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Post by Luchador El Guerrero Azteca on Apr 20, 2015 12:24:46 GMT -8
What's not working? If the only answer is getting to a Final Four or to win the National Championship Game then yes, I guess things are not working. I think we have gotten better over the last 10 years, perhaps slipped a notch or 2 the last year or 2........I think we will have a very good team this year, rose colored glasses or not! I think the offense is not working. We had a good recruiting class two years ago, but I'm starting to get concerned about recruiting from here on out. Seems things have been awfully quiet for us on the recruiting front. You do realize our current recruiting class is excellent, right? I don't think I've ever seen one jump of the trails this fast. We'll be fine. If you have some awesome suggestions, contact Matt Soria. |
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Post by Luchador El Guerrero Azteca on Apr 20, 2015 12:27:43 GMT -8
OK, then... What's your solution? Which of our coaches would you fire to make room for your hypothetical NBA guru? Because that is the reality of what would need to happen to make such a hire. I don't want Hut to leave, and Dutcher is obviously not going anywhere. So I guess that just leaves one person then. I would like to see a coach with an offensive background to help our offense out. Soria or Velasquez? How do you then cover for their tasked functions? Dave has quietly become a film expert, by the way. You name the person you'd dump and give the reason they should be fired. It store won't be Mark Fisher. |
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Post by aztecron on Apr 20, 2015 14:44:20 GMT -8
Winning and putting players in the NBA is what attracts recruits. Were doing both now.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2015 14:58:02 GMT -8
This image seems to sum up Aztec Mesa fans concept of how quickly results of every program should improve....tell me I'm wrong.  |
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Post by vision on Apr 21, 2015 8:22:24 GMT -8
Why don't you like the fact that FISHER has coached a P5 school to a NCAA championship, coached in the NBA, and led the Aztecs to 6 consecutive NCAA appearances....Things are definitely NOT broken. IF an SDSU coach gets a great offer and leaves, they will hire someone great to replace him. This is a CRAZY THREAD.
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Post by tonatiuh on Apr 28, 2015 18:44:03 GMT -8
I don't know if its possible under NCAA rules but I would like to see ur Aztecs hire a great shooting Coach for maybe a week to work with the team on technique. One example would be Chip England ( and there are others) who spent a few hours with Kawhi before the lock out his rookie year. He made a few minor (but very significant) changes to his shot. With his great work ethic Kawhi has become a very good shooter. Yes, I wouldn't deny that he has helped Leonard, but like you say it was Kawhi's great work ethic that made most of the difference in his shooting. As I said before, it may be great to have a coach like that, but until Fisher hires one it's not going to happen unless you wish to put up the greenbacks to pay him. |
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Post by sdcoug on Apr 29, 2015 9:46:45 GMT -8
I'd be all for Cage Sr coming in as an assistant coach. But I'd still like to have a coach who specializes on offense, the way Hut specializes on defense. But maybe Ducth will make that type of hire when Fish retires, creating more room on the staff. And that is currently being done by Mark Fisher. He runs the offensive side of practice from the sidelines (w/ Dave & Hut assisting on court).
Are you saying you want SDSU to fire Mark Fisher?
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Post by Old School on Apr 29, 2015 9:56:24 GMT -8
Some people are never satisfied.
Oldie Out
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Post by standiego on Apr 29, 2015 10:31:49 GMT -8
Maybe it all depends on what fans see as a successful season for MBB . Beating top 25 teams in OOC . Winning MW Conference . MW Tournament Champs. Getting into MM , Winning 1 game . SW16 , E8 , F4 , MM Championship Game . MM Champs
Know we all would say yes to all of the above . But in terms of calling the 2015-16 MBB team , what is considered a successful season . Or is that a poll question.
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Post by momoney on Apr 29, 2015 10:49:07 GMT -8
I'd be all for Cage Sr coming in as an assistant coach. But I'd still like to have a coach who specializes on offense, the way Hut specializes on defense. But maybe Ducth will make that type of hire when Fish retires, creating more room on the staff. And that is currently being done by Mark Fisher. He runs the offensive side of practice from the sidelines (w/ Dave & Hut assisting on court).
Are you saying you want SDSU to fire Mark Fisher?
I want our offense to be better run, so we don't have to fire him but let someone else come in and take the responsibility of the offense. If something's broke which our offense clearly is then we should fix it. Are you saying you like our offense completely the way it is? |
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Post by sdcoug on Apr 29, 2015 11:06:15 GMT -8
And that is currently being done by Mark Fisher. He runs the offensive side of practice from the sidelines (w/ Dave & Hut assisting on court).
Are you saying you want SDSU to fire Mark Fisher?
I want our offense to be better run, so we don't have to fire him but let someone else come in and take the responsibility of the offense. If something's broke which our offense clearly is then we should fix it. Are you saying you like our offense completely the way it is? You can only have a finite # of coaches, so if you want someone to come in & take responsibility of the offense then you have to release someone else from their role. If M Fisher's that guy, then that's who you fire. You can't have it both ways. So again, who would you fire? M Fish? Dave? Hut? Dutch? Fish? Are you saying M Fish should be relieved of his role & Dave should take over, reducing Mark's role to.....??
I don't mind the way our offense is run. It's similar to what many are running around the nation, with a lot of freedom given to the players. I'd like to see quicker ball movement at times - not giving the D' as much time to recover. But overall the system is fine. We were average this year (166th in O-efficiency), and among the top 25% last year (81st). In both cases that's mid conference. Same with '13. When you are excellent on one end of the court you may tend to suffer at the other, unless you have incredible talent. We're not at incredible, so I have no issue with being excellent on D & average on O', as much as I'd love to have top 10% on both ends. We got enough good looks last year, which is the role of the O'. We just didn't finish enough, whereas the prior year we did (thank you X).
I do think the current staff, including Mark Fisher with Dave & Hut assisting & overseen by Fish, is plenty qualified. I definitely see no need to bring in anyone specifically for the O'side of the ball.
Hut tends to be the guy who works with the post players, but could see a need for more of a focus in that department (e.g. Cage). However, until Mark Fisher is incapable due to his illness and/or decides to step down, I wouldn't eliminate anyone to bring Cage in right now. As always, you re-evaluate at the end of next year.
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Post by aztecgold on May 1, 2015 13:40:24 GMT -8
I don't think a former NBA players means he will be a good recruiter. I think there are much better recruiters who are AAU coaches with connections to all the high school players. Also, what's wrong with the current assistants?
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Post by Luchador El Guerrero Azteca on May 1, 2015 13:50:15 GMT -8
And that is currently being done by Mark Fisher. He runs the offensive side of practice from the sidelines (w/ Dave & Hut assisting on court).
Are you saying you want SDSU to fire Mark Fisher?
I want our offense to be better run, so we don't have to fire him but let someone else come in and take the responsibility of the offense. If something's broke which our offense clearly is then we should fix it. Are you saying you like our offense completely the way it is? You can't have it both ways. There are no extra coaching positions permitted. So, are you calling for him to be fired if Fish thinks he can still do the job? |
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Post by aztech on May 2, 2015 12:41:13 GMT -8
And that is currently being done by Mark Fisher. He runs the offensive side of practice from the sidelines (w/ Dave & Hut assisting on court).
Are you saying you want SDSU to fire Mark Fisher?
I want our offense to be better run, so we don't have to fire him but let someone else come in and take the responsibility of the offense. If something's broke which our offense clearly is then we should fix it. Are you saying you like our offense completely the way it is? Having the JAM center should up the FT and perimeter shooting percentages for everyone, and out of the gate. We have the shooters, but they needed a place of their own to work on their game. Missing so many open shots is what eventually did us in. We had difficulty sustaining leads or pulling away against the better teams because of it. There's no reason our offense should have to rely so heavily on our defense again. |
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