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All of these points are fine, but I think the main issue is running an offensive & defensive system that fits your roster. Hypothetically speaking, you don't run out a bunch of big/slow guys and try to full-court press. Or, you don't have a bunch of athletic slashers and put them in an offense that is based on creating perimeter jump shots. It seems to me that the coach had a system he wanted to play but didn't have the personnel to do it. As a coach you have to realize what your players strengths are and adjust your "system" accordingly.

My gut tells me that this situation isn’t super complicated. Danny Hurley was interviewed after beating Purdue for the National Title and was asked how do you keep winning at such a high level. His response was simple yet profound. He said I recruit players ,some who will play in the NBA but when they come here it’s not about them. Think of all of the top tier schools that underachieved this year in spite of paying a huge NIL bill. To HCRS defense he didn’t have a full year to recruit and perhaps didn’t get what he ideally wanted. With this said he does have a full year to recruit and his talent and team camaraderie should be on the rise. If 1 year from now we are in the same boat our conversation will be different. Many coaches will buy good and great players but the intangible aspect of working together and being selfless is something that can’t be bought.

Having watched nearly every home game in person, I never noticed sulking or bad attitudes either on the bench or on the court. I am a little suspicious of throwing the players under the bus in the way that some of these non-specific insinuations do.

Looks like a beautiful weekend for baseball in Tulsa .....Good Guys need Jakob Hall to throw his best and also must have some timely hitting....trusting it will be a boistrous crowd at JLJ....this is a MUST WIN Series....GO BLUE!!!

I think there’s a balance for a coach that feels responsibility to develop a disgruntled player and know when to cut ties. Probably part of the learning curve of a first year head coach of finding that balance of wanting to help the individual but doing what’s best for the team. Always going to be a tricky line to walk of finding and knowing the balance.

Amen!! we agree GEF, if players don't want to get with the program, HCRS should discipline them or even part ways. The only slight disagreement remaining seems to be on timing. As you intentionally left out the important part of the sentence you referenced (you may have a career at CNN as an editor in your future)" A coach isn't a spectator and cannot allow a disgruntled player to ruin a season, the player(s) need to get on board or get down the road." I don't want to argue, but my point is let's address these problems before we lose 19 games and finish dead last in the conference not after the season is over!!

Scott Drew turns down Kentucky today. I cannot say I blame him because if you don't go to a Final Four right away, the Wildcat fanbase has you for lunch. Yes you can make a ton of money but is the pressure really worth it at Kentucky. A coach would have to have a mega personality and tough skin to handle all that hate from their fans. It is one of those jobs where, unless you win a title, no matter what you do it is never good enough.

The Honor Code clearly states: No stealing. (Unless it's an ORU baseball player committing the act.)

What strikes me as odd; and my apologies as I'm just an old guy that is an outsider looking in, but if the reason for our poor performance last season wasn't talent or coaching but as you state chemistry, and your prior posts imply we are better without Bedford, Smith & Cam, it appears you're saying they hurt our chemistry? Why wasn't that addressed? Suspend one or all of them, bench Bedford, boot one or all of them off the team. IMHO a coach/leader has to build chemistry not just hope it develops somehow, but even more importantly has to remove any obstacles to it. A coach isn't a spectator and cannot allow a disgruntled player to ruin a season, the player(s) need to get on board or get down the road! On the bright side, HCRS has the opportunity for a lot of improvement going into his 2nd season!

To me, this post does not put HCRS in a good light! If our problem last season wasn't talent, it must have been coaching. If Bedford was some sort of problem, why was he starting? The only reason to start him after the point the season was essentially over was to try and get him to return, if you wanted him to leave for whatever reason or change his behavior- bench him. What's the coaching point starting a (now that he's leaving) problem player, doesn't make any sense to me. To this simple non-insider, it sounds more like CYA excuses for the number of departures.