#1 Reason why BBN has the right to be Frustrated

[Farsight]

95% of the posters here want Pope to succeed, want him to win. They comprehend that we are down 2 PG's and still a recovering Carr. We know that this is incredibly challenging to overcome.

However....

I would conclude that most posters here are more upset and frustrated with this team right now because of the following reasons:

• Soft
  • Lack of Effort
  • Mentally Leaving the Game
  • Refuse to try to be Physical

I guarantee you, that its HOW we are losing, not that WE are losing. In every loss, we lose the same. Everyone knows what that is. If our team SHOWED they want to WIN, more than half of these threads would not exist.

You're upset, because of HOW we lose, not that WE lose this year. The HOW has been consistent.

How do we win? We out scheme, we play as a cohesive unit. No more ISO, create defensive schemes that WORK with this team. Whatever that may be.

#1 reason why BBN has the right to be Frustrated is, because of lack of will to win, which equates them being soft.

If you're frustrated, that does not mean you hate Pope, you hate this team, you want Cal back. Or you're a bad fan or a bandwagon fan.

If we were losing games and we were competitive and still lost, most reasonable fans here would understand the hand Pope was given.

It's.
That.
Simple.

 

[ManitouDan]

Coming from a finesse player , you can’t me physical , at least SEC physical !! So stop stirring crap

 

[Farsight]

Coming from a finesse player , you can’t me physical , at least SEC physical !! So stop stirring crap

Did you even read the thread?

 

[BlueWorldOrder74]

You can be as frustrated as you want. So can I. Doesn’t change the fact that our roster is what it is. Considering Mark had about 10 minutes to put it together, I’d say he’s done an outstanding job. Let’s not dismiss the work he accomplished before the injuries. Lot of the national media were saying shit like “final four potential,” “coach of the year potential.”

We lost our back up PG right away and still won. Then lose our starting PG and only on ball defender, ouch. Lost Carr. Ouch. Down both PG’s and Carr - good luck man. Good luck.

Defense is an issue. I’m sure he could probably scheme out something better to help a bit, and maybe he will. But it won’t be a lot better.

I don’t think these guys aren’t playing hard. I think they are. They just aren’t good at some things, and we should have already known that. Athletically, they are limited. We knew that. I mean, they fought like hell the second half, just ****ed up the first half. Ok, they had a shitty half and weren’t into it mentally. I’ll say Mark did a bad job there. But overall, he’s been amazing.

These are just my stupid opinions.

 

[the nail at the foul line]

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[the nail at the foul line]

UCONN was 1-5 during the period above in a very tough Big East in 2023.

Have a nice day.

 

[TTTblue24]

This is spot on, it’s HOW we are losing not that we lost. Effort & letting physical play destroy our game vs embracing it and doing what it takes to give us the best chance for successs. Great post!

 

[BlueWorldOrder74]

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You are wasting your time with some of the guys on here…..

 

[UKWildcats1987]

UCONN was 1-5 during the period above in a very tough Big East in 2023.

Have a nice day.

Their roster was more talented and not sure they had injury issues like us either.

 

[the nail at the foul line]

You are wasting your time with some of the guys on here…..

We are in an SEC probably better than that Big East.

These guys would have fired Hurley January 19, 2023.

We have to give Pope time.

 

[the nail at the foul line]

Their roster was more talented and not sure they had injury issues like us either.

Have a nice day.

 

[ManitouDan]

Did you even read the thread?

Yes, and I gave the perfect answer to your playing of the IF game .. you don’t want us to be soft and you want us to be more physical, but I’m telling you you can’t make guys who are finesse players into the 90s Pistons

 

[YardCat]

We need more Dudes like Coach Tang said a few years ago. We need Dudes who can get theirs and also distribute. Get me some little jitterbug who is a magician with the ball and grease lighting. Until then let’s just keep being good fans and try to stay positive.

 

[Ron Mehico]

I mean Jackson Robinson literally had to dribble with his back to the defender because he’s so uncomfortable playing PG right now. The fact we’re still scoring like we are is mind boggling. I’m not sure what you guys expect with 3 of our top 7 out

 

[CrimsonCats]

I don’t think these guys aren’t playing hard. I think they are. They just aren’t good at some things, and we should have already known that. Athletically, they are limited. We knew that. I mean, they fought like hell the second half, just ****ed up the first half. Ok, they had a shitty half and weren’t into it mentally. I’ll say Mark did a bad job there. But overall, he’s been amazing.

I wanted to emphasize how much I agree with this. There did get to be some frustrated body language towards the end of that first half onslaught last night, but even if that wouldn’t happen in a perfect world, it’s a pretty reasonable human response when our guys were simply outmanned and Ole Miss was severely punishing every wrong move like that. This stretch of games has been disappointing as a fan after how the season started, but I don’t think it boils down to “we need to try harder”. I think the guys are giving what they can with the physical abilities they have, and that’s just coming up short more often than not right now.

 

[Rideordiewildcat]

Yeah for me it's effort. No excuses on not giving 100 out there every minute you're out there.

Like the Bull Dunham scene, lollygaggers. You lollygag to the ball, you lollygag to....
What's our record, 8-16, how in the hell did we ever win 8. It's a miracle. 🤡

 

[ImTheVillageIdiot]

I wanted to emphasize how much I agree with this. There did get to be some frustrated body language towards the end of that first half onslaught last night, but even if that wouldn’t happen in a perfect world, it’s a pretty reasonable human response when our guys were simply outmanned and Ole Miss was severely punishing every wrong move like that. This stretch of games has been disappointing as a fan after how the season started, but I don’t think it boils down to “we need to try harder”. I think the guys are giving what they can with the physical abilities they have, and that’s just coming up short more often than not right now.

What people fail to admit is that those imperfect people having the poor body language is because…..they actually do want to win. They were humiliated. Someone on the postgame show called Matt Jones out last night and rightfully so for saying the players aren’t playing hard or don’t care.

 

[chroix]

If they were capable of being something they weren’t they’d be a different team. Never understand this kind of logic. Of course that would be true, but it is not the case so it is an exercise in futility to imagine it otherwise.

What other imaginary scenarios would get us a better record? What if they were all eight feet tall? That would be really hard to beat too.

It’s a much better idea to live in reality. This team has a ceiling. That ceiling is lower because of injuries. There wasn’t a lot of room for them to dick around at full strength much less down PGs 1&2. It is what it is.

 

[WildcatUKx]

UCONN was 1-5 during the period above in a very tough Big East in 2023.

Have a nice day.

And that means nothing, Mark Pope is not Dan Hurley.

 

[ImTheVillageIdiot]

If they were capable of being something they weren’t they’d be a different team. Never understand this kind of logic. Of course that would be true, but it is not the case so it is an exercise in futility to imagine it otherwise.

What other imaginary scenarios would get us a better record? What if they were all eight feet tall? That would be really hard to beat too.

It’s a much better idea to live in reality. This team has a ceiling. That ceiling is lower because of injuries. There wasn’t a lot of room for them to dick around at full strength much less down PGs 1&2. It is what it is.

Bro doesn’t miss!

 

[Bluesnky]

I am certain that no matter the actual reason for losing fans will blame the will to win and effort 100% of the time. It’s the laziest possible analysis.

 

[ImTheVillageIdiot]

I am certain that no matter the actual reason for losing fans will blame the will to win and effort 100% of the time. It’s the laziest possible analysis.

 

[fredmanthecatfan]

Everyone has the right to be frustrated. I can’t remember a single loss that didn’t frustrate me.
There’s a difference in being frustrated and stupid. That said, it’s a free country. Being stupid is legal too.
With Butler and Kerr out, it’s gonna be tough.
PG is a position that is difficult to play without. Getting someone to slide over and play it is much different than other positions.
It’s frustrating, but it’s reality.