We've seen this before

[TankedCat]

Cal has a team that underperforms while he stubbornly clings to whatever "process" he is trying to implement. Hope for the season by the fans is dwindling and apathy is setting in, but there are still a couple of marquee games on the schedule. And then BOOM, Cal's team pulls one out of their butt, shows you how they *COULD* play every night and some fans are thinking "this is a turning point, we're building for March!" until the next game, and they revert back to the team you've consistently seen all season.

I'm still prepared to make excuses for Pope. Butler is gone, and so he goes to Krissa as the backup...nope sorry. Now we are forced to have our 6'11" center take the ball up the court for more possessions than we're comfortable. Give Pope a healthy Butler, Carr and Krissa and we may still have lost last night but I think we'd also have 2 more wins.

You can blame Pope's coaching and adjustments, that's fair, but at the moment he is having to play with a team that doesn't have a front court. How many coaches are going to win with that?

 

[TankedCat]

the second part of that is, as your season implodes with no wins at the SECT, and then an early exit (or not even making) the NCAAT, the fan base looks back on those couple of unexpected wins with the mindset of just think where we'd be "if he only had better players" or "nagging injuries really hurt us" and its not because you really feel that way, its because you know you're stuck with him due to an absurd contract, and its the only way you can rationalize supporting what you are seeing for the following year. Then you start thinking about how much the program and fans invested in players that didn't meet a SINGLE goal for the program and how it only makes sense for them to come back....then the month of June happens.

 

[BGCATFAN2012]

Yeah I'm not just pissed we lost we got blown out and kicked in the nuts. Don't give a shit who we were missing and such. This season is done and I'll start pulling away to keep from being pissed about a game when kids that don't give 2 shits about the brand and just casually lose in our own gym all the time is OK. If they don't care then either will I and not wasting my money on that shit. Things aren't like they used to be and that's fine but letting last night happen on our first prime Saturday night game that we all were up for is deflating.

 

[BIG BLUE GURU]

Yeah I'm not just pissed we lost we got blown out and kicked in the nuts. Don't give a shit who we were missing and such. This season is done and I'll start pulling away to keep from being pissed about a game when kids that don't give 2 shits about the brand and just casually lose in our own gym all the time is OK. If they don't care then either will I and not wasting my money on that shit. Things aren't like they used to be and that's fine but letting last night happen on our first prime Saturday night game that we all were up for is deflating.

What did you expect for this season when Pope had a month to put this team together? We are what we are. Give Arkansas some credit too as that is the best they have played all year by a lot. They couldn't miss. We have had games like that this year to beat teams we shouldn't have but you don't give Pope credit for those wins. Bye. Tune out.

 

[BGCATFAN2012]

What did you expect for this season when Pope had a month to put this team together? We are what we are. Give Arkansas some credit too as that is the best they have played all year by a lot. They couldn't miss. We have had games like that this year to beat teams we shouldn't have but you don't give Pope credit for those wins. Bye. Tune out.

Let me guess you still think we can make a run or win it all. We have no post season experience on or together as a team and can't guard anything. We will be playing on the first day of the SEC Tournament only to be sent home by some hero that we all say had a career game against us and probably as soon as a team sees KENTUCKY across the chest in the ncaa will have another Oakland moment. I'm just tired of the waste of season since the Maxey team that got thier chance shutdown. Our program is bleeding out.

 

[TankedCat]

Yeah I'm not just pissed we lost we got blown out and kicked in the nuts. Don't give a shit who we were missing and such. This season is done and I'll start pulling away to keep from being pissed about a game when kids that don't give 2 shits about the brand and just casually lose in our own gym all the time is OK. If they don't care then either will I and not wasting my money on that shit. Things aren't like they used to be and that's fine but letting last night happen on our first prime Saturday night game that we all were up for is deflating.

I don't think you got the sentiment of my post.

I was talking about Cal getting Arkansas motivated to win a single game

this was not a commentary on Pope

 

[ukwazoo]

Cal has a team that underperforms while he stubbornly clings to whatever "process" he is trying to implement. Hope for the season by the fans is dwindling and apathy is setting in, but there are still a couple of marquee games on the schedule. And then BOOM, Cal's team pulls one out of their butt, shows you how they *COULD* play every night and some fans are thinking "this is a turning point, we're building for March!" until the next game, and they revert back to the team you've consistently seen all season.

I'm still prepared to make excuses for Pope. Butler is gone, and so he goes to Krissa as the backup...nope sorry. Now we are forced to have our 6'11" center take the ball up the court for more possessions than we're comfortable. Give Pope a healthy Butler, Carr and Krissa and we may still have lost last night but I think we'd also have 2 more wins.

You can blame Pope's coaching and adjustments, that's fair, but at the moment he is having to play with a team that doesn't have a front court. How many coaches are going to win with that?

Agree about Ark, but don't agree about Pope. We were missing key players, yes. But you still have to do everything in your power to win. I don't feel that Pope pressed all the buttons he could press last night...not by a long shot.

 

[TOMCATS1990]

It’s not just that we lost but how we lost, letting Arkansas bomb 3’s mostly uncontested and drive the lane with little resistance. Our Offense is stagnant and not getting open looks for shooters. Arkansas overplaying the 3 and only remember a couple back door cuts. Injuries aside this team is regressing and limping down the stretch.

 

[chroix]

Yeah the silver lining is Cal just had it reinforced that his system still works and there is no need to change.