VinyVango

Representative Garcia is the least effective, least eloquent, and least prepared (apparently) member of the House Manager team. I've not heard her read through once sentence on her scripts yet without stumbling... by far the weakest link. The outcome likely is not adversely affected by anything she has said or done, but the nationwide viewership, interest, and potential negative repercussions from all the GOP Senators' and the defense teams' lies and bullshit could have been exponentially greater with a better choice.

There was period of 3-6 mins or so in the 2nd half when we made a run, worked the ball inside, and showed energy and movement on offense. It was when Williams, Kai/Hamm/Sims, Coleman and Ramey were on the floor. The team was actually playing recognizably decent offense during that stint and we jumped to 10 points ahead. We even full court pressed some and got at least two turnovers and a couple fast break baskets. For reasons unknown, Shaka then chose to pull Williams and the 2nd big and go 4 guards for the rest of the game and go with with AJ and Febres as the forwards. TCU had their way on the boards and inside to tie the game. AJ and Febres were pathetic on defense. Had it not been for two VERY long 3-pointers as the shot clock was expiring by Febres (which were prayers that were answered despite shitty, standing around offense) this game would've been a loss. The last play we ran (ending in a shot clock violation) was horrific, as was the fact that we didn't at least do offense/defense subbing at the end to get some better defenders than AJ and Febres in the game. I believe our best line-up is Coleman, Ramey, Williams, Hepa/Kai/Hamm, and Sims. AJ and Febres can bring a spark, but neither are guys you want defending when the game is one the line and they tend to stagnate the offense when they are on the court for more than a couple minutes at a time. Plugging AJ or Febres into the traditional PF spot on defense is laughable. Williams needs lots of minutes from here out to get acclimated. I was over the Febres as bell-cow experiment last year. Even when he hits 5 threes, he commonly allows at least that many points due to soft defense, fouls, and put-backs by the guy he's supposed to be boxing out. He's a 10-minute a game guy who you might allow 15-20 mins if he is playing really well.

Translation “stand around and wait for a pass so I can throw up a rushed 3” Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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He’s going to play for guards on defense here ... dumb Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The past 4 mins or so have been unusually watchable ... more movement and inside looks on offense than any game I recall this season Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The panic, terrified vibe that all our players (and head coach) exude is so damn bizarre and depressing Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Them... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

22-21 then Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

22-22 them... we just had about four or five bad possessions Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I had a retinal injury that made graph paper look like their floor... bringing back bad flashbacks Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The first step would be to get Few, Wright, Bennett, Beard and Donovan to say "nope". It gets blurry after that... Painter, Altman, Bielein are solid Rick Barnes level guys (A-/B+) ... Musselman and Grant are good against lesser competition ... Marshall? Underwood? I don't think we will even consider Pearl or Sampson, but think they should get an offer before we gamble on other guys.

When a coach is on a seat as hot as Shaka's right now, there's two paths, much like flight or fight. You either scramble, mix things up, and try the kitchen sink against the wall to fight for anything that might work so you can at least say you tried it all and it wasn't meant to be... or, you turtle and stubbornly stick to the dysfunction and pump the fans-vs-team script. It's evident that Shaka is going to stick to his guns and keep banging his head against the wall. The season is shot. Might as well let him go and let the assistants experiment with game plans, line-ups, drills in practice, etc... so that the incoming coach can see what he has to work with. There are some players that have phoned it in and exhibited some pretty strong "I give up" during the recent games who need a game or two on the bench to remind them that it's a privilege to be playing college ball with a full ride scholarship. At this point, I wouldn't be crushed to see the whole thing gutted. It would be kinda nice to keep Kai Jones and Hepa and some other tools for the next coach to build with. It would be nice to see more of Williams and see if Baker and Cunningham have anything to offer. It would be great if Sims and Coleman stick around another year. The other guys all have something to offer if used the right way and given consequences for poor ball protection, poor defensive effort, and very poor shot selection.

That’s been one of several glaring face-palm level weaknesses of the team for at least 3 years Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Everyone getting their shots up early ... zero team play or pride Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

All of our guards have phoned it in... no desire to break a sweat or even be on the floor evident... sloppy passes... poor shot decisions ... and slow jogging on defense Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Nice pass febres, gtfo! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It was not so much the opponent or even the point difference last night that was the nail in the coffin. It was the recurrent lack of a plan the players could execute / comprehend, lack of energy, lack of passion, lack of basic fundamentals, lack of discipline, lack of adjustments to adversity, and absence of basic common sense exhibited by coach and players. It was also the coach's recurrent in-game, defeated body language and recurrent post-game excuse of not having his players properly prepared. Even with the same end result last night, I would have been a vast improvement in my book for Shaka to call a timeout to chew his players asses about lack of aggression, chew the refs out about some of the imbalanced foul calling, and get T'd-up and booted from the game before half time. That would have at least shown some fire and passion and maybe some of his players would have fed off of it.... something to have shown us you "want it".

I kind of like Kai and Hepa. I'd like to see Sims stick it out here, but it's cool if he wants to play his final year back home up north. I wouldn't feel disappointed if any other player transferred. Burn it down it to the ground if you have to. Shaka needs to be a man and turn the reigns over to Yaklich for the rest of the season. It would be admirable if the did it for a fair buy-out based upon his poor performance. He's lost any semblance of hope there might have been. If TJ feels that strongly, get him to step up as a interim paid consultant for the rest of the year. I guess one big question is who we want next year if the likes of Donovan, Pearl, Beard, and the other proven coaches say "no". I wish we had a guy like Few.

Shaka playing hepa wirh 3 fouls rather than bring baker off the bench ... wow Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

This game is over ... put in some guys that never get to play ... Coleman, Ramey, and febres mailed it in 8 minutes ago... and Liddell seems like he’s never dribbled anything but saliva in his life ... Huggins has his scrubs in! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Were struggling mightily even to pass backwards Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Men against mice right now Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Kai Jones and Hepa are going to be in deep water on the interior tonight... WV plays two 6"10"+, 250 lbs +, athletic men inside that are going to make it a greater uphill battle for us to score inside or grab boards. Could get ugly quick(er) if Sims gets into foul trouble.

AMEN We might even draw a few fouls!