Meh, one season does not make or break a coach. Not saying Woody is the savior or anything, just that you really can't judge a coach by a few seasons. It just doesn't work like that. For every good coach that had instant success there's 3 more that took time.
He made a huge mistake last March, first by not playing X and using his eligibility up and secondly by not getting at least one wing player that could produce.
Keeping X ensured we would not get a quality portal guard and that combined with not getting a portal wing has killed any chance of having a great backcourt. His injury, Trey's shooting woes, CJ's lack of development compounded that issue. And then adding Walker and Sparks didn't help us one bit. Add Woodson;s play everyone philosophy it's even worse. If only we had a bench player or two we could have overcome the lack of guards. but we have the worst bench in basketball basically ..
I posted this stat before ..
Evan Miya
Go to the last chart and look at the 3rd most efficient five man lineup in the nation. 3rd most efficient lineup nationally is our normal starting five. Now think of all the games that unit built leads or erased deficits only to lose them when bench players come in.
What's that tell you? It's tells me that if he has the right kids in that get it, it works. It also tells me how much the bench sucks, which can be verified using other stats and that his rotations beyond the top 5 aren't working. Stats verify the eye test .. eye test verifies the stats.
Two weeks ago, I don't know the current.. adding Sparks instead of Ware dropped it 350 spots, adding Walker dropped it 65. CJ and Banks are in between. Every minute those guys have played is giving away points .. when they are out there together without starters they are without doubt one of the worst teams in basketball ..