TooTexy

Haha! They played in a shitty conference and I don't consider their season similar. You don't understand Ball brah. Chill. It will all work out.

Ah no. DO absolutely deserved to play. Barnett plays on an uber shitty Mizzou team and his departure had nothing to do with Smart. He left because Barnes was fired and Barnett wanted to get back home to Missouri. Watch VCU when Shaka was there. It takes a lot of competent bodies to run havoc. Texas does not have that. Any good coach will adapt until he/she has the personnel to run the system they prefer.

I disagree with this. But let's assume you are correct. He moved away from the D he employed at VCU because he (a) enjoys sabotaging his own career and by rational extension hurting his family or (b) there are other prudent reasons for this decision. I think (b) is considerably more likely than (a).

A lot of recruiting/scouting in basketball is based on potential and many players don't pan out. If you play Banks, you are taking minutes away from someone else. Banks didn't deserve to be on the court. He didn't earn PT and that sucks for everyone involved. I wish him well. I know its fashionable right now to bitch about Shaka Smart. I get the frustration and the disappointment. I know that people say a lot of nonsense when they are disappointed and frustrated. I also know that most of the folks bitching about Shaka Smart don't know shit about basketball. But hey, we are all entitled to our opinions and entitled to voice them with vigor - even if they are uninformed and just plain stupid. I wonder through: how does a pea brain coach lose 4/5 leading scorers from his 28-12 Final Four team and follow that up with a 29-7 year, including a conference championship and then as a 12 seed get a win against a solid 5 seed (Wichita State) and almost beat a 4 seed (Indiana/61-63)? How does that happen? I mean it is possible that he came to Texas and forgot to coach. Maybe Billy Donovan sucks at hiring assistants. Or maybe we give the guy some time.

Super observation. Now why do you suppose he didn't get to play? Allow me to offer a wild guess: the kid just isn't good enough. No coach intentionally sits a player that can generate wins for their program. I wasn't a fan after watching his HS footage and always thought he was a long shot to have any meaningful impact. Banks wouldn't get meaningful PT at Penn. #Truth.

These studs you speak of: who, specifically, did you have in mind?

Haha! Wow! So much hate for win number one. You may want to pace yourself there, ding-a-ling.

Firing Shaka isn't smart. He will and should get his 5 years.