Quotes from our coach

Warthog · Post by **Warthog** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 1:08 pm

Maureen has a little blurb in today's Toledo Blade about basketball practice starting tonight. Now, I like Dakich a lot and hope he can have a successful season this year. But, some of his comments? Maybe I'll let you read them and post your thoughts.

Maureen writes "he (Dakich) attributed last year's free fall - 11 losses in the last 12 games, the final seven by 14 or more points - to clashing personnel.
"I think we had a bad group," Dakich said. "I think we had bad chemistry, I think we had terrible leadership. We had guys that complained and moaned instead of worked. We had an immature group, from our seniors to our freshman."

Tricky_Falcon · Post by **Tricky_Falcon** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 1:13 pm

He said the same thing last week to Todd Walker. Obviously there were problems from the coaching staff down.

It's the Journey... · Post by **It's the Journey...** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 1:45 pm

Theeeeeeeeee wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round. The wheels on the bus go round and round, right over the team. But i'm just one of those internet guys so F them.

orangeandbrown · Post by **orangeandbrown** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 2:32 pm

I think that was what he said another year, too. I think the team also lacked some talent, though I don't doubt the chemistry wasn't good.

factman · Post by **factman** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 2:52 pm

....and you wanted him to say.......................?

Maybe that "We had a great year and the kids played hard all the time. I couldn't have asked for more from all of them, especially the ones who quit, because they gave us all they had until the very end!"

Good God, they haven't even had their first practice for this season, and we are complaining already. GIVE THIS TEAM A CHANCE!!

If I were a coach at BG, I would QUIT having press conferences, appearing in public, or anything else, because someone is going to "bitch" about what is said, how it is said, or who said it!

Warthog · Post by **Warthog** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 3:24 pm

Ok factman, your response is exactly why I didn't post any 'opinions' when I started this thread. I just put the quotes out there to see what others thought.

For my two cents, I'm wondering why he had to say this now. Last season sucked. Period. Why slam those players now for what happened eight to ten months ago?

Also, when he says the team had terrible leadership, is he including himself? I mean, he is the leader of the program, isn't he? Or is he just trying to throw more jabs at Steven Wright (and/or Soler) even though they are long gone and he could just move on?

Finally, and I know this is beating the dead horse, but, coach, if it was a 'bad group', that is your fault. You brought these kids here. No else did that. If they were a bad group, or have bad chemisty, that falls on the coach. If he wants to say what he did, and then follow that up with accepting blame for that, then the comments are fine. But he keeps just laying all blame on the kids and taking no responsibility himself. No wonder kids quit our team.

UK Peregrine · Post by **UK Peregrine** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 3:38 pm

Warthog wrote:OK factman, your response is exactly why I didn't post any 'opinions' when I started this thread. I just put the quotes out there to see what others thought.

Sure, but I think its quite clear you implied what your opinion was on this topic by cheery picking the quote you did. Otherwise you would have posted this quote...

"One of the things I like about this group is that the freshmen are really mature guys," BGSU coach Dan Dakich said. "There's going to be a lot of freshmen, if not all the freshmen, who play and play a lot. I cannot tell you a kid in his first year here who I do not expect to compete to start."

Or even Samarco's quote that backs up what Dakich was saying about leadership in your previous quote...

"We've got everybody here that wants to be here," Samarco said. "We've all got the same goals, trying to win a MAC championship."

Warthog · Post by **Warthog** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 3:53 pm

Yes, I only posted the one excerp, but for those that didn't read the article, they wouldn't know I cherry-picked just the one piece. So how could they imply what I was thinking based on a quote I posted?

But I understand what you are trying to say. So, I would say, why didn't Dakich just stop there? He could have made the positive comments about the incoming kids and left it at that. But he went on to take a swipe at the players from last year. He didn't need to do that unless he is still trying "to get the last word in" on Wright.

Also, how do you think Moten, Clements, Dusan, Marschall feel? First the coach talks about how mature the freshman are (implying that they must have been immature last year), and then he says what a bad group he had last year. These guys were here last year. Were they part of the problem too? If not, why is the coach throwing them all in with, I'm assuming, Wright?

I really think Dakich is trying to throw all the blame on Steven Wright and I think that he is way off base in doing that and way off base in how he is blaming him. That is, lumping all these guys in there together.

factman · Post by **factman** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 4:51 pm

All I know is that I have seen bits and pieces of some conditioning and pick-up games and I am very impressed so far. Furthermore, I will be at the scrimmage tonight (Friday, 9pm) to get a better picture. If you show, I think you might be pleasantly suprised.

BleedOrange · Post by **BleedOrange** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 5:52 pm

Maybe our leadership did actually suck last year. Could that actually be possible and that DD's statements aren't a completely self-serving pile of dookie? I've been disappointed by most of the transfers, but when Wright left before the season ended, I thought "good riddence".

Another thing that seems to be often forgotten was how ridiculously thin we were up front last year. Matt was often sidelined with debilitating pain. Marcshall, for the life of him, could NOT EVER keeps his ass out of foul trouble. After that, we had nothing that even vaguely resembled a post player. This had as much to do with our bad record as anything, imo.

Falconboy · Post by **Falconboy** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 8:31 pm

BleedOrange wrote:Maybe our leadership did actually suck last year. Could that actually be possible and that DD's statements aren't a completely self-serving pile of dookie? I've been disappointed by most of the transfers, but when Wright left before the season ended, I thought "good riddence".

Another thing that seems to be often forgotten was how ridiculously thin we were up front last year. Matt was often sidelined with debilitating pain. Marcshall, for the life of him, could NOT EVER keeps his ass out of foul trouble. After that, we had nothing that even vaguely resembled a post player. This had as much to do with our bad record as anything, imo.

Pretty much right on there. Hopefully this monstrosity that this Otis Polk will help Matt out big time.

Warthog · Post by **Warthog** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 9:11 pm

BleedOrange wrote:Maybe our leadership did actually suck last year. Could that actually be possible and that DD's statements aren't a completely self-serving pile of dookie?

I know that our leadership sucked last year. You know it. We all know it. But when you are on the verge of starting fresh with an almonst entirely new roster, why does he have to make such negative comments about the players from last year? Why can't he move on?

hammb · Post by **hammb** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 10:32 pm

This appears to be his motivational style this season.

I went to the scrimmage tonight and Dan was constantly yelling at the guys telling them to sprint up and down the court. Said this isn't last year and that's not how we're going to play.

One particular criticism was him yelling at someone, "That is Mawel Soler $h!t, and we're not doing that this year!" Also yelled at Dusan a number of times for not speaking English.

The team has talent. We still have no offensive scheme. Still don't have a PG. Polk is freaking huge. Liked what I saw from Nate Miller.

falconfan1999 · Post by **falconfan1999** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 10:35 pm

Marschall was not a post player in high school. He was a wing or guard more often than not. He handles the ball too well to be a post. Plus he's WAY to skinny to be down on the blocks! Playing out of position hurt him last year. Hopefully, he won't be matching up with too many centers this year!