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Billy Kennedy: "I thought our guys were just terrible"

February 25, 2012
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Notes from Billy Kennedy post-game press conference

Opening statement…
"Not to take anything away from Oklahoma State - they did a lot of good things - but I thought our guys were just terrible. We had a bad effort. Our practices haven't been good. The ball is stuck … we're selfish offensively. And we were stealing money from the university. It was disgusting and I apologize to Texas A&M and our fans for the effort and the way we didn't share the ball offensively."

On whether he saw the poor effort coming…
"We've been worse since we got guys back, offensively. The ball is sticking and that happens with injuries. When you bring guys back, the chemistry is taken in another direction. I could see it coming three weeks ago, but fortunately we were able to weather some of the storm [at that time]. But again, Oklahoma State did some good things. Markel Brown is a tough matchup. I thought their big guys did a really good job of keeping us from scoring around the basket."

On LeBryan Nash's injury for OSU and whether it affected A&M's game…
"It didn't have any affect. I think sometimes teams play better [when a key player is out]. They moved the ball better. Their offense was crisper. [The ball] didn't stick. Travis [Ford] did a really good job of playing without [Nash] and their post guys came in and did a good job."

On Keiton Page's effort for OSU…
"He's a great player. He maxes out, pound-for-pound, as good of a player as I've played against. He reminds me of Scotty Brooks, who coaches the Oklahoma City Thunder. He's worked on his game and spent more hours on his game that probably anybody he's played against. I have great respect for what he's been able to do because you look at him and you don't see what you end up getting."
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10:15p, 2/25/12
No joke ...

For a million a year I'll get with the media and say we were terrible when we get beat by 18 by the arguably the worst team in the conference.

Tell me what the hell you're going to do about it.

[This message has been edited by XL2Win (edited 2/25/2012 10:16p).]
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Just got access to this audio...been waiting for some quotes. What I found got me fired up because I think we all have been waiting for some "real talk" from BK. I know talk is cheap when you're as bad as this team is, but at least he showed some fire in his disgust of how his team played.

Thanks to the A&M SID department for making this audio available!

[This message has been edited by gabe_bock (edited 2/25/2012 10:18p).]
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10:22p, 2/25/12
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10:25p, 2/25/12
yes...why post it here if all can't access it...
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10:32p, 2/25/12
Should not be on front page if pay only info.
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10:35p, 2/25/12
Ok, talk is cheap ! Does this team know how discussed we are? Oh yea 6k showed up for KU . I hope this lazy team saw that! Everything that Billy Gillispie and Acie Law fought for is behing destroyed by something , you tell me what it is Coach ! Aggie football means jack to me ! I'm one of the few kids from Texas that grew up for hoops! Fix it Coach! I'll not let you kill this program!
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10:37p, 2/25/12
this was a bad hire. fix it.
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Sorry guys...had the "premium" button clicked accidentally. We NEVER post stuff on the boards that makes you pay so this is obviously a mistake and not some scheme. It's now free...check it out.
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10:53p, 2/25/12
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10:57p, 2/25/12
42 points? I understand losing on the road, but that group of players against a team as unathletic as OSU? 42 points is inexcusable. They should be embarrassed. We may need Pat Knight to come in and give a pep talk.
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11:44p, 2/25/12
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Get rid of his sorry ass. I'm done with BB until BK is gone


Dumb idea. I don't how you can say that this is all the coaches' fault.
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12:12a, 2/26/12
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go away!
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1:12a, 2/26/12
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There's not much Kennedy can do about it. We have Middleton, Elston Turner to a lesser extent, and a bunch of other guys who can't shoot. Not even layups.

Wait and see what we look like next year with a point guard who can actually shoot and make layups (I like Dash's heart, but we need a point guard who can actually score). It wouldn't hurt to have another big either.
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6:13a, 2/26/12
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Can someone get coach a new coat and throw this one away.
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7:18a, 2/26/12
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Get rid of his sorry ass. I'm done with BB until BK is gone.


I'm sure his "sorry ass" won't be too unhappy to see you go.
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7:56a, 2/26/12
It has been a very poor coaching job despite all of the obstacles.
The passion of the BCG and Turge years has suddenly disappeared and the Ags have turned into a rec league team seemingly overnight.
Good bye NCAA. Good bye NIT.
Back to square one with a losing team after nothing but Big Dance appearances and 20+ win seasons from Turgeon.
A reassignment would be best for all concerned.
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8:35a, 2/26/12
echols, I wasn't advocating getting rid of BK because of this. I am simply saying that stating the obvious without offering any notion of a solution doesn't take much forethought or insight.
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9:02a, 2/26/12
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I think BK is terrible and needs to be shown the door before he permanently runs this program into the ground.

WTF was Byrne thinking with this guy? A coach from a one bid league that hasn't moved up to midmajor and proven himself there has NO business being our coach!

All you "give him a chance" folks are idiots! Even with everyone back he finds ways to lose to teams like OSU and Rice and has shown zero ability to get anyone good to commit to him post diagnosis!

What will the excuse be next year when we are finding ways to lose to Ole Miss and Auburn?

Get rid of BK NOW before it's too late and get a coach who deserves this job once the tournament is done!
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9:03a, 2/26/12
I'm waiting for somebody to come on here and talk about how we don't have talent ...

compared to OSU and Rice ???
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10:09a, 2/26/12
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Am I the only person that thinks that BK essentially watched Pat Knights post-game comments multiple times, and then tried to apply them to his situation? To me, it seems canned.

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10:30a, 2/26/12
What player or players have improved their game under Kennedy?
I can't think of one but there have been several who have regressed under him.
Time to make a move.
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10:40a, 2/26/12
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A coach from a one bid league that hasn't moved up to midmajor and proven himself


This is the primary argument. Byrne should have hired the UNI coach.
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11:34a, 2/26/12
I think that Kennedy told it like it is. There have been many times this season that the team has been (as he says) disgusting.

That is a shame. We have time to fix it now for next year. Let's do it Coach! Get some players who WANT TO PLAY!
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11:44a, 2/26/12
BK supporters - how much money will you bet that he has us in the dance next year ( top 45 team)? How much money will you bet that he gets us back in the Top 10 at anytime during his career here?

If you are not willing to put your money on these bets then that says that we should fire/reassign him.
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3:55p, 2/26/12
We got rid of a football coach who had a disappointing season, so why would we keep a basketball coach who had an even worse one? Seems like something needs to change. Can't have another season like this or we'll completely undo what BCG did for our program.
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I think BK is terrible and needs to be shown the door before he permanently runs this program into the ground.

WTF was Byrne thinking with this guy? A coach from a one bid league that hasn't moved up to midmajor and proven himself there has NO business being our coach!

All you "give him a chance" folks are idiots! Even with everyone back he finds ways to lose to teams like OSU and Rice and has shown zero ability to get anyone good to commit to him post diagnosis!

What will the excuse be next year when we are finding ways to lose to Ole Miss and Auburn?

Get rid of BK NOW before it's too late and get a coach who deserves this job once the tournament is done!


I don't even need to say anything more
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Not only is he a bad coach but he's stealing Pat Knight's Lamar rant lines in his blame for the players.

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stealing money from the university


DUDE IS WHACK! He doesn't know what he's doing and is flaming players who are proven winners under a competent coach
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5:05p, 2/26/12
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We got rid of a football coach who had a disappointing season, so why would we keep a basketball coach who had an even worse one? Seems like something needs to change. Can't have another season like this or we'll completely undo what BCG did for our program.

Was last year Sherman's first year at A&M?
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5:18p, 2/26/12
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BKs first year > Sherman's first year

This has been a very disappointing season no doubt, but that 2008 football season was brutal. And Cub is right - we didn't fire Sherman after one brutal year, and we shouldn't do that to Coach Kennedy either
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5:43p, 2/26/12
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No one is saying "fire" but he needs to "resign" or be "reassigned due to medical issues".

As soemone else said, bringing in a 1 bid league coach instead of a proven mi-major coach is a huge risk.

This risk is not paying off because so far BK has shown absolutely NO ability to coach, win or recruit at this level.

Blame injuries if you like but even with all our guys present, he couldn't beat super talented power house teams Rice and OSU. He barely managed to beat the worst Tech team in decades on our own court.

This like having a sucking chest wound and people saying "well maybe the bleeding will stop if we just leave it alone and give it time to heal itself!"

Not going to end well.



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BK supporters - how much money will you bet that he has us in the dance next year ( top 45 team)?


Ask this question again perhaps once the full 2012 class is completed including any jucos or transfers, and also who for sure is returning from the current roster for next season (e.g., Middleton). Would need more data before I'd even try to guess an answer to such a question

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6:37p, 2/26/12
"his has been a very disappointing season no doubt, but that 2008 football season was brutal. And Cub is right - we didn't fire Sherman after one brutal year, and we shouldn't do that to Coach Kennedy either."

I'm going to cry myself to sleep.
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6:39p, 2/26/12
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This risk is not paying off because so far BK has shown absolutely NO ability to coach, win or recruit at this level.


Remember that the total coaching staff is Kennedy/Cyprien/Keller/Reese/Cole...not just Kennedy in a vacuum.

I think what you are trying to say Maroon is "Kennedy and that staff he put together is an excellent recruiting staff, particularly considering Glynn Cyprien, but the combination of the Parkinsons diagnosis, the move to the SEC, and the bad first season, makes me skeptical that he'll be able to recruit many if any really good players due to all the negative recruiting going on. We'll have to wait and see, but I'm just very doubtful right now that Cyprien will be enough to overcome the negative recruiting."

It would not surprise me if deep down inside that angry man exterior that might actually be roughly how you feel about the situation, and I can totally understand somebody having that viewpoint. Heck, I feel partly that way myself. I'm pretty concerned too.

It is your 'tantrum-ish' and 100% negative-oriented writing style that makes you come across as a horse's ass. Not the fact that you don't like Kennedy.


[This message has been edited by Pumpkinhead (edited 2/26/2012 6:43p).]
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6:44p, 2/26/12
Sherman had a 7 year contract with full buyout and had Coached in the NFL.

Kennedy has a smaller buyout and hasn't Coached anywhere.

Situation completely different.

Again, don't think we will fire him. We just don't care that much about basketball.

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