I think with Malik and Mineland healthy all year, you’d see that killer instinct.
Rick's system was fun to watch, but it was proven to work. We won at a high level, consistently. There was a proven track record. A buy-in. Rick got the guys he wanted. We could almost predict like clockwork who was going to be what type of player after 1-2 years. We knew what groups would be great once they got the experience playing together.
Ricks gone and Macks still dealing with the fallout of the nuclear bomb that was detonated at U of L. because of Ricks great fun system!
I know, the Yum! Center and ACC left him such a miss. It’s year 3 and he has talent up and down the roster, he’s recruited fine, so it’s no longer Rick’s fault.
While there is no question that Mack has had to deal with negative things resulting from the pitino fallout - he’s still recruiting and signing better players than he did at Xavier. He is a good coach but thus far, he’s far from what we’ve grown accustomed to. That’s just the reality.
| 2011–12 | Louisville | 0–10 (30 wins, 1 loss vacated) | 0–8 (10 wins vacated) | 7th | NCAA Division I Final Four (vacated) |
| 2012–13 | Louisville | 0–5 (35 wins vacated) | 0–4 (14 wins vacated) | T–1st | NCAA Division I Champion (vacated) |
Louisville Cardinals (American Athletic Conference) (2013–2014) | |||||
| 2013–14 | Louisville | 0–6 (31 wins, 1 loss vacated) | 0–3 (15 wins vacated) | T–1st | NCAA Division I Sweet 16 (vacated) |
Louisville Cardinals (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2014–2017) | |||||
| 2014–15 | Louisville | 0–9 (27 wins, 1 loss vacated) | 0–6 (12 wins vacated) | 4th | NCAA Division I Elite Eight (vacated) |
| 2015–16 | Louisville | 23–8 | 12–6 | 4th | Ineligible^^^^ |
Not directed at you just a general statement.. And their are posters on here that are negative about him plenty of written fodde they snipe and then hide.AS soon as a loss happens you see it .
Again, I like Mack - he came in at a tough time, he’s personable, I like his intensity and I think he’s here for the long haul. All of that said - his offense is boring. Perhaps some of it is due to Malik being out and Covid induced lack of practice time but, we do a shit ton of standing around. 22 points in 20 minutes? With what - 5 shot clock violations and about 8 more where we took shots with under 5 on the clock?
I cant see for myself listening to Bob and he saying they had no paint points. Like i been saying all year without Malik it drastically alters the total offense.
I like Mack as well but I would like to see some kind of adjustments when things aren’t going well like tonight..
Last night was like watching paint dry, very boring brand of basketball.
I think that year 5 is the judge of what we're gonna see as far as maxing out his ability. He's a guy that's gonna build up a team every 2-3 years, he's gonna have talent so we need to see it develop.
'NCAA sanctions will be putting even more of a damper on things by year 5. Hate to be negative but I can't help but feel that punishment will wreck whatever has been built either in year 4 or 5.'
We are overachieving from the preseason expectations and when we lose a game everybody wants to panic.
And it was a basketball league too. Every game felt like both fan bases were into it and there was a lot of pride. The lower half of the ACC just seems to not care. The games don't feel as big for some reason unless we play Duke, UNC, & UVA.
