Coach John may be fired, but it won't help this season.
I haven't blogged about the Beavers Men's Basketball team this year, but after starting 0-8 in Pac-10 its time.
By the time you read this Coach Jay John may already be fired. I hope that OSU keeps him through the end of the season because it doesn't gain us anything to fire him now. It probably hurts the players. And really, only Pro teams fire coaches halfway through the season right?
Time to catch up with the season. It's been a disappointing season. I've watched a few games live and a few on TV. I've been a season ticket holder the last 4-5 years because I thought that Jay John knew what it would take to build a winner because he'd seen it at U of A. After that NIT season I really felt that he had brought us over the hump and we'd be back to the Orange Express in no time.
This is definitely Coach John's last season (if not his last days). I think it is time for him to go. I think he got spoiled at Arizona. He couldn't get elite talent, yet he wouldn't change his offense to help his players. The offense clearly relies on players to make plays. He's just not good enough with the X's and O's to overcome a lack of talent like say WSU can.
I think this season he may have the best collection of athleticism he's ever had. Heck probably the best since the Miller days. Quite a bit of talent too. But no leadership and no confidence really doomed this team from the beginning. Plus, there's the poor shooting. I think that goes with confidence, but its been a common theme with Jay's teams and really OSU teams for the past 15 years. I actually like alot of these players and I think its possible that the right coach could have a serious breakthrough next season.
So we'll see what happens this week. Thanks to Coach John for his effort and lets hope for a Dennis Erickson-type hire this time.
Makes you appreciate Mike Riley and Pat Casey, huh?
4 comments:
Firing him in the middle of the season might not help much, but it'll satisfy the majority of fans who want him gone.
The season is already over as far as the Beavers are concerned. If they fire John, they can start searching for a new coach, instead of having to wait and suffer through an already abysmal season.
True. But how many coaches will get scared away by that sort of ruthless firing. Then again if we win a couple down the stretch, maybe things won't look so bad for potential hires.
Read about your coach's firing. Found it interesting to read that Giles was also dismissed. What is the sentiment on him? I saw him play 2 years at Kansas and I was beyond relieved to see him leave the team. I felt OSU made a mistake bringing him in, and it looks like I may have been right.
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