Ryan McCoy's Game is Eye Catching

[zephyr]

_ I fear we have none... _

Your fear is reality and maybe the big reason we have layed eggs these past two games.

[jimbo]

I agree with everyone's views.

1) McCoy hasn't impressed me at all
2) Lee has always tongue lashed his players right when they get to the bench and that will always be the case
3) Lee needs to work on X's & O's, I never see anyone setting picks or trying to run a real offense
4) We always seem to be outrebounded by 10 or more boards
5) we are a terrible free throw shooting team

I know injuries have hit us hard but this team hasn't had a real gutsy leader in a long time.....and Ryan McCoy isn't the "real McCoy". We need a guy that can get physical and step out and shoot the rock. I am still waiting for that player to appear

[zephyr]

_ I agree with everyone's views.

1) McCoy hasn't impressed me at all
2) Lee has always tongue lashed his players right when they get to the bench and that will always be the case
3) Lee needs to work on X's & O's, I never see anyone setting picks or trying to run a real offense
4) We always seem to be outrebounded by 10 or more boards
5) we are a terrible free throw shooting team

I know injuries have hit us hard but this team hasn't had a real gutsy leader in a long time.....and Ryan McCoy isn't the "real McCoy". We need a guy that can get physical and step out and shoot the rock. I am still waiting for that player to appear _

McCoy has impressed me at times. Again, he sat out all of last year so I think it will take him time to regain his skills in competition. He has shown good penetration and an ability to handle the ball and distribute. Remember, he was playing pretty well until he went out against Lamar. My biggest problems are stemming from the lack of adaptation from the coaching staff. Coach Lee doesn't run one single form of an offense to help get shooters open and guys available at the post to receive entry passes.

Yelling is something he has done and will do but that doesn't make it the right thing. There are times to get on a player but a lot of times, its a hustle play that they made a mistake and he still crucifies them. These guys these days don't handle that type of stuff well. I love discipline on a team but I think he needs to show restraint at times. There is no reason Barr shouldn't have gotten 20 points on Tuesday. Lee should have found a way to get him to touch the ball EVERY time down the court. When he did, good things happened.

[shof]

OK, so it sounds like you guys are saying:
(1) Lee recruits good athletic players,
(2) Says "go out there and play hard", take good shots, win,
(3) And when that doesn't work, yells at them.
Good coaching!
Shof

[MissingMandy]

Don't know a thing about the basketball team...but....isn't a good coach suppose to motivate his players? This isn't grade school it is college and coaches yell at their players. They expect them to do what they have been taught. They are not hired to baby their players. They should and do demand perfection each and every play....Wasn't at the game, don't know what the young man did or didn't do (all though I believe Cajun T) but there is NEVER a time when disrespecting a coach should be tolerated, no matter how severe the tongue lashing is from the coach. That's life and hey life ain't fair.

[CajunRebel]

_ I agree with everyone's views.

1) McCoy hasn't impressed me at all
2) Lee has always tongue lashed his players right when they get to the bench and that will always be the case
3) Lee needs to work on X's & O's, I never see anyone setting picks or trying to run a real offense
4) We always seem to be outrebounded by 10 or more boards
5) we are a terrible free throw shooting team

I know injuries have hit us hard but this team hasn't had a real gutsy leader in a long time.....and Ryan McCoy isn't the "real McCoy". We need a guy that can get physical and step out and shoot the rock. I am still waiting for that player to appear _

6) We have a coach who STILL can't put a winning product on the court.

[Million$Mullet]

He did squirt water at Lee. Whether the water hit him or not I dont know.

I wasnt impressed with him at times either, but the fact of the matter is that when he went out of the game, we let the game slip away.

[Tripple Threat]

_ He did squirt water at Lee. Whether the water hit him or not I dont know.

I wasnt impressed with him at times either, but the fact of the matter is that when he went out of the game, we let the game slip away. _

I saw him do the water thing (I was 2 rows behind the bench) and one of the players swiped the bottle out of his hand. The good coaches can discipline each player the way each player needs to be disciplined without showing favoritism. He did yell at McCoy and he told told McCoy he needs to be tougher. Period. Blah, blah, blah...

This team needs focus, needs an established offense and needs to establish the post. Most of the people on this thread get it...Why can't it be done? Coach Lee is the same way at practices...he yells and the assistants do the teaching. In my mind this is the best sport in the world and it's very basic...juggle the personalities properly and teach the basics.

I've been involved in basketball all my life and this team is slowly bleeding away my interest in the game. I don't blame the players.

Thanks for the space to rant.

Oh yeah...the injury's do hurt.

[Crawfish]

_ Don't know a thing about the basketball team...but....isn't a good coach suppose to motivate his players? This isn't grade school it is college and coaches yell at their players. They expect them to do what they have been taught. They are not hired to baby their players. They should and do demand perfection each and every play....Wasn't at the game, don't know what the young man did or didn't do (all though I believe Cajun T) but there is NEVER a time when disrespecting a coach should be tolerated, no matter how severe the tongue lashing is from the coach. That's life and hey life ain't fair. _

With all due respect, I think that basketball is slightly different from football in that the crowd is right on top of the bench and can hear and see all of the rants. In football, you might see a coach going balistic, but fans cannot normally tell whether he is directing his rage at the player. Basketball is a more intimate environment for the fans, coaches and players. This could be a source of humiliation for players.

I do not condone the action of this player, but i will relate this story:

In one of Coach Lee's first years, he was really animated in his reactions to players mistakes and did a lot of yelling early in the season. Any fan could see that this was not eliciting a positive reaction from the player (by his performance on the court.) Somehow, someone must have talked to Lee or he watched himself on film and he backed off.

The team performed much better after he stopped screaming at the players in the game situation. IMO, In basketball, you really need to saving the heavy _____ eatings for practice time.

[Tripple Threat]

On the bright side...This is good experience for the team to play without Randell Daigle, Chris Gradnigo, and Ryan McCoy. If Lee keeps his patience and teaches the guys that are playing and keeps them motivated, the team will be better when the starters come back.