Dryburn, I agree with most of what you say.
A couple of differing points:
The dribbling out front is frustrating, but the reason is likely players not running the play crisply (or not at all). I doubt the intention is for DG to just dribble. A weak screen, slow movement causes plays to break down. We do not have a PG who can just get to the rim at will, so if players are not executing crisply, then it looks like the PG is jsut dribbling.
Also, I don't care if you are a freshman, senior, walk on or trainer. If you are not executing or are being a negative influence to the team, you have to be called out. I find it highly unlikely that the comments after the Duke game are the first time Colvin or the "other" players have heard from Coach Mac.
Wayne had 0 returning big men his 3rd year. 0, not a one. George and Faulkner both had issues and were dismissed from the team during the previous season. That team had no big men at all back, and the best one was Jiri in his 1st year at this level. Taggart wasn't ready yet, Gray was a role player. Tough to win when you have 0 experience at two positions.
Did you want him to lie?This isn't about Boozer's FB status, but it's about the video on Facebook from the basketball team page with Boozer talking about being around Duke when his brother played there.
There's a question like "What do you think makes Duke so good?" and he answered right away "Their coach." He didn't bring up how much talent they have or whatever, it was about Coach K being a great coach
Coaching, especially at a college and below level, goes so far
I'd have benched Colvin after that fight against Bradley.
It just seemed very odd to me to call Colvin out on the radiio after the Duke game. If anyone should have been called out there......it was CB. Let's face it, he had a lousy game. He needs to show some leadership out there, and some toughness. That is a much bigger concern for this team than Colvin. Now, if Colvin is mis-behaving off-court or something, then that is another matter. But if that is the case, then why the hell is he playing so much over Buckley, who has been here a couple of years, and from all indications works hard in practice and seems to be a team player. How can Colvin get called out and yet at the same time be getting so many minutes over a 2-year vet player? It's not like Colvin has demonstrated any great skills out there.
“He did some great things on the floor but some of his antics off the floor have got to change,†McDermott said. “If they don’t change, I am not sure that it is going to work. I am just going to be honest with you. He is a very talented player. But this is a team sport. We’ve got a few guys who don’t understand that all of the time. It is our job to get that through.â€