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For all of the folks on the Board who were relentless in their criticism of Dawkins but are essentially silent now, the question is clear:  Were you wrong then or are you wrong now?  Over the course of the season, people have said that they liked Haase's "system".  what system is that exactly?  People used to bemoan the fact that Dawkins' teams played without emotion and looked disinterested.  They were manic compared to tonight's team.

People have said that this team is "fun to watch."  For the life of me, I can't figure out how anyone could reach that conclusion.  Blowing substantial leads on multiple occasions, including that USC game, constantly getting swatted on ridiculously difficult one-on-one drives to the basket, failing to run more than one or two plays a game so that the league's 3rd best 3-pt shooter could get an open look, making really boneheaded and sloppy turnovers, often at crucial times, none of those are my idea of "fun to watch."  And, as far as coaching, this is a team that regressed, not improved, over the course of the season.  It lost TWICE to the Weenies.  It [as noted] managed to blow a 20 point lead to U.SC by committing errors that were directly attributable to [and, as I recall, admitted by] the coaches.

At this point, it will take a minor miracle for Haase's career record to reach Dawkins' level, however long he stays around.  I'm hoping for that miracle -- and I'm going to keep buying my season ticket, going to the games, and cheering for the team, unlike many of the former coach's detractors when faced with the same prospects several years ago -- but I really haven't seen any evidence to make me confident it will occur.

So, again, my question to folks for whom "fire the coach" used to be the one and only answer but who now are noticeably silent, is wrong before or wrong now?

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For all of the folks on the Board who were relentless in their criticism of Dawkins but are essentially silent now, the question is clear:  Were you wrong then or are you wrong now?  Over the course of the season, people have said that they liked Haase's "system".  what system is that exactly?  People used to bemoan the fact that Dawkins' teams played without emotion and looked disinterested.  They were manic compared to tonight's team.

People have said that this team is "fun to watch."  For the life of me, I can't figure out how anyone could reach that conclusion.  Blowing substantial leads on multiple occasions, including that USC game, constantly getting swatted on ridiculously difficult one-on-one drives to the basket, failing to run more than one or two plays a game so that the league's 3rd best 3-pt shooter could get an open look, making really boneheaded and sloppy turnovers, often at crucial times, none of those are my idea of "fun to watch."  And, as far as coaching, this is a team that regressed, not improved, over the course of the season.  It lost TWICE to the Weenies.  It [as noted] managed to blow a 20 point lead to U.SC by committing errors that were directly attributable to [and, as I recall, admitted by] the coaches.

At this point, it will take a minor miracle for Haase's career record to reach Dawkins' level, however long he stays around.  I'm hoping for that miracle -- and I'm going to keep buying my season ticket, going to the games, and cheering for the team, unlike many of the former coach's detractors when faced with the same prospects several years ago -- but I really haven't seen any evidence to make me confident it will occur.

So, again, my question to folks for whom "fire the coach" used to be the one and only answer but who now are noticeably silent, is wrong before or wrong now?