No offense, but some of you guys are making yourselves look pretty foolish and fair-weather with these posts.
It was a terrible performance, no question. But I'm not sure why anyone is surprised when the coach -- who spends more time with the players than anyone -- basically told us to expect these wild swings of inconsistent play.
Our team is what it is: capable of blowing out an opponent one day, then getting totally humiliated four days later.
Is that a problem with the current coach, or is it a product of trying to undo the past four years of lazy bullshit with zero emphasis on fundamentals, zero accountability and zero consequences for lousy effort?
Based on Paulsen's track record and what we all endured under Blewitt, I'd say the new coach deserves a pretty long honeymoon period.
Rome wasn't built in a day, and neither is a basketball program. It's bigger than just trying to win a specific game. Paulsen is trying to establish a culture of playing the game the right way, but it's going to be a long-term process because of the mess he inherited.
As fans, we need to prepare accordingly.