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The Capel bashers keep looking at each transfer as further proof that Capel is failing. In actuality the only transfer that I would have liked to stay was Ithiel. The rest is simply addition by subtraction. I'm sure each one came after a heart to heart with Capel. Clearing space for a third rebuild. We shall see how it turns out.Jamarius Burton Announces He’s Returning To Pitt
On Friday, a second big piece of the Pitt basketball roster publicly announced that he would be returning for one more season. Senior guard Jamarius Burton announced Friday on his Instagram page that he’d be back with Pitt for the 2022-23 season. Last week, sophomore John Hugley, the Panthers’...
Pitt won just 11 games with last year’s roster. Players leaving and seeking new opportunities is very much “en vogue”.
They are Failing. You would have to be BLIND not to see that.. 6 Straight years of Losing Seasons.. Players can’t leave Pitt fast enough..
Think he was startled when he had an open look at a 3 and ALWAYS dribbled two steps up for a contested 2.
How could any Pitt fan not be characterized as a "Capel basher" at this point?
Whats to say this years group of transfers wont be the same? Cal st to the ACC versus Duke - really?
I understand that calling him names is a reflection of the poster not Capel, but there is something hugely wrong. Does he lack the intelligence (stupid), intelligence with social skill deficiencies (idiot), lack of knowledge and/or teaching skills and/or communication skills (incompetent), lack of character-he seems to be making excuses/blaming others/giving high value to anything that is not in place (i.e. the "Horton is the great answer fiasco", so on and so forth.
I think he’s plenty intelligent. I don’t think he works very hard. I don’t think he has a lot of determination. He should be fighting for his professional life and rep right now and I don’t get any sense that he’s doing that. I think it was a red flag when immediately after he was hired he put his brother on the payroll. I think it’s a red flag that his brother is still on the payroll. He strikes me as not being very genuine, and that’s going beyond his media presence.
No doubt. I have some reservations about his overall game in conjunction with the team concept, but we need players and at his best, he’s a pretty decent one.
While I understand your thoughts about his brother, I don’t agree that we should question Capel’s determination. He’s attacking the transfer portal as we thought he should. The question is whether he can secure the players he needs.
So you are telling me this group will be like the others. I just say we have to wait 7 months to find out.
You make very good points. This one item stands out because I think when the coach (or boss for that matter) is not genuine, all but the teacher's pet know it. Now some coaches who are talented get away with not being genuine because the players can see the benefit of their teaching/style of play, etc., but if you are not genuine and have no identity outside of counting on a style of play in which having better players all the time is the key, the feeling will be just as Horton's father explained it.
I don’t know. Shouldn’t he have been attacking the recruiting trail with a vengeance, re-examining his own methods and philosophies and the type of identity he wants to instill, the concepts he’s been using that haven’t worked, and reorganizing his staff to the extent they aren’t getting it done on the trail or anywhere else?
I agree with all of this. This portal grab might help cobble together a somewhat respectful roster next year, but in the long run it’s absolutely no way to build sustained success (and of course this is doubly true because we know Capel’s track record).
Your living in the past , kids want to play now and be instantly successful, their parents , handlers , ex coaches are all telling them what the kid wants to hear .
SHshshshshshshshshshshsh....we the board are keeping this from gary2, it keeps him busy and positive!
I was really impressed w him, not often make a bad read, but over time there is a clear pattern of him making excuses and putting responsibility of failures on the players disproportionate to what he should be owning.
I think that inconsistency is what most frustrates fans. It seemed like just about everyone of our players had a good game, followed immediately with a horrid outing, Burton included.
A school like Pitt shouldn't recruit HS players outside the Top 150. If they cant help you in their 1st or 2nd year, there's no point
