...you really, really have some explaining to do.

Once again, uninspired coming out of the locker-room. No adjustments made.

I've seen this movie before and I know how it ends.

Is this team not responding to its coach or is this coach not responding to his players?

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This is driving me crazy. With Groce we always came out with fire after  halftime. Even in-game it was difficult to make OUr Cats sloppy and uninterested. Watching this game on TV I was very disappointed to see Ohio demoralized when Pledger couldn't miss and we couldn't make. As soon as the Sooners were clicking on offense it seemed like Ohio's offense became sluggish and many offensive sets were blown up before they got started. I'm not feeling too great about this team right now...

This time, a whole team shoots out of their mind in the second half.  As I said before, it's become a joke.  No longer is it a question of if someone is going to shoot lights out, it is when?

We need to develop an offensive identity when our 3 pt shooting sucks.

Offutt is key in this, IMO. I think he could be a solid mid range option. Kellogg driving to the hoop is nice - against lesser opponents, not against good teams.

I would have liked to see Green/Wilkins at least get a few mins.

Christian and Groce are two guys with different approaches. I think, in a way, Christian is really confident and maybe a tad bit complacent with this team. Hopefully once MAC play starts, we grab an early road W and the train starts rolling.

Wilkins was unavailable tonight after the ankle injury he suffered late in the game against UMES.

I think OUBobcat John has identified the culprits tonight, Cooper, Offut and Baltic.  After watching the game I can't believe there were only 18 turnovers.  Then agin, there were probably that many bad shots and defensive play from the three of them too.

I don't think Christian and the guys are gelling.  We have a great group of young guys who play hard when they feel like they have a strong coach behind them and he is used to running to jail to bail out thugs from junior colleges.  I am so afraid of this program turning into a fiasco with guys not coming to play good, hard ball but to party and smoke weed and beat up their girlfriends.  We need to drop him.  I still can't think of a single reason Jeff Boals doesn't get a chance or even Dustin or bring back Geno.  Heck anyone but Christian and O'Shea would be good right now.  I don't see how you can blame the team when they have proven themselves already.  

I hate to say this but, the only problem with the guys is Cooper seems to have an ego problem right now.  If he tries to set up a play and it doesn't work out, he seems to blame his teammates really quick instead of taking the responsibility himself.  Don't get me wrong, Cooper is a great player and a reason we have been where we have.  But, maybe someone who is a good coach should sit down with him and remind him it's a team sport.  Not one player wins or loses the game.  Watch Stevie, he does a great job of leading while he is out on the floor.  Should Stevie take over, no but I am looking forward to next year with him at the starting PG.  Being a junior with two years under his belt and being under Cooper should make him a force to be reckon with.  And I hope he gets it instead of this Bean guy.  Stevie has proven he deserves it.  

so what you are describing is a complete breakdown of the system.....because the same players rode a system that covered many of their weakness' and exploited their strengths.
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Your laundry list is the same traits the guys had last year .........nothing appreciable has changed except how the chess pieces are played.

Regretfully, I think this really does hit everything and as Borna states, these same guys did these same things well just last year.  Tough puzzle to solve.  Human nature tells you to blame the only new variable in the equation (the coach) assuming everything else has remained constant.  Really can't add much more to the list you created other than offensively last year, while we did rely a lot on the outside shot, I recall more cutting to the hoop which resulted in more open drives to the basket.  Right now, there is nothing easy about most offensive possessions.  And when Nick, DJ and Walt aren't hot, we're in big troubles as the other scoring options are few.

I think a good analogy would be comparing this team to the NY Giants.  Had a good team playing at an acceptable level when they caught lightning in a bottle.  The following year they went back to who they really were, an OK team, but one where everyone expected them to recreate the year before. That is a really hard thing to duplicate in most sports.  That is what we are watching here.  We're just OK.  You look at the same players and expect the same results,  but they don't make plays enough to win and, on occasion, can really look bad for stretches.  

BobGross....You are ready to change coaches after 12, 13, 14 games  ????  Sure glad you are not our AD !!  We have a team that has the same strengths and weaknesses as last year.  Yes, we caught lightning in a bottle last March and had a great run, but repeating that in a new season is just not as easy as you seem to think it should be.   Christian is coaching these kids up in practice, believe me.  I live in the area, and am fortunate to be able to watch lots of practices, and get to see what is going on, as I did while J.G. was here.  Our team is working very hard in practice, and they look to be taking to Coach Christian very well.  The individual personalities and talent levels are what they are!   We will be competitive in the MAC, and will have a chance to win it.  Are we an over-powering, can't miss team that is going to waltz thru the MAC schedule???   Nope, we are not that good a team, and we are going to struggle at times, just as we did last season.
Please do not make any coaching decisions until we see where the program is in 3 to 4 years.!