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Wow...this thread has now hit page 7!  That's got to mean at least there's some remaining interest in men's b'ball.  Of course, I suppose it's also true that train wrecks generate a fair amount of interest, so interest does not always = a good thing.

But, I digress...

Given the recent turn of the thread to what may/may not make a good coach [especially considering whether or not Mad Dog may fit that category now or at some point in the future], the thing that I've found most puzzling about Dawkins is that the one position I would have thought he would be best suited to coach (and, perhaps, even recruit) at the highest level is guard [and, specifically, point guard], while, to my eye, the one position that has performed throughout his tenure at the least proficient [or, most charitably, at the least consistent] level is...point guard.  I see our end-of-game [and, similarly, our end-of-first half] woes as attributable in large measure to this fact.

I've been to enough games to recount specifics to Muir about those moments, and they make me LESS, not MORE, encouraged about our prospects [or Dawkins' coaching ability].  Of course, it's possible Muir missed them because he left early to beat the concession stand lines.

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Wow...this thread has now hit page 7!  That's got to mean at least there's some remaining interest in men's b'ball.  Of course, I suppose it's also true that train wrecks generate a fair amount of interest, so interest does not always = a good thing.

But, I digress...

Given the recent turn of the thread to what may/may not make a good coach [especially considering whether or not Mad Dog may fit that category now or at some point in the future], the thing that I've found most puzzling about Dawkins is that the one position I would have thought he would be best suited to coach (and, perhaps, even recruit) at the highest level is guard [and, specifically, point guard], while, to my eye, the one position that has performed throughout his tenure at the least proficient [or, most charitably, at the least consistent] level is...point guard.  I see our end-of-game [and, similarly, our end-of-first half] woes as attributable in large measure to this fact.

I've been to enough games to recount specifics to Muir about those moments, and they make me LESS, not MORE, encouraged about our prospects [or Dawkins' coaching ability].  Of course, it's possible Muir missed them because he left early to beat the concession stand lines.