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<blockquote data-quote="Brandon Van de Graaff" data-source="post: 1418411" data-attributes="member: 6">I've watched a few of their games and they play hard. Lots of depth too. Obviously at home, they are a juggernaut, but they have a team that can win anywhere. Kessler has been really, really good when I've seen them and I was worried about him dominating us last night. He didn't, foul trouble helped, but I didn't expect Smith to play quite as well has he did either. Whatever they paid for him, he's worth every penny. I think they got a little too full of themselves after the Gonzaga and Houston wins. As much as I like Oats, he is the exact opposite of a guy like Saban who goes with the process mentality and doesn't emphasize outcomes. Would imagine it's hard to preach blue collar mentality and keep the kids hungry when the coach is in front of the microphone reading off the team's projections and saying some of the things he says. While the honesty can be refreshing, it's probably a good idea to turn that confidence into results. Also, the bigs that this team added are shockingly weak (at this point anyway).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Brandon Van de Graaff, post: 1418411, member: 6"] I've watched a few of their games and they play hard. Lots of depth too. Obviously at home, they are a juggernaut, but they have a team that can win anywhere. Kessler has been really, really good when I've seen them and I was worried about him dominating us last night. He didn't, foul trouble helped, but I didn't expect Smith to play quite as well has he did either. Whatever they paid for him, he's worth every penny. I think they got a little too full of themselves after the Gonzaga and Houston wins. As much as I like Oats, he is the exact opposite of a guy like Saban who goes with the process mentality and doesn't emphasize outcomes. Would imagine it's hard to preach [I]blue collar mentality[/I] and keep the kids hungry when the coach is in front of the microphone reading off the team's projections and saying some of the things he says. While the honesty can be refreshing, it's probably a good idea to turn that confidence into results. Also, the bigs that this team added are shockingly weak (at this point anyway). [/QUOTE]

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