Thursday, May 23, 2019

Walker feeling the heat

Darrell Walker ought to be feeling a lot of heat about now after the disaster that just ended. We had a lot more talent than we had wins last season, and that is not the sort of thing to inspire confidence in a head coach. Now we get to see if DW is able to learn from his mistakes. Can he improve? He should have six upperclassmen on the roster this year, so maturity will be less of an issue.

The #1 issue for me is whether or not Walker is willing to enforce on-court discipline. Is he going to allow the players to be NBA Junior, or is he going to make them play right? Is he going to let them play like they want to play so they will like him as a coach, or make them play the game right whether or not they like it? Keep an eye on the assist to turnover ratio of our point guards as an indicator of that problem.

If we don't finish next season above .500, I would be in favor of letting Walker ease back to the NBA. If it was fully Chasse Conque's decision to hire Walker, then that would make two disasters in a row under his management and he needs to cut his losses quickly. If it was not fully his decision to hire, then he may not have the full authority to fire, either. We shall see.

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