CBS Catches Wind of Dumpster Fire

adman · February 8, 2013

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/21664007/good-n-plenty-kansas-dip-pales-to-others-disappointing-seasons

The Mean Green were supposed to run through the Sun Belt. Instead, North Texas is just 8-16 overall and 3-10 in league play. It hasn't been pretty for rookie coach Tony Benford, who took over for Johnny Jones.

• Injuries: Starting point guard Chris Jones is out for the season after playing just 13 games and fellow starter Alzee Williams has also missed time due to injury. However, these guys were struggling even with both of these guys in the lineup.

• Tony Mitchell: He disappears too often and doesn't consistently play hard. One coach in the league said that the one-time projected lottery pick's skill set "hasn't improved much and his motor doesn't run." In one loss against FIU, Mitchell was held scoreless in 32 minutes and only took three shots.

• Need more skill guys: Benford inherited an athletic group, but there is a lack of skill on the team. "These guys don't have much game," one league coach said. "It's just random dudes that don't complement one another."

• Change in leadership: Going from Jones to Benford has taken time. Jones gave the guys more freedom, and this group is still getting adjusted to Benford's approach.

greenminer · February 8, 2013

Some telling quotes from other league coaches.

The same set of guys that were given freedom last year and took us to the title game, are taken from the freedom into a tighter approach/system that makes them look like "random dudes" out there with "no game" and "lack of skill".

Army of Dad · February 9, 2013

Can no one these boards actually read and comprehend something?

Unintentional comedy, very underrated.

GangGreen · February 9, 2013

What in the hell are you talking about?

greenminer · February 9, 2013

I wonder how Andrew comprehends this article.

foutsrouts · February 9, 2013

Can someone say lack of reading comprehension... Can no one these boards actually read and comprehend something? How do you get the nonsense you said from that!? So it is Benfords fault that he inherited "guys that do not have much game"? Now I do not hold that view point.... In fact I think we have many talented players, but we have very few team players.
Of course you can keep twisting every little article out there to match your viewpoint. What ever you need to do to justify your lack of knowledge when it comes to basketball.
Again sure we could get a new coach next season and win 20 plus games. Even if that happened I would not contend Benford was the issue... You give the man more then year to get a job done.

Why can't you understand that it's up to Benford to mesh these guys into a team and keep them from being just a bunch of "random dudes"? I sure hope he's your daddy, because it's pretty obvious to everyone else that he has done nothing but turn a very solid team into nothing.

Rudy · February 10, 2013

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/21664007/good-n-plenty-kansas-dip-pales-to-others-disappointing-seasons

• Injuries: Starting point guard Chris Jones is out for the season after playing just 13 games and fellow starter Alzee Williams has also missed time due to injury. However, these guys were struggling even with both of these guys in the lineup.

Is that like "You can make a whole weekend out of this weekend"?