Tired of bashing JJ threads...

Been reading threads all season about Johnny cant coach,can only recruit, no X and O's, lack of timeout usage, yada yada...

As for our early season struggles, young team without all its pieces trying to gel, is how I see it. Should we have won a fee more games, yes, but it is what it is.

As for the Oklahoma game, I attended, Johnny coached a good game period... Hield just hit shots, Ben didn't want the ball when he got it and he had plenty of opportunities in the 2nd half to contribute. For all his talents, he is young and we have to remember that he is just becoming accustomed to big time basketball. Australian basketball is a far cry from the pressures of being the afterthought #1 NBA prospect, trying win a game against the #1 team in the nation, all the while on national t.v. against your main competition for Player of the Year accolades.

Yes we should have won, yes,Ben should have done more,in the 2nd half and should of taken the last shot but he didn't.

Johnny did a good job of substitutions, called quality plays to get players good shots, got on the refs for bogus calls, which he's started to do as of late, and called key timeouts when he needed to...

Anybody in the country, but Hield, in that game yesterday and we would have won. Hield just had a Player of the Year game which he is supposed to have to win the award. Can't blame Johnny for putting his two best perimeter players on him and still end up with 32 points. Dude is having an all time year and we just are a part of it.

Now, maybe Victor should have gotten more looks in the 2nd half because he was a considerable factor in the 1st half but I give Johnny a pass because those touches went to Ben, who was too passive as definitively known. That's my only qualm with the strategy in the whole game and maybe Ben getting the last look and shot of the game, but in split second situations, you could always 2nd guess a decision, especially with less than 4 seconds left.

Johnny has his shortcomings, but the Oklahoma game and loss wasn't due to him. Ben was too passive and Hield shot lights out as he's done all year. At some point, we have to hold players accountable and say it's on them.

Johnny coached a good game, we fell short. However, we can take solace in the fact that if we play with the same energy for the rest of the year, not only will we make the tournament, but we will DEFINITELY be a threat to go far.

Stop bashing Johnny, support the team through good wins and losses, and hope that every game the players learn a little more about themselves to give a good effort in the postseason.