🏀 "Déjà vu all over again" -- NC State fans/reporters turning on xCMG.

[TerryP]

If you've read, or said, something along these lines raise your hand.

I’m not a coach, and I’m not going to pretend to know all the intricacies of the UCLA High Post, but I feel confident that a big man standing 18 feet from the basket trying to pass the ball back to the guard that just threw him the ball is not what is supposed to be happening. Nobody knows what to do and nobody knows where to go. These players are not being put in a position to succeed. That is not an effort failure. That is a coaching failure.

This is why a frustratingly high amount of State’s possessions end with bad jump shots. There really is very little going on on offense to try and create a good shot. When BeeJay Anya is standing 18 feet from the rim with the ball, that possession is already wasted. BeeJay Anya can’t pass and he can’t shoot. He is a threat to do absolutely nothing from that spot on the floor. Yet he repeatedly receives the ball there, dribbles one time, and then has no idea what to do. This is just wasting time before an inevitable contested jumper to end the possession.

NC State Basketball has a Coaching Issue - Backing The Pack​

 

[Bamabww]

Yeah, remember that line of thinking. Once they got to Bama, they never got any better, never got "coached up."

 

[UAgrad93]

:wave: Here I am!!!

 

[18Champs]

38 page thread from the NC St. Scout site

Fire Gott

 

[alabama mike]

CMG, had problems running this at Alabama and now NC St. When a team cannot consistently hit mid-range shots with your 3 ,4 and 5, you end up with bad looks from the 3 point line or beyond.
The thing that really has the Wolfpack fans upset is the recent loss to Georgia Tech.

 

[Max]

Gottfried has had his good seasons and his bad seasons. Why do you think he's so inconsistant?

 

[TerryP]

The thing that really has the Wolfpack fans upset is the recent loss to Georgia Tech.

Last season's record (below .500 for all games) and a horrible conference record certainly didn't sit well.

 

[UAgrad93]

Gottfried has had his good seasons and his bad seasons. Why do you think he's so inconsistant?

I think he gets complacent and rests on what he has done in the past. Recall, he had the Elite 8 appearance here, got a #1 ranking for a game or so, then it went south. It didn't help that he was chasing split tail up and down the Strip either.

 

[TerryP]

I think he gets complacent and rests on what he has done in the past. Recall, he had the Elite 8 appearance here, got a #1 ranking for a game or so, then it went south. It didn't help that he was chasing split tail up and down the Strip either.

Personally, I've never doubted his ability to recruit. I have doubted how well he would do when he doesn't have top notch assistants on the bench. Think about his teams at Bama when Robert Scott was his assistant. Or, TR Dunn as another example.

It's my opinion a lot don't care for him because we see he pissed away an opportunity and as an Alum that hits a tad harder. When you add things like his wife pulling a "Kristi Malzahn," him openly admitting he was upset about Saban getting more "love" than he was, and then add in the stories like what happened at Ol' Colony?

 

[alabama mike]

Gottfried has had his good seasons and his bad seasons. Why do you think he's so inconsistant?

IMO, he does not develop the talent he gets.

Last season's record (below .500 for all games) and a horrible conference record certainly didn't sit well.

That is true. Every coach has a "down year" except the elite programs ie; N.C., KY to name a couple. CMG seems to have good talent but he and his staff do not develop players.

 

[TerryP]

Every coach has a "down year" except the elite programs ie; N.C., KY to name a couple. CMG seems to have good talent but he and his staff do not develop players.

NC State fans would point to Lutz as one of their assistants who did a good job ... but, like Dunn and Scott when he left there was a drop-off in production; most on defense, IMO.

 

[TUSKtimes]

Mark had some great players and Grant couldn't figure out what the big man was for. Or an offensive gameplan for that matter. But discipline and toughness I haven't seen the likes of since the Wimp Sanderson era. Back then we were a dangerous basketball team that would take your lunch money at your house.

 

[Max]

A letter the NC St AD sent out~

To a mediocre Boston College team at home. The letter reads.....

Several of you as loyal fans have written regarding the loss to BC and since each email was similar in nature, I decided to respond to you as a group.

Because you are not able to impact game outcomes directly, I understand your frustration, because you depend on others to "right the ship".

I also have seen the video of the post game comments made to the N and O beat writer and want to assure you that what our fans think does matter. A lot.

At this juncture, seeing measurable/objective improvement in play is a focus and continuing to provide day to day support for our team members and coaches.

As 18-22 year old athletes, this cannot be easy for them. And I understand you are disappointed regarding early season ACC game outcomes. Playing in the friendly confines of PNC for the next week should help.

Thank you for your longtime loyalty to Wolfpack Men's Basketball. That is never taken for granted.

In the spirit of the Pack,

Debbie

There is also a thread on the Pack Pride NC State Scout forum titled "Fire Gott" which is 40 pages long and has 1,568 replies. Most of the replies are anti-XcMG.
Very interesting read. Highlights many of the things we had issue with him during his later years at UA. Interestingly his #1 assistant, Bobby Lutz, was transitioned to another role in the athletic department at the conclusion of last season. When cMG loses an older experienced asistant, with good X & O skills, things seem to turn south for him.

 

[Rolltide24]

When you lose by 51 to your in-state rival, you can expect some heat... My local "Pack alum buddies were ticked after that loss as week back. Ticked doesn't even describe it. They endure football season with the hopes of a solid BB team every fall. And then there was that Clemson football game this fall... They thought they had a moment of hope and something to boast about, but...