...is that it isn't that cut and dried. Tourney berths and stuff like that shouldn't be the litmus test. What we should all demand is simple: continuous improvement. We have to stop losing to bad teams early. We have to be prepared to play every game. We need to be smart with sub patterns, and run some semblance of an offense other than four guys jacking threes. We need to stop the player turnover in the offseason. These are things that have been killing us. This stuff gets shored up, and tourney appearances will take care of themselves.
That's why Stans needs to fire at least two of his assistants and go out and get some guys who are better on the tactical side. Then, he needs to let them do their jobs. I've never advocated the firing of Stans, and I don't dislike him, even though many of you say I do. Good executives do what they do well, and delegate to their staff what they don't do well. If they're really good, they bring in staff that will accent their weaknesses.
