope he wins every game but if it takes the threat of him being fired to get his team to play then I'm going to question his leadership abilities. Finally, you aren't the one who gets to determine anything about anyone's fanhood and that's something you need to deal with.
what talent is everyone screaming TN had? You could argue that McRae is an NBA talent and stokes could be if he develops face up game. the team didnt have a PG and Maymon was half of who he used to be.
Josh played good defense, had an occasional good night during the season and had a hot tourney. But he's the one who was inconsistent this season, not Jordan. Josh would have 4 points one game and 14 the next, then 2, then 12.
Coach Martin didn't need your "support" before making a remarkable March run, and he doesn't need it now. The rest off you can go back to your spitting contests in the football and recruiting forums. I'm glad Hart demonstrated good judgment by letting Cuonzo continue to blossom into the fine coach he is becoming. Deal. With. It.