This is pathetic

[PittPharm2002]

Holy crap -
Burton and Cummings are flat terrible this game
We’re forcing Elliot to go off the bounce as a result
Sheesh what a mess

If Capel had any pride he’d resign

 

[Sean Miller Fan]

Holy crap -
Burton and Cummings are flat terrible this game
We’re forcing Elliot to go off the bounce as a result
Sheesh what a mess

If Capel had any pride he’d resign

I tried very hard on 4-5 straight possessions to figure out what they were running on offense. It honestly does not appear we are running anything other than a ball screen sometimes. There are no other screens and no movement.

 

[TheWerewolfFromTwilight]

I tried very hard on 4-5 straight possessions to figure out what they were running on offense. It honestly does not appear we are running anything other than a ball screen sometimes. There are no other screens and no movement.

Yeah, but Covid.

 

[Section 509]

Maybe. Cignetti is running the offense

 

[DruidTM]

Maybe. Cignetti is running the offense

Matt Canada actually

 

[DruidTM]

Cummings falls for about 8th time and we’re down 5 all of a sudden?

 

[PittAU]

Someone find that switch that gets flipped that makes us play stupidly for about five minutes at a time.

 

[UPitthoops]

Burton needs to pass the ball

 

[DruidTM]

Flopping

 

[PittPharm2002]

Flopping

Cummings definitely pushed off on his 4th

 

[King Of All Message Boards]

Holy crap -
Burton and Cummings are flat terrible this game
We’re forcing Elliot to go off the bounce as a result
Sheesh what a mess

If Capel had any pride he’d resign

These eyes

Are cryin

 

[PittAU]

Soccer is up, 2-0, five minutes to play.

 

[PittAU]

Holy cow, we do some stupid stuff out there.

 

[PittAU]

A combined 17 points & 12 rebounds for the Vaqueros

 

[PittAU]

Three-minute + scoring drought. How?

 

[PittPharm2002]

Three-minute + scoring drought. How?

We have terrible coaches
We called a time out to have 4 guys stand around

 

[UPitthoops]

Capel is an offensive genius!

 

[Millerton24]

The twins have some game. They can turn into pretty good players. They have pretty good instincts and move well.

 

[King Of All Message Boards]

These eyes

Are cryin

No sugar tonight

 

[pittzip]

The twins have some game. They can turn into pretty good players. They have pretty good instincts and move well.

This was an a10 team. Lol

 

[TheWerewolfFromTwilight]

VCU is so bad. Someone is going to try spinning this into the twins and next year's recruiting class being some great foundation for the future. But no. Just don't.

 

[OhioPanther99]

Is there really nobody that can replace Elliott??? I don't think he could have had a worse game. A walk-on maybe???

 

[PittAU]

The twins have some game. They can turn into pretty good players. They have pretty good instincts and move well.

17 points & 12 rebounds

 

[MarshallGoldberg]

Elliott was terrible and a big part of the loss.
Twins were fun at times.
Hinson decent bounce back.
Burton was good in the open court.
Nike seems likes he's not really going to be a contributor, which is a pretty big problem, especially with only really Nelly as a ball handler.
Team doesn't know how to win a close game.

 

[TheLogicalTake]

Such a poorly coached team. Zero excuse to have not closed that game out.

VCU was handing the game over to Pitt all night and they never had the ambition to take it. I can’t overstate how bad VCU was and yet they found a way to win.

 

[Sam Young 23]

This team and coaching staff is a complete joke. Year 5. Year 5

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

which is a pretty big problem, especially with only really Nelly as a ball handler.

We played a lot better in the second half when we moved Cummings off the ball basically the whole half and had Burton run the point.

 

[MarshallGoldberg]

We played a lot better in the second half when we moved Cummings off the ball basically the whole half and had Burton run the point.

If this was the only game I've seen I'd totally agree. But I've seen Burton's turnovers in the other games.

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

If this was the only game I've seen I'd totally agree. But I've seen Burton's turnovers in the other games.

Well Burton isn't a point guard. But he might be a better point guard at this level than Cummings is.

 

[MarshallGoldberg]

Well Burton isn't a point guard. But he might be a better point guard at this level than Cummings is.

Yeah you worded it well, "might". We don't have enough data yet to say who should handle the ball more, but it's a problem position.

 

[TheSpecialSauce]

Ralph Willard’s tenure at Pitt looks good compared to Capel and that’s saying something. Capel is the worst coach in Pitt basketball history during my lifetime.

 

[Millerton24]

VCU is so bad. Someone is going to try spinning this into the twins and next year's recruiting class being some great foundation for the future. But no. Just don't.

This was an a10 team. Lol

They are freshman going against division 1 players, what's the confusion?

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

Yeah you worded it well, "might". We don't have enough data yet to say who should handle the ball more, but it's a problem position.

Well part of that is me just trying to be polite. If Cummings doesn't start playing better, a lot better, then he simply is not a better point guard than Burton.

Which is sad.

 

[recruitsreadtheseboards]

I am sorry, I prefer to look at the positives. Not be a negative Nelly, I mean Nancy.

 

[PittPoker]

Ralph Willard’s tenure at Pitt looks good compared to Capel and that’s saying something. Capel is the worst coach in Pitt basketball history during my lifetime.

And you get off on it.

 

[Chescat]

I am sorry, I prefer to look at the positives. Not be a negative Nelly, I mean Nancy.

I do too, but in 40 min
there are hardly any
"to look at."

 

[Sean Miller Fan]

We have terrible coaches
We called a time out to have 4 guys stand around

That was my favorite. We called a TO and ran no play. We ended up with a bad shot that even the announcer called out? Where's the screens?

In my years involved in youth sports, I've noticed there's 2 kinds of coaches (granted most of these are volunteer dads like myself but we're involved with some paid coaches too):

- a real "coach"

- a guy who tells you what drills to do and makes lineups

What I mean is that I think Capel loves basketball. He loves leading a program but he isnt a real "coach." He's a guy who sets up drills, makes lineups, etc. He doesn't add any value in terms of making players or teams better by finding ways to get the most out of teams/players. In short, he is basically like that WPIAL gym teacher coach type.

 

[TheSpecialSauce]

That was my favorite. We called a TO and ran no play. We ended up with a bad shot that even the announcer called out? Where's the screens?

In my years involved in youth sports, I've noticed there's 2 kinds of coaches (granted most of these are volunteer dads like myself but we're involved with some paid coaches too):

- a real "coach"

- a guy who tells you what drills to do and makes lineups

What I mean is that I think Capel loves basketball. He loves leading a program but he isnt a real "coach." He's a guy who sets up drills, makes lineups, etc. He doesn't add any value in terms of making players or teams better by finding ways to get the most out of teams/players. In short, he is basically like that WPIAL gym teacher coach type.

Capel should be coaching Youth Basketball.

 

[Sean Miller Fan]

Capel should be coaching Youth Basketball.

An HBCU is the next move. His dad coached at one and there's a lot of reasons that makes sense for him. And I think he can recruit well enough at that level where he can have, like a North Carolina Central type in the tournament every year.