Give Dakich a break!

[Flipper]

"D up or you're going in the crawl space"

[BGorDeath]

"D up or you're going in the crawl space"

That's the second funniest thing ever on this site, right after Porky Pig saying he's Mohammad.

[bgsufalcon24]

It just amazes me the attitude of typical fans. Love the guy when he's up and then kick, spit, stomp, and then body slam the guy while rubbing sand in his face for good measure when he's down. And it goes for all sports, collegiate and professional. It means nothing here that Dan Dakich has his players performing in the classroom. It means nothing that out of his 8 seasons, 5 have been winning seasons. It means nothing that after he lost virtually all his starters after the 2002 season he gradually built his winning percentage each year until this one, which you can argue has been injury and transfer riddled. Like I said before people, be happy were not a EMU or a CMU and we can put a competitive team on the floor, a team that you know will play their a**es off, year in and year out. Wait till next year. Then you'll all be loving him again.

Yeah, he'll put up a 9-7 mark next year when Samarco is a senior, but then, 2007, that's when we BOMB. I'm talking maybe 2-14 in conference and staying in the cellar for years because of the recruiting damage that Dakich has inflicted on this program. Hopefully then that will be enough for him to get canned, unless his contract runs out before then.

in the words of Napoleon Dynamite, youre a "friggin idiot" are you in denial, teams go through rough stretches...it happens, its college basketball...if krebs fires dakich, that program will not get any better...i believe there is a reason why dakich mentioned as a indiana succesor to mike davis, the man can coach, just because we are not having a good year doesnt mean he cant coach, mark my words BG will contend next year! OU is falling apart because they have so many egos they cant play together, Kent will always be good and so will akron, miami is always there as well, but we will be there as well next year

john floyd is proving that he can play, we all know what samarco can do, marschall will be a very improved player next year, moon will be our defensive stopper, brian moten and darryl clements look like they could be good players, and does anyone know whether steven wroght will be granted another year to play? so to say dakich has done a terrible job is a lil too farfetched coming outta your mouth, because you dont even know how he coaches...youve only been to TWO games. we'll have to hear your comments after you watched our improved team next year...

we were an 18-11 team last year that lost our best player and another great player to graduation...

Yeah, like I said, next year we might be better, maybe about 9-7 in conference. But, you didn't address the years after 2006-2007. Beginning 2007-2008, after we lose most of our key guys on this year's team, we're headed toward being the doormat of the MAC. Hammb tends to agree with me that we're screwed after next year.

[hammb]

Yeah, like I said, next year we might be better, maybe about 9-7 in conference. But, you didn't address the years after 2006-2007. Beginning 2007-2008, after we lose most of our key guys on this year's team, we're headed toward being the doormat of the MAC. Hammb tends to agree with me that we're screwed after next year.

Don't know if I'd say we're screwed, but with what we've seen so far there's little room for optimism. What optimism there is would have to be totally blind, because none of the players that will still be here at that time have shown much, except Marschall.

Where we will be definitely hurting in '07 is the center spot. We haven't recruited LeFeld's replacement, and we're out of schollies for next year already. So it looks like we'll be relying on a true freshman at center that year, which is never good, or we'll be playing a guy like Sullivan or Marschall at Center.

Moon will likely be the PG on that team, as none of the other guards we have or are bringing in are thought to be real PGs. So hopefully he'll improve on offense immensely in the next 2 years.

We will have a lot of SG/SF type guys in Moten, Clements, Dusan, and Sims. We'll also have a lot of PFs with Sullivan, Marschall, and Larson.

It is very hard to project a college basketball team 2 years into the future. Especially one who has a coach who's contract expires in that time period. Looking at it right now even if all of our current players/signees develop we're still going to have major holes at C & PG in the 2007 season, and that's not good. We'll have a good deal of freshmen on the team since we graduate Floyd, LeFeld, Samarco, and Wright (if he comes back) next year. So basically the PG & C spots will be manned by Moon and some combination of Freshmen...I can certainly see a reason to be pessimistic about our chances that season.

Of course this all assumes that any of these guys on the current roster are actually still around then

[jacojdm]

Where we will be definitely hurting in '07 is the center spot. We haven't recruited LeFeld's replacement, and we're out of schollies for next year already. So it looks like we'll be relying on a true freshman at center that year, which is never good, or we'll be playing a guy like Sullivan or Marschall at Center.

i know this is a HUGE if, but what if marschall does bulk up some, or lots?
i'm not sure that a team needs a seven footer to compete in the mac. lenny is what, 6-8 or 6-9? he did a more than solid job at center, although he probably had 25-30 lbs on marschall.

[svillefalcon]

i agree, marschall needs ro gain more muscle...but thats what the offseason is for. if he can put on about 20-30 pounds he can become a dominant player in the mac, he has the skills and the athletic ability, he is a freshman, so again if he can bulk up, hell be a very good player in teh MAC.

[hammb]

Where we will be definitely hurting in '07 is the center spot. We haven't recruited LeFeld's replacement, and we're out of schollies for next year already. So it looks like we'll be relying on a true freshman at center that year, which is never good, or we'll be playing a guy like Sullivan or Marschall at Center.

i know this is a HUGE if, but what if marschall does bulk up some, or lots?
i'm not sure that a team needs a seven footer to compete in the mac. lenny is what, 6-8 or 6-9? he did a more than solid job at center, although he probably had 25-30 lbs on marschall.

I suppose it's not out of the realm of possibility, but Marschall doesn't really strike me as a true Center at all. Most of his good looks to the basket come from freeing himself about 5 feet from the rim, where he takes one dribble and can go for the layin/dunk. I haven't seen him do all that much with his back to the basket, but he's only a Freshman so there is probably time to learn.

He'd need to put on a lot of muscle and work on a lot of technique to become a good center, but it may be our best option...hence my concern over that position in 2 years.

[hammb]

i agree, marschall needs ro gain more muscle...but thats what the offseason is for. if he can put on about 20-30 pounds he can become a dominant player in the mac, he has the skills and the athletic ability, he is a freshman, so again if he can bulk up, hell be a very good player in teh MAC.

The problem with relying on him to gain all that weight is you can never be certain that player is physically capable of doing it. Netter tried to gain weight for 5 years and never could. From the football side of things I knew Rob Fehrman pretty well when he played at BG. He hovered around 290-300, but could never keep his weight over 300 (which is what kept him out of the NFL). That guy used to drink these 1000 calorie protein shakes and eat more than you can imagine, but still could NOT bulk up. He used to take in 5000-6000 calories a day trying to add weight and just couldn't get himself over that 300 mark.

I like Marschall's potential, but unless he's capable of adding bulk to his frame he will not be a dominant post player. If he can add that weight then he could be a good one for us for the next few years.

[frdmgir7]

I just want to make a few comments.

First off, Lefeld...I know his feet are a problem, but from my knowledge this happens a lot with big guys. I know that "Z," (CAVS) had some issues, but now he's fine. I'm sure Matt will be fine as well.

Next, yes I'm a gal and I may not know as much about sports as some of you manly men out there. But, I think I can hang and chat about sports just as well. So you can think I'm full of crap, but I really do not care.

Watching us play Akron on TV, I saw some good things. Clements showed off some moves that night, Moten did as well. Moon made me very proud with a few of his plays (I'm a fan of Moon), Floyd played another great game, Stephen showed some fire with his feet, and I love Marshall's emotion. I think we've got some great things in the player we have.

I would love to see Mawel use a little more aggression and take a few more shots...but I'm sure he'll come along. Personally, (even more know since he's injured) my jury is still out with Dusan. I just don't know what to think of him as a player yet. I think Samarco is such a great asset. During the Akron game, I'm glad Dakich sat Samarco down. The kid wasn't making shots and the D was all over him. In my opinion, sometimes the shots just don't fall for a player...and it's not the coach's fault!

With that said, I guess you can tell that I like Coach Dakich. Most women might be afraid of him, but I love that he yells at our players. Sometimes I get so fired up during games, I want to go yell at the players too. On another note, I think Coach Brandon needs to take a yelling lesson from Dakich.

I think we need to remember this is a fairly young team, and I think they are getting better. The most important thing is to remain a faithful falcon fan. It's obvious we all have falcon pride...but I do think the harshness needs to go.

If you think you can do it better...go get a job being a coach, or an analyst, and good luck with that.

Not to be mean...but, I just felt the need to share my thoughts.

[jacojdm]

The problem with relying on him to gain all that weight is you can never be certain that player is physically capable of doing it. Netter tried to gain weight for 5 years and never could.

a friend of mine who is a former student athlete said that while ther other guys on the basketball team were lifting weights, trainers would give netter a bag of food to eat to help him bulk up. it never worked. he was still 123 lbs when he was done playing at bg.

[commonsense]

I just want to make a few comments.

First off, Lefeld...I know his feet are a problem, but from my knowledge this happens a lot with big guys. I know that "Z," (CAVS) had some issues, but now he's fine. I'm sure Matt will be fine as well.

Next, yes I'm a gal and I may not know as much about sports as some of you manly men out there. But, I think I can hang and chat about sports just as well. So you can think I'm full of crap, but I really do not care.

Watching us play Akron on TV, I saw some good things. Clements showed off some moves that night, Moten did as well. Moon made me very proud with a few of his plays (I'm a fan of Moon), Floyd played another great game, Stephen showed some fire with his feet, and I love Marshall's emotion. I think we've got some great things in the player we have.

I would love to see Mawel use a little more aggression and take a few more shots...but I'm sure he'll come along. Personally, (even more know since he's injured) my jury is still out with Dusan. I just don't know what to think of him as a player yet. I think Samarco is such a great asset. During the Akron game, I'm glad Dakich sat Samarco down. The kid wasn't making shots and the D was all over him. In my opinion, sometimes the shots just don't fall for a player...and it's not the coach's fault!

With that said, I guess you can tell that I like Coach Dakich. Most women might be afraid of him, but I love that he yells at our players. Sometimes I get so fired up during games, I want to go yell at the players too. On another note, I think Coach Brandon needs to take a yelling lesson from Dakich.

I think we need to remember this is a fairly young team, and I think they are getting better. The most important thing is to remain a faithful falcon fan. It's obvious we all have falcon pride...but I do think the harshness needs to go.

If you think you can do it better...go get a job being a coach, or an analyst, and good luck with that.

Not to be mean...but, I just felt the need to share my thoughts.

I cant agree on very much of your post.

First off, Lefeld has a chronic condition that does not get better. It only gets worse, he does not have the same poblems as big "Z"

Second I am glad Clements and Moten looked good to you, but the few possitive things they did happened when the game was over. Same with Steve, he went scoreless untill the last six minutes of the game after it was a blowout.

As far as you expecting Mawel to come along, well, you have six games in the span of three weeks for him to "come along" after that he is done.

This is not a young team either, We start (usually) Floyd, Samarco, Soler, Marschall, and Lefeld. With Wright as our Sixth man. Out of our top six that is 2 seniors 3 juniors and a freshman.

We have lost five of our last six, I dont think that qualifies us as getting better.

[BleedOrange]

Marschall IS not and SHOULD not be a center. EVER. Marschall will be a 3/4. Making Marschall into a center would be tragic. Horrible. Our center solution will come from elsewhere.

I think that he can add 20 lbs of beef. He has a much better frame for adding muscle than Netter. Netter was never meant to gain wait, but Marschall is. He needs this weight to finish around the hoop and stay out of foul trouble.

[clevelandfalcon]

"D up or you're going in the crawl space"

John Wayne Gacy, what a sick-o that looney was! Wasn't he a UT alum??

[Tricky_Falcon]

"D up or you're going in the crawl space"

John Wayne Gacy, what a sick-o that looney was! Wasn't he a UT alum??

Are you sure that's not Amstutz?

[bgsufalcon24]

"D up or you're going in the crawl space"

John Wayne Gacy, what a sick-o that looney was! Wasn't he a UT alum??

Are you sure that's not Amstutz?

Not fat enough to be Amstutz.