Is anyone actually watching mens Basketball

[1vagamecock]

This year?
I know it's a rebuild but I just don't care too watch this year. If they were competitive I would watch more.
Let's hope Paris can turn this around.

 

[BC2001]

Always have and I always will. Why? Because they represent the USC. Not happy with losses, but always hopeful for better days. Didn't expect a great year this year.

 

[1vagamecock]

Always have and I always will. Why? Because they represent the USC. Not happy with losses, but always hopeful for better days. Didn't expect a great year this year.

I'm willing to give him some time. I just had higher hopes than what the scores indicate.
I'm afraid if we get destroyed in SEC play we will lose the interest of potential players.

 

[BC2001]

It's all about rebuilding. A couple or 3 good players don't usually make it a great team. Will take time.

 

[TeeCock]

He's going to need to get some shooters out of the portal. This team looks like Frank Martin 2.0 right now!

 

[gamecock stock]

It will take time. Dawn Staley did not make the NCAA Tourney until her 4th season here. In her first season here she won only 10, including only 2 SEC games. Paris came here from a mid-major school, unlike Staley who came here from a major women's basketball school. But his teams improved every year.

 

[Fried Chicken]

Yeah, I try to watch some. I get excited about the game coming on but then quickly realize we’re outmatched early.

I know we have less talent so we’re slowing the game down, but that’s a tough style to watch. Especially when we are so bad defensively.

I knew, and still know, this season was not set up for success and it will take time. I am a bit surprised by how poor we look at times. UAB has the nation’s leading scorer and we gave him 9 points on the first 3 possessions of the game. Just wonder how that happens.

 

[Tngamecock]

I am watching to try and figure out how 5 players passing the ball around at mid court for 25 seconds constitutes an offense. I think we are outmanned but we can do better. The lackof help on D is staggeringly bad. Need to play the two 6’8” freshmen more to gain experience. Need to develop them now. No benefit to waiting. Lose by 14 or lose by 19…it’s still a loss but you build for the future. And Gray needs to start.

 

[Whatever1]

I am watching to try and figure out how 5 players passing the ball around at mid court for 25 seconds constitutes an offense. I think we are outmanned but we can do better. The lackof help on D is staggeringly bad. Need to play the two 6’8” freshmen more to gain experience. Need to develop them now. No benefit to waiting. Lose by 14 or lose by 19…it’s still a loss but you build for the future. And Gray needs to start.

This has been my biggest issue. There just doesn't really seem to be a game plan lots of times. Lots of just standing off the ball and heave up a poor shot when the shot clock is low.

 

[18IsTheMan]

No. Honestly, I haven't watched our basketball in years. I used to watch pretty regularly, but a combination of apathy and starting a family and having other priorities squeezed it out. If we were ever good, I'd probably make time to watch, but I don't love basketball enough like football. I'm drawn to football like a moth to a flame. Good, bad or ugly, I can't help but watch to some degree. Even with football, I don't religiously block off my schedule like I used to, now that I have a family. Basketball is even further down the totem pole.

And I don't feel like less of a fan for it. It's a product and I'm a consumer.

 

[Dod Rangerfield]

I watch, but it's painful. It is incredibly similar to watching the Steve Newton teams play.

 

[CriminalTrakerAlum80]

They don't tend to broadcast too many games where I live. It's all Duke and North Carolina around here.

 

[Garnet Breeze]

Yes. I’m a season ticket holder and likely will be at all the home games. I expected this year, and likely next, will be rebuilding slogs. I’m really just looking for improvement and development above all. Painful and frustrating describes watching this program the last couple years under Frank.