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Dan do you remeber the Bob Staak era? I do, very well too 8-21 in his first season 0-14 in the ACC and nothing but inconsistency that followed during the era of Bob Staak! Now flash foward Years later to the Bzdelik era 8-24 1-15 in the ACC. Yea you are right Dan, why wait fire Bzdelik now and get rid of Wellman because their both a bad joke with Duke and UNC fans waiting for the punchline!

Robert Sharpe on 03/12/2011 (10:33 pm)

Craig - 2012 is too long to wait.

Ken - Well said.

Dan - Ken’s right. “Why wait?”

gt on 03/08/2011 (10:33 pm)

Dan,

The reason against waiting to speculating about what a recruit brings to the table is that we really don’t have anything better to do at the moment.  I think it’s definitely worth noting that our two new recruits are ranked low (or not at all), and that we did not beat out any major college basketball powers for their services.  That’s not a conclusion so much as it is a summary of some of the information that we have to date.  As we compile more information, we will work that into our perception of the players.  I don’t think this is the first “age” that people have been doing this.  I think it’s just the first time we can create a running dialogue of it. 

Looking forward to reading your thoughts on Wake Forest’s future!

DC on 03/08/2011 (6:41 pm)

Why wait? Is there any real chance that Bzdelick will be a better coach if we can give him less talented players to coach? You and some others seem to think Wake fans are just impatient. What has to be factored in is that this team/coach is the worst (RPI-250ish) modern era team ever to play in the ACC. The lack of copmpetitiveness is appaling. Bzdelick is a far cry from the worst coach (Stack) that Wake ever had. This is not a typical bad Wake team with a 11-12 wins and a lot of close losses. There is no hope right now. How can things get better by recruiting less talented players than we currentlly have. I hope these players turn out great and maybe some will, but you cannot recruit at a wholesale lower rate and expect more success.
Why wait to make a change? My 9 year old son was well on his way to being the hardcore fan that I am. Posters on the wall, excited at games. Now I cannot get him to watch a game. What is the point.
Personally, nothing used to excite me more than the prospect of a good Wake Basketball game. Even when the odds were slim, there was always a chance. Not now. There is no reason to watch. I never thought I would drift into apathy about Wake basketball, but I see no hope as long as Bzdelick is the coach. The question is not “why wait?”, it should be “what is the cost of not doing now what you know you will end up doing eventually?”.
How many other kids will become fans of other teams? How many fans will find other ways to spend their time and money and never return?

Ken Nowell on 03/08/2011 (6:22 pm)

Karl Hobbs (coach at George Washington) would be a great choice for WFU. His contract expires in 2012.

Craig Carter on 03/08/2011 (3:53 pm)

Yes, we will have to wait. But we do not have to pay to do so. Given the results of this year, given that the recruits that are riding to the rescue range from three stars to unrated, and given that the two teams ranked immediately above us in the ACC are about to get coaching upgrades, the prospect for the future of Wake Forest Basketball is not terribly bright. With our conference rivals signing four and five star players, we are essentially disarming unilaterally, unwilling to even try to compete with Duke, UNC or even NC State. Why would anyone buy tickets to games where the outcome is a foregone conclusion? I don’t plan too, and I suspect there will be a lot of other folks who come to the same conclusion.

Lee on 03/08/2011 (3:32 pm)

The Herb Sendek-Sydney Lowe situation is EXACTLY what we are trying to avoid at Wake Forest.

State had an ok coach (fair recruiter, excellent bench coach). Wake had an ok coach (excellent recruiter, fair bench coach).

State replaced their coach with a lesser coach (better recruiter,much worse bench coach). Even with greater talent their program has never gotten back to where it was.

Wake replaced their coach with a lesser coach (much worse recruiter, seems to be worse bench coach).

We have the NC State example right in front of our nose. We need not repeat their mistake. The sooner a mistake is corrected, the less damage done and the less time it takes to recover.

Joey D on 03/08/2011 (2:30 pm)

Dan,

What’s going on with coach Grobe’s decision on hiring a replacement for Brad Lambert? He has two decisions to make. One is who will be the new defensive coordinator, and secondly, who will be the ninth assistant? Could it be Chris Barclay?

john Hawley on 03/08/2011 (2:14 pm)

Dan,
You are correct that we should wait until we see these 2-star players in action for the Deacs before we criticize them, but probably most of what we write is a product of having absolutely no confidence in anything Bzdelik says or does. It is an indictment of the coaching staff,really, and not of the players.

If,as you wrote in the WSJ, Rountree is the second coming of Jamal Levy, I will be delighted. Also, if McIntyre-Miller is the second coming of Ish Smith I will be delirious—-if he can hit free throws.

Lord, give me patience….and I want it right now!

Jerry on 03/08/2011 (1:45 pm)

Herb Sendek looks alot better now with his boring 22 wins per year and his continuous appearance in NCAA tournament.But don’t feel sorry for him, have you ever been to Tempe?

mime o on 03/08/2011 (1:31 pm)