Coach Nate Schmidt

[Malone]

Playing better teams. I think the problem comes from the top. When you listen to Otz talk, he's all about driving the ball and being physical on offense. If that's your offense, it's fairly easy for the opponent to just pack the middle. We need someone that understands spacing and ball movement. With this team, the extra pass is the rare exception, rather than the rule. The guys are out there doing what the coach is telling them but on the offensive end, he's just plain wrong.

TJ isn’t a coach in the same way Chris Beard or 98% of the coaches in the tournament are. He’s a rah rah, figurehead type. I think that is a huge weakness for this program in a tournament setting and I don’t know what the solution is.

 

[bosco]

Lol at posters looking to get rid of TJ.

 

[cy4state]

What would you say is the offensive game plan tonight?

I think that is the issue, we don't have one.

How many open shots do you need? They aren’t falling, not open offense.

 

[Clon3]

How many open shots do you need? They aren’t falling, not open offense.

What would you say is the offensive game plan tonight?

 

[ClonesTwenty1]

Lol at posters looking to get rid of TJ.

So dumb. Let’s not run TJ off people please

 

[cy4state]

What would you say is the offensive game plan tonight?

I see you’re an expert, they’ve had open looks, missed 3’s and bunnies. What do you suggest?

 

[Clon3]

I see you’re an expert, they’ve had open looks, missed 3’s and bunnies. What do you suggest?

I didn't claim to be an expert? What would you say is the offensive game plan tonight?

 

[GoSTATE71]

Nate really needs to go

 

[cy4state]

I didn't claim to be an expert? What would you say is the offensive game plan tonight?

I didn’t say there was a game plan, I’m no expert. I’m not the one acting like there wasn’t open shots, that’s you saying no game plan. They just didn’t hit them early.

 

[trevn]

Some incredibly dumb takes in here. Laughably dumb.

 

[chuckd4735]

What would you say is the offensive game plan tonight?

I think that is the issue, we don't have one.

Yeah for sure. All those open threes just happened on their own.

 

[Malone]

Lol at posters looking to get rid of TJ.

Who’s looking to get rid of TJ?

The larger problem is morons on this board attacking straw men

 

[SoleCyclone]

He's not great but tonight wasn't on him. Gave up 91 and we couldn't hit a open shot for 30min

 

[cydsho]

I'm confused. Do we need to get rid of TJ or Schmdit. Both? Start over? Some of you need to lay off the sauce or stop thinking your world is crashing because of game played by basically kids.

 

[ISUCubswin]

In our final games the last 3 years

2025 - 4 total points from 15 minute mark to 5 minute mark

2024 - 6 total points first 10 minutes of game

2023 - 2 total points first 10 minutes of game

The offense completely disappearing for 25% of a game needs to stop being a trend

 

[HouClone]

We had our best offense for years, and we have a thread blaming Nate Schmidt?

 

[Clon3]

Yeah for sure. All those open threes just happened on their own.

We shot a higher % tonight than our season average FWIW.

 

[cyfan92]

What is our offensive identity? Force turnovers and score in transition?

We don't run anything other than let CuJO play hero or drive the basket and pray

 

[cyatheart]

What is our offensive identity? Force turnovers and score in transition?

We don't run anything other than let CuJO play hero or drive the basket and pray

It's Spain and a couple other ball screen sets. UConn win two championships with exclusively off ball motion.

 

[chuckd4735]

We shot a higher % tonight than our season average FWIW.

Not sure that helps your argument.