Well, here it comes. I was hoping to write this post a couple of weeks from now. Obviously, I'm not. It still stings a bit talking about it. That's the way it goes when you don't take care of business when you need to.
Going into the year, I thought we would be a playoff team with the ability to finish in the upper third of the conference. I figured we would be above .500 overall and finish anywhere from 11-9 to 13-7 in conference. I thought we had a veteran group that knew what we expected out of them on top of having a very talented incoming class. It was the first time that we've had a group of juniors and seniors that had been through the rigors of the MIAC play a bunch of times. It was the first time that we could say that since our staff has been at Hamline.
The season got off to a decent start as we beat Northwestern in a game that they dominated the tempo. We looked really good at points and then really bad. It was clearly a sign to come. The next four games were a disaster as we dug ourselves huge holes and couldn't quite dig ourselves out of them. There were flashes of being a really good team and then we would go off on our own little tangent that would cost us games. We were having too many ups and downs and not enough playing steady.
We got going again after our St. Thomas game. We looked like a whole new team. We were playing hard and really getting after it. It was refreshing to watch. It was a different team than what we had over the previous five games. We did make some changes with our lineup as well and I'm sure that made some difference.
Right after the Christmas break we headed out to San Diego for our "California Trip." It was a great trip for us as we got to see a bunch of California as well as bonding time for our kids. Looking back on it now, we should've played another game. Seven days is too long to be in a place while only playing one game. For many of us (players and coaches) it seemed like more of a vacation than a "business" trip. It clearly cost us when we played Chapman. They were we ready and we were back to playing bad basketball. It was a frustrating ending to an overall good trip.
Once we got back, we had a few practices and it seemed like every other game we decided to play hard. It was frustrating for everyone involved. We'd try some different things in practice to get them going and it would work for a few days and then we would got back to not competing and not playing hard. Just an up and down stretch for everyone involved.
Before the second half of the conference season started. Nelson and I sat down in the office and figured that 11 wins would get a team into the playoffs. It looked like a good number considering where everyone in the league stood at the moment. We went into that stretch with high expectations. We were battling the top three teams in the conference for a chance to move up in the rankings and potentially become a top seed for the conference playoffs. Something that hasn't been done here in a LONG time. We faltered in each one of these games. Even with those games, we were still looking pretty for the playoffs.
We split with a couple of teams that I thought we should've swept. We got swept by St. John's on a buzzer beater in Collegeville (Andy Burns hit another buzzer beater against Augsburg last night in the playoffs). It seemed like we had a bunch of games that were just out of our reach. Games were close and we weren't getting to where we needed to be. We understood that teams would try and slow the tempo down against us. We would have to win a game in the 50s and 60s. That's how playoff games are won. Grind out possessions and making big plays. We just didn't do that.
The last three games of the season we as important as they come for us. We had Bethel, St. Mary's, and Macalester. Bethel finally had a full arsenal of players back and royally (get it) kicked our tails. We looked like we didn't want to be there. They definitely have a talented group proven by their Clubber Lane performance against St. Olaf last night (beat them by 19). We didn't come to play and it showed. Next, we had St. Mary's down in Winona. We looked flat in the first few minutes and then we hit a barrage of 3's to take the lead. We looked flat again after that. We finally took control in the second half for a must win. Finally, we took on Macalester on their Senior Night. They came out ready to play and we looked like we took a three hour road trip to get there. We were down by as many as ten in the 2nd half. All of a sudden, everything clicked. We looked like the team we were expecting all year. Our guys had a ton of energy, we were getting steals. We played as hard as we had all year in those closing ten minutes. We pulled out another must win game.
After the game, as we were walking to the locker room we found out that both St. John's and Bethel won and we were out. Tough pill to swallow after a really solid performance. We told our guys and that was it. We ended with a "W."
Like with any season you are going to issues like injuries, disciplinary issues, guys not happy with playing time, and everything else in between. We certainly had all of those and then some. We didn't exactly handle adversity or success well this year. That's a sign of an average basketball team and that is what we finished at, just above average.
On a positive note, we finished 13-12 for our third straight winning season. Something that hasn't been done in 26 years at Hamline. We are still moving in the right direction in a minor hiccup this year. We lose three seniors that meant a lot to our program and have 12 guys returning to a team that I believe will have high expectations.
Hopefully, everyone in our program understands that we need to get better in every aspect of the game. We need to be better coaches. We need to bring in better players. We need our guys to be more committed to working on their strengths and weaknesses. We need our guys to make a commitment to the weight room and conditioning all spring and summer. It has to be an overall program improvement for us to make the jump we want to.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
My All Conference Picks
Before I do a season in review I'm going to give out my All Conference Picks. I'll do a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd team as well as Player and Freshmen of the Year along with my All-Defensive Team. The MIAC has an All-Conference Team consisting of 15 players as well as an Honorable Mention selection(s) that could be just as many.
1st All Coach Hop Team
Seth Anderson, Gustavus
Stu Neville, St. Olaf
Taylor Hall, Bethel
Pierce Peters, Macalester
Andy Grzesiak-Grimm, Augsburg
2nd All Coach Hop Team
Mike Campbell, Hamline
Aaron Barmore, St. John's
Tyler Schmidt, Augsburg
Bobby Fong, St. Olaf
John Nance, St. Thomas
3rd All Coach Hop Team
Caleb Rosenow, Carleton
Michael Burfiend, St. Mary's
Tommy Sawatzke, Carleton
Andy Burns, St. John's
Daniel Baah, Bethel
I'm sure I've missed someone and probably hurt their feelings, oh well.
Player of the Year: Seth Anderson, Gustavus
Frosh of the Year: Dior Ford, Hamline
All-Defensive Team
John Nance, St. Thomas
Brett Sorenson, Augsburg
Mike Campbell, Hamline
Andy Grzesiak-Grimm, Augsburg
Pierce Peters, Macalester
Paul Blacklock, Gustavus
I put six on there, sue me.
I might have my Piper tinted glasses on for a few of these picks but I don't see how they aren't accurate. By the way, I haven't seen any ballots or even know who is nominated for the these teams. This is strictly based off of my opinion and don't necessarily go with the views of the Men's Basketball Program at Hamline University (well not really) or Hamline University.
1st All Coach Hop Team
Seth Anderson, Gustavus
Stu Neville, St. Olaf
Taylor Hall, Bethel
Pierce Peters, Macalester
Andy Grzesiak-Grimm, Augsburg
2nd All Coach Hop Team
Mike Campbell, Hamline
Aaron Barmore, St. John's
Tyler Schmidt, Augsburg
Bobby Fong, St. Olaf
John Nance, St. Thomas
3rd All Coach Hop Team
Caleb Rosenow, Carleton
Michael Burfiend, St. Mary's
Tommy Sawatzke, Carleton
Andy Burns, St. John's
Daniel Baah, Bethel
I'm sure I've missed someone and probably hurt their feelings, oh well.
Player of the Year: Seth Anderson, Gustavus
Frosh of the Year: Dior Ford, Hamline
All-Defensive Team
John Nance, St. Thomas
Brett Sorenson, Augsburg
Mike Campbell, Hamline
Andy Grzesiak-Grimm, Augsburg
Pierce Peters, Macalester
Paul Blacklock, Gustavus
I put six on there, sue me.
I might have my Piper tinted glasses on for a few of these picks but I don't see how they aren't accurate. By the way, I haven't seen any ballots or even know who is nominated for the these teams. This is strictly based off of my opinion and don't necessarily go with the views of the Men's Basketball Program at Hamline University (well not really) or Hamline University.
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Macalester 2/18/12
Yesterday afternoon we took on the Scots of Macalester for their Senior Day. They only one senior and honored our seniors as well, which was a really classy move. This was a game that we needed a victory to propel us into the playoffs. We also needed a Bethel or St Johns loss. Bethel played at first place Gustavus while SJU played at home vs Concordia. The schedule looked to be in our favor.
The game started about as bad as it could. We couldn't score and our pressure did nothing for us. We put a lot of our "second unit" in they got us going with, I believe, a 15-0 run. It seemed like we seized control of the game. Things don't always go the way they seem. MAC came back, making a bunch of jumpers and beating us to basically all loose balls, flat out beating us.
Watching that last 10 minutes of the first half was super disappointing. This was our last chance to get even get into the playoffs and we were just letting it get away from us without a fight. It's pretty frustrating at this point. As coaches we try to put our players in the best situation to succeed. We can preach effort but we can't teach it. The bench teaches that but our guys haven't responded to that as well. We were down eight at the half and it didn't look good.
We knew coming in that MAC always plays hard and they will compete until the final whistle. Their record doesn't indicate where they were at. I know it's tough to look at their record and think they bad but they can compete with anyone in the conference. That has been proven throughout the whole year.
We came out okay in the second half but still couldn't get into their lead as much as we would like. They were still getting some easy baskets as a result of our pressure and lack of defensive intensity. We were down by ten with a little more than ten minutes to play. We looked like we were on our last half of the season.
All of a sudden, something clicked. Our guys had an intensity level that I hadn't seen all year. We had a ton of energy and we getting easy baskets at an alarming rate. We finally took the lead but MAC hung right here with us. We started really attacking the offensive boards as getting to the free throw line. That's exactly what we needed to do but we weren't exactly on fire from the line and it kept them in the game. We got some much needed stops in the last couple of minutes and pulled away for the victory. I believe the final score was 65-58.
The last 13 or so minutes of the game was about as intense as we've ever had at Hamline. It was an impressive performance by our guys. We shot 37% from the floor for the game, 25% from treyland, and 67% from the charity stripe and still won on the road. It was a grind it out type game and we pulled away late. Exactly how it's supposed to be.
After the win, we found out that both Bethel and SJU won their respective games and our season was over. What a high to an extreme low. It was really tough to tell the guys that our season was over especially after a win.
To finish the year 13-12 and 11-9 in the conference and not get in the playoffs is heartbreaking. It's really tough but we put ourselves in that situation by not taking of business when we were supposed to. A harsh reality for sure but we can't all of a sudden make the playoffs. We have to move on and get ready to for next season.
I want to thank our seniors Matt Farb, Mike Campbell, Brandon Rieg, and Levi Wenrich for their contributions to our program over the past several years. They have changed the attitude and expectations for the program for many years to come. Brandon and Levi have been here my all four years and I really appreciate what they've done. Their careers didn't end the way we would've liked but we did end with a "W."
I will have a season in review over the next couple of days.
The game started about as bad as it could. We couldn't score and our pressure did nothing for us. We put a lot of our "second unit" in they got us going with, I believe, a 15-0 run. It seemed like we seized control of the game. Things don't always go the way they seem. MAC came back, making a bunch of jumpers and beating us to basically all loose balls, flat out beating us.
Watching that last 10 minutes of the first half was super disappointing. This was our last chance to get even get into the playoffs and we were just letting it get away from us without a fight. It's pretty frustrating at this point. As coaches we try to put our players in the best situation to succeed. We can preach effort but we can't teach it. The bench teaches that but our guys haven't responded to that as well. We were down eight at the half and it didn't look good.
We knew coming in that MAC always plays hard and they will compete until the final whistle. Their record doesn't indicate where they were at. I know it's tough to look at their record and think they bad but they can compete with anyone in the conference. That has been proven throughout the whole year.
We came out okay in the second half but still couldn't get into their lead as much as we would like. They were still getting some easy baskets as a result of our pressure and lack of defensive intensity. We were down by ten with a little more than ten minutes to play. We looked like we were on our last half of the season.
All of a sudden, something clicked. Our guys had an intensity level that I hadn't seen all year. We had a ton of energy and we getting easy baskets at an alarming rate. We finally took the lead but MAC hung right here with us. We started really attacking the offensive boards as getting to the free throw line. That's exactly what we needed to do but we weren't exactly on fire from the line and it kept them in the game. We got some much needed stops in the last couple of minutes and pulled away for the victory. I believe the final score was 65-58.
The last 13 or so minutes of the game was about as intense as we've ever had at Hamline. It was an impressive performance by our guys. We shot 37% from the floor for the game, 25% from treyland, and 67% from the charity stripe and still won on the road. It was a grind it out type game and we pulled away late. Exactly how it's supposed to be.
After the win, we found out that both Bethel and SJU won their respective games and our season was over. What a high to an extreme low. It was really tough to tell the guys that our season was over especially after a win.
To finish the year 13-12 and 11-9 in the conference and not get in the playoffs is heartbreaking. It's really tough but we put ourselves in that situation by not taking of business when we were supposed to. A harsh reality for sure but we can't all of a sudden make the playoffs. We have to move on and get ready to for next season.
I want to thank our seniors Matt Farb, Mike Campbell, Brandon Rieg, and Levi Wenrich for their contributions to our program over the past several years. They have changed the attitude and expectations for the program for many years to come. Brandon and Levi have been here my all four years and I really appreciate what they've done. Their careers didn't end the way we would've liked but we did end with a "W."
I will have a season in review over the next couple of days.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
St Marys 2/15/12
Tonight we traveled down to Winona to take on the Cardinals of St Mary's. We have always had a tough time in their gym for whatever reason. It's a two hour trip from St Paul and tend to get off the bus with no fire lit under our rearends.
The game was about as ragged as it could be to start. We looked flat and we really stagnant against their zone. We weren't getting to proper spots and we were forcing early threes which was exactly what we talked about not doing. All of a sudden we got some energy from our bench as we got a couple of and one's. Tw momentum was swinging our way and we looked to be in control. We hit a 3 with about 42 seconds left in the first half clock. We got a stop, took an early 3 and then gave a 3 at the buzzer. We were up 9 before the Cardinal 3. Halftime score, 30-24.
We got off to a great start in the 2nd half as we got a couple of layups in transition and we were rolling like Daunte Culpepper (you are welcome Vikings' fans). We got the lead to as many as 27 and we ended up winning 72-51.
It was a great win for us and a much needed one. We played with much better effort than we have over the past couple of games. We outrebounded them, had less turnovers, and shot a higher percentage from the floor. We'll take it.
From my understanding Bethel lost to St Thomas and St Johns beat Macalester. We will need to win on Saturday and one of those two teams will need to lose as well. Bethel is at Gustavus and St Johns is at home vs. Concordia. We have a chance and we better make the most of it.
The game was about as ragged as it could be to start. We looked flat and we really stagnant against their zone. We weren't getting to proper spots and we were forcing early threes which was exactly what we talked about not doing. All of a sudden we got some energy from our bench as we got a couple of and one's. Tw momentum was swinging our way and we looked to be in control. We hit a 3 with about 42 seconds left in the first half clock. We got a stop, took an early 3 and then gave a 3 at the buzzer. We were up 9 before the Cardinal 3. Halftime score, 30-24.
We got off to a great start in the 2nd half as we got a couple of layups in transition and we were rolling like Daunte Culpepper (you are welcome Vikings' fans). We got the lead to as many as 27 and we ended up winning 72-51.
It was a great win for us and a much needed one. We played with much better effort than we have over the past couple of games. We outrebounded them, had less turnovers, and shot a higher percentage from the floor. We'll take it.
From my understanding Bethel lost to St Thomas and St Johns beat Macalester. We will need to win on Saturday and one of those two teams will need to lose as well. Bethel is at Gustavus and St Johns is at home vs. Concordia. We have a chance and we better make the most of it.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Bethel 2/11/12
As my kindergarten teacher Mrs. Hough use to say, "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all." Bethel kicked our tail, they deserve all the credit.
We now need either St Johns or Bethel to go at least 1-2 this week for us to get into the playoffs. SJU lost to Gustavus yesterday and Bethel beat St Marys. SJU has Macalester tomorrow and Concordia on Saturday. Bethel has St Thomas and Gustavus. So, as as Harry told Lloyd in 'Dumb and Dumber,' "So you're saying there's a chance." We have to win tomorrow and Saturday.
We now need either St Johns or Bethel to go at least 1-2 this week for us to get into the playoffs. SJU lost to Gustavus yesterday and Bethel beat St Marys. SJU has Macalester tomorrow and Concordia on Saturday. Bethel has St Thomas and Gustavus. So, as as Harry told Lloyd in 'Dumb and Dumber,' "So you're saying there's a chance." We have to win tomorrow and Saturday.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Carleton 2/8/12
Last night we took on the Carls from Carleton in a huge matchup. They came into the game riding a three game winning streak, while we were on a four game losing streak. We were hoping for both streaks to end. They had been riding high with the play of Scott Thiesen, who had been averaging close to 20 points per game during their streak. He's a tough player, on top of shooting the ball from 3 at a very high percentage over the past six or seven games. We had to keep him in check. It certainly doesn't help that their big man, Caleb Rosenow, kicked our tail when we played them in Northfield with about 25 points and 13 boards. Plus, it was a must win to keep our position for the playoffs.
The game started out decent for us as we were applying pretty good pressure in the first couple of minutes. Then, all of a sudden we forgot how to apply pressure. Our guard covering the ball was doing a decent job but everyone else was having conversations with their man on the other end. The Carls made us pay as Michael Grinnell got loose for 9 first half points and Shane McSparron had 11. Not exactly how best effort to start. We finally got things going with a couple of steals that led to easy baskets (ding, ding, ding). I thought we had a couple of opportunities to really push our lead but we could never extend it. Halftime score, 35-34 in favor of the PipeShow.
The second half was really tight and our lead never got over six points. Carleton made some plays and never backed down. Our guys definitely played with some urgency. We were patient for the most part on offense and knocked down some clock on a few possessions to get some easy scores. We did have a scare with about 5 minutes to go as Carleton got an easy basket to get them to two, followed by a steal and had a wide open 3 to give them the lead. It didn't go down, we got the board and scored on the next possession. That really deflated their sails. Final score, 68-62 in favor of us.
We definitely did some good things defensively again, forcing them into 21 turnovers. I think that is a lot considering the amount of possessions that have during the game. They tend to slow things down and really execute their offense. We outrebounded them by one and also held them to 1-12 shooting from 3. That is something we have to do again vs. Bethel tomorrow afternoon.
Like I said above, we play Bethel at 3pm on Saturday for our Senior Night. We will be honoring Brandon Rieg, Levi Wenrich, Mike Campbell, and student assistant Matt Farb. It should be a good day and hopefully will allow us to clinch a playoff spot with a win.
The game started out decent for us as we were applying pretty good pressure in the first couple of minutes. Then, all of a sudden we forgot how to apply pressure. Our guard covering the ball was doing a decent job but everyone else was having conversations with their man on the other end. The Carls made us pay as Michael Grinnell got loose for 9 first half points and Shane McSparron had 11. Not exactly how best effort to start. We finally got things going with a couple of steals that led to easy baskets (ding, ding, ding). I thought we had a couple of opportunities to really push our lead but we could never extend it. Halftime score, 35-34 in favor of the PipeShow.
The second half was really tight and our lead never got over six points. Carleton made some plays and never backed down. Our guys definitely played with some urgency. We were patient for the most part on offense and knocked down some clock on a few possessions to get some easy scores. We did have a scare with about 5 minutes to go as Carleton got an easy basket to get them to two, followed by a steal and had a wide open 3 to give them the lead. It didn't go down, we got the board and scored on the next possession. That really deflated their sails. Final score, 68-62 in favor of us.
We definitely did some good things defensively again, forcing them into 21 turnovers. I think that is a lot considering the amount of possessions that have during the game. They tend to slow things down and really execute their offense. We outrebounded them by one and also held them to 1-12 shooting from 3. That is something we have to do again vs. Bethel tomorrow afternoon.
Like I said above, we play Bethel at 3pm on Saturday for our Senior Night. We will be honoring Brandon Rieg, Levi Wenrich, Mike Campbell, and student assistant Matt Farb. It should be a good day and hopefully will allow us to clinch a playoff spot with a win.
Saturday, February 4, 2012
St Johns 2/4/12
This afternoon we took on the Johnnies from St Johns in another big matchup for us. They are coming off a season sweep of St Thomas. It's the first time that has happened in a long time. So, we catch them for a second time right after their big wins against their rivals.
We went with a different lineup today to try and get some spark. Levi, Tyler, Mike still started but we went with Victor and Jordan as both of them have provided us with a lot of energy over the past couple of games. With that said, we got off to a good start and kept that momentum going for most of the half. We still had a couple of lapses that cost us but overall our effort was were it needed to be to win the game. We were up 29-28 at the half. We forced them into 14 turnovers and tied in the rebounding battle. We only shot 38% from the floor and was 0-6 from 3. We were happy to be ahead.
We definitely came out with some energy in the second half with some easy layups in transition. SJU calls a timeout, hits a 3. We take a bad shot, they get a layup. We take another bad one, they hit a jumper. We turn it over, they hit a 3. We miss a layup, they score a layup. 10-0 run for the Johnnies. That part of the game was like watching a train wreck. We did battle back and actually took the lead for a short time. SJU answered and got their lead up to as many as six. We once again battled back and tied the ball game for the twelfth time with ten seconds to go.
They called a timeout and couldn't do anything with it and got a second chance after throwing the ball off of one of our guys. We elected not to a take timeout. They threw the ball into their senior leader, Andy Burns, and he shot faked and knocked a jumper at the buzzer. 69-67 in favor of the Johnnies.
Really tough loss for us. I thought we played better but still had a bunch of defensive lapses that SJU made us pay for. We got a lot of contributions for different people and I thought we played hard, something I couldn't say over the past couple of games.
We have Carleton on Wednesday and then Bethel on Saturday. Both teams are right behind us in the standings as we are hanging on (barely) to the final playoff spot
We went with a different lineup today to try and get some spark. Levi, Tyler, Mike still started but we went with Victor and Jordan as both of them have provided us with a lot of energy over the past couple of games. With that said, we got off to a good start and kept that momentum going for most of the half. We still had a couple of lapses that cost us but overall our effort was were it needed to be to win the game. We were up 29-28 at the half. We forced them into 14 turnovers and tied in the rebounding battle. We only shot 38% from the floor and was 0-6 from 3. We were happy to be ahead.
We definitely came out with some energy in the second half with some easy layups in transition. SJU calls a timeout, hits a 3. We take a bad shot, they get a layup. We take another bad one, they hit a jumper. We turn it over, they hit a 3. We miss a layup, they score a layup. 10-0 run for the Johnnies. That part of the game was like watching a train wreck. We did battle back and actually took the lead for a short time. SJU answered and got their lead up to as many as six. We once again battled back and tied the ball game for the twelfth time with ten seconds to go.
They called a timeout and couldn't do anything with it and got a second chance after throwing the ball off of one of our guys. We elected not to a take timeout. They threw the ball into their senior leader, Andy Burns, and he shot faked and knocked a jumper at the buzzer. 69-67 in favor of the Johnnies.
Really tough loss for us. I thought we played better but still had a bunch of defensive lapses that SJU made us pay for. We got a lot of contributions for different people and I thought we played hard, something I couldn't say over the past couple of games.
We have Carleton on Wednesday and then Bethel on Saturday. Both teams are right behind us in the standings as we are hanging on (barely) to the final playoff spot
Augsburg 2/1/12
On Wednesday night we took on the Auggies from Augsburg in a crucial MIAC matchup. Due to a scheduling snafu we played them for the second time in ten days. They are always a tough matchup because they run about 759 different sets. Much different than us.
We got off to a decent start but with the way we were playing it was obvious that we couldn't sustain the unorganized chaos that our guys decided to play like. We definitely want chaos but not with the unorganized defense, the one pass 3's, and the bull in a china shop drives on the first catch. Augsburg proceeded to go on a 16-0 run near the end of the first half that really put us in a hole.
Second half started much the same as everything we talked about at halftime went right out the window. We dug ourselves an even bigger whole and then once again battled back like we have many times this year. We didn't quite make it back and ended up losing 99-91.
I am convinced at this point of the season that our guys are afraid of success. We have played well for stretches in games as well as a series of games but never consistently. The guys do what we tell them to do for a while and then all of a sudden they revert back to the way they want to play. It's very disappointing to say the least.
We have 5 games left in the regular season. We could have more in the playoffs. It's a very tight race for the final couple of spots. We are making changes today to the lineup and hopefully that will light a fire under some guys' behinds. If it doesn't we will go with someone else.
We got off to a decent start but with the way we were playing it was obvious that we couldn't sustain the unorganized chaos that our guys decided to play like. We definitely want chaos but not with the unorganized defense, the one pass 3's, and the bull in a china shop drives on the first catch. Augsburg proceeded to go on a 16-0 run near the end of the first half that really put us in a hole.
Second half started much the same as everything we talked about at halftime went right out the window. We dug ourselves an even bigger whole and then once again battled back like we have many times this year. We didn't quite make it back and ended up losing 99-91.
I am convinced at this point of the season that our guys are afraid of success. We have played well for stretches in games as well as a series of games but never consistently. The guys do what we tell them to do for a while and then all of a sudden they revert back to the way they want to play. It's very disappointing to say the least.
We have 5 games left in the regular season. We could have more in the playoffs. It's a very tight race for the final couple of spots. We are making changes today to the lineup and hopefully that will light a fire under some guys' behinds. If it doesn't we will go with someone else.
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