(11-28-2022 10:13 AM)Ken Barna Wrote:  Dear Friends,
I don't understand how many here hope things are going to change once the league season starts. Like do things automatically change because we are playing different teams? I do hope things get better, but when we are not playing well now, I have little faith that things are going to change.
I have not been to any games, so I am only saying what I feel from reading other comments about the team. However, it seems to me Eastern is being outcoached, and Heath is not putting proper players in the right positions.

Heath isn't on the court. The players aren't executing well. Heath can't take or make their shots for them. In other games this year the defense has been lacking.

(11-28-2022 10:43 AM)emu79 Wrote:  

(11-27-2022 06:40 PM)RamyEMU Wrote:  

(11-27-2022 05:17 PM)Bob Wickersham Wrote:  

(11-27-2022 05:10 PM)RamyEMU Wrote:  

(11-27-2022 05:00 PM)emu79 Wrote:  Makes you wonder if the team could play better team ball without Bates. They sure aren't winning with him. The whole offense seems hurried and Helter skelter. Second half at least the defense and rebounding improved.

Oh yeah. That is totally the answer. (Sarcasm)

Haha. You don't think the answer to this awful start is to remove your best player?

I guess both of you aren't looking at the shooting percentages. He takes a lot of shots and isnt hitting them. But here's a point fanboys miss. This team was actually playing better basketball last year at this time against a tougher schedule without Bates. Yuck yourselfs silly on that and enjoy being 1-6.

My goodness, ‘79. How many other factors are involved?

Why don’t you give a break to the 18 year old kid who voluntarily (ie, for free) chose to represent your alma mater providing it with far more exposure than it has had in years and is playing far better then any other player on the team (look at the shooting percentages)…or you can just call me a “fanboy”.

(11-28-2022 10:47 AM)emu79 Wrote:  

(11-28-2022 10:13 AM)Ken Barna Wrote:  Dear Friends,
I don't understand how many here hope things are going to change once the league season starts. Like do things automatically change because we are playing different teams? I do hope things get better, but when we are not playing well now, I have little faith that things are going to change.
I have not been to any games, so I am only saying what I feel from reading other comments about the team. However, it seems to me Eastern is being outcoached, and Heath is not putting proper players in the right positions.

Heath isn't on the court. The players aren't executing well. Heath can't take or make their shots for them. In other games this year the defense has been lacking.

Of course, you can’t critique a well paid coaching staff… I do like Coach Heath, and do think he will figure this out, but he does NEED to figure something out with this situation.