This is not the Vanderbilt basketball team that I grew up loving. It seems like we’re at our breaking point, and I’m having issues finding positives.
This thread encompasses my thoughts on the program. Please feel free to share yours!
Glaring issues:
1. Stack does not love recruiting.
2. Stack does not listen to his assistants. They’re all yes men to him.
3. The recruits Vandy has brought in have not been up to par.
4. Substitution patters
5. Playing “veterans” over Freshmen
6. No fans show up
7. Stack blocks any fan that criticizes him on Twitter. Not a good look with where we at at as a program, or even in general. Also, do you not have anything better to do?
8. We are a defensive centered team, but we don’t play great defense.
9. No offensive creator.
10. Noah Shelby was my bet to help lift the scoring we’re missing this year without Scotty. He’s going through his freshmen year growing pains, but he has not flashed to me that he can contribute next year. Hoping Shelby is not a wash, but I’m leaning that direction.
11. It’s difficult for me to justify the amount of minutes Trey Thomas gets. I’ll give Trey this, he’s proved me wrong and shown up. I agree with giving Trey time with where Vandy is right now, but if he misses his first couple shots and is being a liability with the ball in his hands, you have to pull him. He doesn’t bring enough outside of his shooting to justify receivinng 33 minutes.
Positives:
1. Each player has a clear role. No one does too much, which is part of the issue on offense.
2. Dia and Dort show great potential.
3. New facilities?
4. Myles Stute & Liam Robbins
5. Tyrin Lawrence stepping up. He is almost forced to step up, but he’s done a decent job getting to the rim and plays good defense.
Outlook:
Stack has somewhat over performed each year based on preseason expectations due to the talent we have on the team. He took a program in a bad spot and brought some stability. He’s killed a lot of things though. Our once lively fan base is non-existent, the three point streak (I’ll never live this down), and many other things. No matter what happens the remainder of this year, it’s becoming more apparent that Stackhouse isn’t the guy long-term. Personally, I think he’d be a great addition to UNC as an assistant coach. I don’t think Stackhouse is a HC, but he’d probably only accept a HC role.
I miss sold out Memorial Gymnasium on a Saturday night with Kentucky in town. How do we get back there? I don’t think we get back there with Stackhouse. With the new facilities coming in, this off-season is the one to make a switch. Ride the momentum from the new facilities with a new coach, retain the current players, and begin rebuilding Vanderbilt basketball as a brand in Nashville.
This thread encompasses my thoughts on the program. Please feel free to share yours!
Glaring issues:
1. Stack does not love recruiting.
2. Stack does not listen to his assistants. They’re all yes men to him.
3. The recruits Vandy has brought in have not been up to par.
4. Substitution patters
5. Playing “veterans” over Freshmen
6. No fans show up
7. Stack blocks any fan that criticizes him on Twitter. Not a good look with where we at at as a program, or even in general. Also, do you not have anything better to do?
8. We are a defensive centered team, but we don’t play great defense.
9. No offensive creator.
10. Noah Shelby was my bet to help lift the scoring we’re missing this year without Scotty. He’s going through his freshmen year growing pains, but he has not flashed to me that he can contribute next year. Hoping Shelby is not a wash, but I’m leaning that direction.
11. It’s difficult for me to justify the amount of minutes Trey Thomas gets. I’ll give Trey this, he’s proved me wrong and shown up. I agree with giving Trey time with where Vandy is right now, but if he misses his first couple shots and is being a liability with the ball in his hands, you have to pull him. He doesn’t bring enough outside of his shooting to justify receivinng 33 minutes.
Positives:
1. Each player has a clear role. No one does too much, which is part of the issue on offense.
2. Dia and Dort show great potential.
3. New facilities?
4. Myles Stute & Liam Robbins
5. Tyrin Lawrence stepping up. He is almost forced to step up, but he’s done a decent job getting to the rim and plays good defense.
Outlook:
Stack has somewhat over performed each year based on preseason expectations due to the talent we have on the team. He took a program in a bad spot and brought some stability. He’s killed a lot of things though. Our once lively fan base is non-existent, the three point streak (I’ll never live this down), and many other things. No matter what happens the remainder of this year, it’s becoming more apparent that Stackhouse isn’t the guy long-term. Personally, I think he’d be a great addition to UNC as an assistant coach. I don’t think Stackhouse is a HC, but he’d probably only accept a HC role.
I miss sold out Memorial Gymnasium on a Saturday night with Kentucky in town. How do we get back there? I don’t think we get back there with Stackhouse. With the new facilities coming in, this off-season is the one to make a switch. Ride the momentum from the new facilities with a new coach, retain the current players, and begin rebuilding Vanderbilt basketball as a brand in Nashville.
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