Comments for BLOG: Establishing a system at http://www.truebluekentucky.com , comment 1 to 21 out of 20 comments http://www.truebluekentucky.com Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:04:31 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.truebluekentucky.com/index.php/basketball/926-guest-basketball/846-blog-establishing-a-system.html#comment-322 That ils pretty much exactly what I have been saying. I still think we could have won one or two more games if coach had made a couple of adjustments, but it might not pay off in the long run. I say give the man at the least 4 years to get things going in a real positive direction. I don't understand the collapse this year, but I know there have been many coaches who the fans were wanting to hang in effigy, who ended up being National Championship Coaches in Football and Basketball. Go Cats! - a guest Sun, 15 Mar 2009 18:14:26 +0100 http://www.truebluekentucky.com/index.php/basketball/926-guest-basketball/846-blog-establishing-a-system.html#comment-321 Also possible recruit KonTucker. With a name like that, it has to be mentioned! - YankeeCpt Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:50:32 +0100 http://www.truebluekentucky.com/index.php/basketball/926-guest-basketball/846-blog-establishing-a-system.html#comment-233 Good article Jason. I missed it earlier. - #3 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:29:21 +0100 http://www.truebluekentucky.com/index.php/basketball/926-guest-basketball/846-blog-establishing-a-system.html#comment-223 First...I totally agree the Gillispie should be given time. To me last year was a push because of the injuries and the transition of head coaches. This year, however, this team has definitely underachieved. It's looked lost, and worse in my mind, disinterested. The lost part I lay directly on the shoulders of the coach(es). The disinterest probably worries me more because we have essentially the same team back next year, Meeks and Patterson notwithstanding. (I'll get to the freshmen in a minute). What could change in a player's mind over the off-time before the start of next season. Hopefully there'll be a lot of maturing going on. Now to Pilgrim and the incoming freshmen. Pilgrim has the advantage of having been in the program for a year which should help him immensely. BUT that means not having any in-game competition for a year as well. He also is stepping up in the level of competition he will be facing when the season starts. In addition, he'll be competing against an incumbent, actually 2 for playing time. Orton is coming off a serious injury, a missed season, and into an environment he has never experienced before, both on the court and off, as are the rest of the freshmen. The point I'm making is absolutely not a disparagement to any of the newcomers, but a caution against assuming a significant contribution from any or all of them during the first part of the season. To pencil in Pilgrim and Orton as starters is premature IMO. How many at the beginning of the season expected the current line up and minute distribution to be as it is now? I know I didn't. - a guest Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:01:38 +0100 http://www.truebluekentucky.com/index.php/basketball/926-guest-basketball/846-blog-establishing-a-system.html#comment-220 From what we know of incoming players... We now have a lineup of PP, Harris & Stevenson, along with Meeks and Porter. IF PP and Jodie come back, we'll have a lineup presumably of Pilgrim, Orton, PP, Meeks and whomever wins out at point. Of these four, all are scorers. Right now? We have two, with only Miller capable of stepping up occasionally. How can we not improve and get better as the season goes on? - Larry Whorley Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:04:49 +0100 http://www.truebluekentucky.com/index.php/basketball/926-guest-basketball/846-blog-establishing-a-system.html#comment-219 ^Mr. Morris, I think you missed Jason's point. The coaches he used as an example were given time to get their players in the system. The AD's did not have a "knee jerk" reaction and fire them after two seasons. Just think if Coach K was only given two or three seasons. One other point... what evidence do you have to back up the statement "Billy is consistently giving the program a black-eye..."? - bluebloodukfan Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:50:58 +0100 http://www.truebluekentucky.com/index.php/basketball/926-guest-basketball/846-blog-establishing-a-system.html#comment-218 Meh. Those are isolated incidents and are not typical. BTW, a 20 win season in 1982 was a BIG DEAL. A 23-8 record in 1984 is similar to a 28 or 29 win record nowadays, for the record. It's not the losing, it's the losing AND the attitude. Billy is consistently givign the program a black-eye and his handling of his players is atrocious. He is one choking incident away from becoming our version of Bobby Knight, except Bobby Knight won games - especially the ones he was supposed to win. - Jon Morris Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:33:14 +0100 http://www.truebluekentucky.com/index.php/basketball/926-guest-basketball/846-blog-establishing-a-system.html#comment-215 Great Post Jason - a guest Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:58:17 +0100 http://www.truebluekentucky.com/index.php/basketball/926-guest-basketball/846-blog-establishing-a-system.html#comment-214 great post. BCG is a winner ive seen it - Jonathan Murphy Wed, 11 Mar 2009 02:32:27 +0100 http://www.truebluekentucky.com/index.php/basketball/926-guest-basketball/846-blog-establishing-a-system.html#comment-213 Dead on the nail head Jason - a guest Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:00:50 +0100 http://www.truebluekentucky.com/index.php/basketball/926-guest-basketball/846-blog-establishing-a-system.html#comment-212 ^ if you want em to read it, invite em over to read it. It's a free article that anyone visiting the site can read. - Jason Spear Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:27:38 +0100 http://www.truebluekentucky.com/index.php/basketball/926-guest-basketball/846-blog-establishing-a-system.html#comment-211 Amen brother. Best post I have seen in awhile over these down times. I think all UK fans should read this. - a guest Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:21:35 +0100 http://www.truebluekentucky.com/index.php/basketball/926-guest-basketball/846-blog-establishing-a-system.html#comment-210 Great job Jason. Now if the rest of the fans who arent on board with your thinking start to get on board. Im not counting on it though. No matter what you say or how many times you do say it some will just never get it and overreact to these 2 years. Oh and to brominator, if you think this UK program was in even decent shape talent wise you are way off. The upperclass talent they did have was underachieving under the former coach and excelled under Billy. The UK program was in bad shape. Tubby left for a good reason. He knew this program was in trouble talent wise so he got out before he had to suffer with it. He let the next guy clean up his garbage. If Tubby is one thing he is smart. Billy whether people want to admit it or not has done an exceptional job replenishing the talent to the roster (but it is young talent) and he has developed the games of the players that was already here. Even the players who still arent all that good have improved under Billy and if they hadnt UK would be in deep you know what. Billy has done a good job and is the coach for this program even if the wins and losses this year dont show it. - Greg Wienges (NJ) Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:27:52 +0100 http://www.truebluekentucky.com/index.php/basketball/926-guest-basketball/846-blog-establishing-a-system.html#comment-209 Good work Spear - a guest Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:57:11 +0100 http://www.truebluekentucky.com/index.php/basketball/926-guest-basketball/846-blog-establishing-a-system.html#comment-208 UCLA was in worse shape? - Nathan Stevens Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:46:20 +0100 http://www.truebluekentucky.com/index.php/basketball/926-guest-basketball/846-blog-establishing-a-system.html#comment-207 Right on the money. It's amazing last year people thought he was the second coming of Rupp and now there are people ready to can him? UNBELIEVEABLE. - bigbluebrownsfan Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:39:34 +0100 http://www.truebluekentucky.com/index.php/basketball/926-guest-basketball/846-blog-establishing-a-system.html#comment-206 ^ my point is that the coaches came in, recruited, and established THEIR system. It doesn't matter what the shape of the program was beforehand. Sometimes the players you inherit aren't the players you need to do what you want to do as a coach. - Jason Spear Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:28:48 +0100 http://www.truebluekentucky.com/index.php/basketball/926-guest-basketball/846-blog-establishing-a-system.html#comment-205 He deserves more time, but the coparisons with the exception of Self, aren't valid. The other programs you mentioned were in much worse shap than what BCG came into. - brominator Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:18:16 +0100 http://www.truebluekentucky.com/index.php/basketball/926-guest-basketball/846-blog-establishing-a-system.html#comment-204 Good Job Jason! No matter what, he deserves time. - TheBluesBrother Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:09:22 +0100 http://www.truebluekentucky.com/index.php/basketball/926-guest-basketball/846-blog-establishing-a-system.html#comment-203 Great Post Jason. This is a point that I'm glad you have beaten to death. Orton, Hood, Vilarino, Pilgrim and possibly Bledsoe and Smith not to mention Ferguson and Ross-Miler coming in next year. No one can tell me that we aren't on the right track recruiting wise and recruiting is 90% or maybe more of what it takes to win. Its 100% of what it takes to win year in year out. - Ty Whitler Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:08:59 +0100