I like Shaka as a person. Shit, I thought he was the right guy for the job when we hired him. I was beggggging for us to go after him after Rick, and we did.
However, Shaka never brought that same passion or intensity that he had at VCU to Texas. I dont remember us ever trying to use his Havoc full court press like he did at VCU. We would do it every blue moon, but it was never a staple of any team he had here.
I still like Shaka, but my biggest issue with him is the complete lack of strategy. Star player on the opposing team with 3 or 4 fouls? Dont ever attack them. Opposing team full of small guys? Dont ever feed it down low to your big men. Team destroying us in the paint? Dont ever go to a zone.
Too many times has our offense devolved into standing around and waiting for something to happen or shoot up a random ass 3 and hope for the best. Its almost like the 12 ft jumper doesnt even exist in Shakas brain. Its 3 points or drive to the hoop and hope for the best. That is literally it.
As much as I like the guy and want to see him succeed here, I just dont think I can tolerate these issues any more. Losing this game was a fucking huge reality check for me. 0 Tourney wins in 6 years is pathetic.
Not sure if we will actually dump him this year... but I cant say id be sad if we did.