[winflop]

I am sure Dawkins is a great guy.  I am sure he can be a winner at some schools.  Yet, seems like after 7 years the sample size is large enough to know that Dawkins style doesn't sell tickets at Stanford, doesn't create excitement on campus, and doesn't produce strong March/April basketball, at least at Stanford.

I think Dawkins style of play would sell plenty of tickets if it were more consistently executed.  Maybe it can't, but since he's essentially running the Duke system I'd find that argument hard to make.

I got the sense last night that the team had quit in the first half, the seniors had a LOT to say at halftime, they came out and played tough and hard for about 15 minutes of the second half, and in typical Dawkins fashion they collapsed in the final five minutes and lost another close game.  Dawkins is 2-6 in close games this year, and under 40% for his Stanford career.  That sucks.

[winflop]

I am sure Dawkins is a great guy.  I am sure he can be a winner at some schools.  Yet, seems like after 7 years the sample size is large enough to know that Dawkins style doesn't sell tickets at Stanford, doesn't create excitement on campus, and doesn't produce strong March/April basketball, at least at Stanford.

I think Dawkins style of play would sell plenty of tickets if it were more consistently executed.  Maybe it can't, but since he's essentially running the Duke system I'd find that argument hard to make.

I got the sense last night that the team had quit in the first half, the seniors had a LOT to say at halftime, they came out and played tough and hard for about 15 minutes of the second half, and in typical Dawkins fashion they collapsed in the final five minutes and lost another close game.  Dawkins is 2-6 in close games this year, and under 40% for his Stanford career.  That sucks.