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Topic: My take on Coach Christian

Topic: My take on Coach Christian

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jofredr
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My take on Coach Christian

Posted: 4/2/2012 12:55:43 PM

First off, if these rumors are true, you have a very good coach.  I'm writing this as TCU fan, and because he is a very good guy, who is a tireless worker and i felt had a tough road at TCU. Obviously he was very successful at Kent State and it didnt translate to wins for TCU.    There are some very important reasons for this:

1) TCU is a 100% football school, and gave virtually no fan and financial support to the basketball team. The Daniel-Meyer Coliseum's capacity is something like 7,000 and even when they were winning this year, we never had more than 5,000 people show up. For the most part, basketball is largely ignored and the outdated facilities show that as well, making it difficult to recruit Texas area kids with a glut of Texas schools that have better things to offer. Recruiting top notch HS kids was always difficult for TCU, however in the past 2 years he had a solid core of 4 year players on the roster (Kyan Anderson -2012 MWC fresh of the year, Amric Fields - 2012 MWC 6th man of the year, and Garlon Green (brother of NBA Gerald Green) and coming next year (2 solid 2-3* Texas guards). Plus he was able to keep TCU in the running for Julius Randle, who til this day has always maintained he is seriously considering TCU because of Coach Christian and the coaching staff.   Pretty impressive actually since he had never recruited in this area before. It is true he has been JUCO heavy in these 4 years but I think, its been much harder to recruit to TCU than anybody anticipated. What gets forgotten is that he was able to recruit 2 transfers (from Virginia Tech, and Temple) who were vital parts of this 2011 team.

2) He inherited a disaster. When he took over the team, he had 4 players on the roster. 4.   The talent level was pathetic and basically had 1 good player (Langford). The first 2 years were 14 and 13 win season. Which brings us to last year. A disaster at 11-22, mainly because of the dismissal of his best player (a player that changed his committment from Kent State to follow him to TCU) and 2 other players (i believe both JUCO's) . It is widely accepted however that this led to an increased respect in the locker room that allowed the team to be significantly closer. What followed was one of the best seasons in TCU in nearly a decade. 17 wins (including over New Mexico, UNLV and Virginia) and a trip to the CBI (I know, but still).

Lastly, it is widely considered that TCU, after many years, is finally headed in the right direction. Entering the big 12 is going to be a disaster in the short term but a recruiting boost is anticipated. Hopefully a new coach will come in keep the momentum going for us.   Best of luck, and maybe see you in the tourney some day?

Mike Coleman
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RE: My take on Coach Christian

Posted: 4/2/2012 1:00:38 PM

No big deal, but we already have a thread for takes. If you could copy and past there, it would be appreciated. Welcome to the board and good luck in the Big 12.

Last Edited: 4/2/2012 1:02:37 PM by Mike Coleman

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