Brady fans already looking forward to the NCAA Tourney in 2010....

....because at this rate that will be the next time that we get there.

I'm officially sick of the sudden love for Brady's coaching. If we aren't careful we are going to be stuck with this man for many more years. Here's why Brady needs to hit the road.

Is one NCAA Tourney appearance in 5 seasons really what you are happy with at LSU? It's 64 Teams for crying out loud. Let's not have short memories here: why does this team's good play of late justify the overall poor results we've gotten from Coach Brady? Would you still be employed at your job if you failed 4/5 times you tried something?

I know it's popular to jump on the Brady bandwagon because most fans have a "what have you done for me lately" approach to coaches, and Brady has done much for us lately, but again: 1 NCAA Tourney since Y2K. I'm not willing to wait another five. If this was football he would've been sacked in 2003. Why shouldn't we have the same high expectations for our basketball program? It's time to dump this whiny, middle-of-the-pack loser and get a real coach. The players on this team are what put us in the Tourney, not the coach.

LSU should be going to the dance every year, and should accept nothing less. He had his chance and it's a classic case of too little, too late.

Before you start flaming me and my desire for a new coach, please be sure to answer the question: Is 1 Tourney in 5 years the kind of results you'd like to see from ANY LSU Team? I didn't think so. The University deserves better, the Players deserve better, and the Fans deserve better. Don't let the euphoria of recents events make you so quickly forget about the mediocrity that we've had to endure for so long.

 

yes it would be, especially for the football team since we have yet to make one tourney in my lifetime which is why we got rid of Saban.

 

This is going to be our 3rd NCAA appearance in 6 years...with 2 NIT appearances thrown in for good measure, for a total of 5 postseason appearance in 6 years. You might want to check your facts before you post stuff that can be so easily refuted.

And you think it's easy to make the field of 64? There are over 300 schools in
Div. 1 basketball. That means that roughly 4 schools in 5 don't get into the Big Dance (roughly 2 out of 3 don't make the postseason at all, if you count the NIT). Compare that to 117 Div. 1A football schools and 28 bowl games (56 teams - almost HALF). Hell, it's almost as hard to NOT get into a bowl game as it is to get into one. So making the NCAA is no mean accomplishment.

 

Bradyball brings one word to mind.. sloppy. They are one of the least disciplined squads I've ever seen. Sloppy passing, sloppy D, turnovers out the yin yang...

 

Maybe you should check your facts so you won't look like an idiot and get flamed.

This is Brady's 3rd NCAA tourney appearance in 8 years. Not sure where you went to school, but that's not 1 out of every 5 years.

I've never been a big Brady fan, but all this talk about firing Brady right now is pretty dumb. Hell, at least wait to see how we do in the tourney before passing judgement on this season.

 

its not like we are a bunch of mindless brady loving lunatics. i am one of the strongest defenders of brady around, and even i figured he was under pressure to perform right now, or he should go. and he performed well.

and as long as he continues to produce tournament caliber teams, i see no problems. one of these days i hope he goes really deep in the tournament, but until he misses a tournament, in my mind, he is off the hot seat.

 

what is relevant the recent history. if he only had two tournaments in 8 years, and the 2 appearances were the last 2 years, that would make a big difference. reaching back for history when they did not make the tournament is a waste of time, especially considering the way dale left, as well as the fact that coaches shouldnt be judged too harshly until they have their recruits deep into the program.

look, coaching is a "what have you done for me lately" business. and if you judge this season, you simply cant argue that brady has not done well.

 

You cannot deny the fact that the average season for LSU basketball under Brady always seems to go like this:
1. We play creampuff teams and destroy them
2. We then start our SEC schedule and get killed.
3. The team starts to gel under the leadership of our star NBA calibur athletes and puts together winning streaks.
4. Brady stands on the sidelines and whines at the refs during the entire game.

If Brady was a good coach, we would start out winning against the high calibur SEC teams. Almost always, when a team starts the early season playing well it's because of the coach. When a team gels late in the season it's the players.

Ok, I admit I was wrong about the 2002-2003 season where they lost in the first round to Purdue, I was thinking that was the NIT. But that's it so far in this Millineum? I'm not impressed. And you are correct, it's not easy to be one of the 64, but with the level of quality athletes that we have had access to during this timeframe, it should be much easier than a whole score of other teams who do it year after year with far less talent, money, and fan support.

And don't even bring up the NIT. That's not an accomplishment. Don't even pretend that it is. The only teams who can't make the NIT are pathetic. You can't honestly tell me that our program wouldn't be in a MUCH better condition had we a top calibur coach. We pay out the ass to get them in football (post-Dinardo, that is). Why not in basketball? Everytime this team does well with Brady, it is ALWAYS because of superstar NBA calibur players, despite the coach. And it looks like history is once again repeating itself.

Don't get me wrong, I'm sure Brady is a great guy. He's a decent coach. But a top tier coach he isn't. And why should LSU settle for less? He had his chance, and he didn't take us anywhere but sideways. I hope he has a great finish to this season and then I hope he goes.

 

I'm not judging him on this season. It's been a great season. The players have pulled it together and they can beat anyone at this point, despite Brady's coaching.
I'm judging the entire course of Brady's stay at LSU. It shows alot about the state of LSU basketball when the season is going like it is and we still can't sellout the PMAC. I blame Brady for that. And no one says fire him right now. Do it after the season is over.

 

Eat a ****ing pill Bro, ease the pain :bncry: