Tbonespop wrote: ↑April 12th, 2024, 12:43 am
learnin wrote: ↑April 12th, 2024, 12:17 am
Weber coached one year with the transfer portal and the transfer portal came within a hair of saving his job. It would have saved his job if Covid had not depleted the team for the first four conference games . When you play by the rules, and you’re recruiting to Kansas State without a transfer portal, you’re going to have up and down seasons because you have to rebuild rosters with freshmen. When Angel left for money, imagine if Weber could have nabbed an experienced point guard from the portal .
Imagine, if you will, what Tang’s record would be in his first two years without Johnson, Sills, Carter, Perry and Kaluma.
Weber's last 3 consecutive seasons at KSU his record was 34-58, a 37% winning percentage. His career winning percentage at KSU was .556, 184-147. Frank Martin's career winning percentage at KSU was .684, 117-54. Thus far Tang is 45-25, .643 winning %. I think some of you Weber defenders have some alignment with him because in some crazy way, you relate to him and his quirky personality, could be that those relating/supporting also have similar personalities. Weber had a few good years at KSU, yes. He also had some bad years. The entire body of work was average at best.
I’m quite aware of Weber’s unimpressive over all record at Kansas State. I can make the argument that many good coaches would have not fared much better and some not as well IF they faced the exact same set of circumstances.
1. No recruitment cheating
2. No transfer portal
3. Multiple years of a true round robin coaching against the likes of Kruger, Self, Hoiberg, Huggins, Beard, etc.
4. Two covid years where
a. three freshmen played before no home crowd
b. Those freshmen, now sophomores, had to start conference play with half a team for four games.
5. Beginning your K- State coaching gig with a good percentage of the fan base wanting you to lose.