ponyboy wrote:East Coast Mustang wrote:ponyboy wrote:I don't think it's hard to argue that Jank could be doing more. Is LB the standard, though? Hall of Fame coach, one of the best ever, etc.,etc. It's just flat out a rarity to find a guy willing to do what he did, passing out donuts, etc. But having that star power made it so much easier for him to do so -- people flock to him like they would flock to very, very few other coaches -- maybe none currently coaching other than a couple three. Again, not defending Jank. He can do more for sure.
The fact that Larry did stuff like passing out donuts is even more impressive to me, because he didn’t have to. He could’ve thought “I’m a Hall of Famer, I’m above that, have one of the assistants do it” and gone about his day. But he did it, because he cared. Jank doesn’t care. He has all of the sense of entitlement without having earned any of it. He’s a lazy, pathetic loser.
Great point regarding LB passing out donuts. Let me say this: It's completely in bounds to criticize Jank on the results of his actions (or lack thereof), whether it be going above and beyond, recruiting results, lack of social media presence, etc. But to try to get in the guy's head and say he
has a sense of entitlement, etc. is out of bounds. You don't know what's in any man's head. That's what pisses me off about your approach -- it ain't right and God forbid anyone should do it to you. Remember grace.
If you gave someone a plum, high-paying job and they responded by failing to put forth even the bare minimum of required effort in said job, and when questioned about their work product failed to take any responsibility whatsoever and instead made up a myriad of excuses and blamed outside circumstances, what would you say about that person?
I can tell a lot about someone by how hard they work, how they carry themselves, and what kind of accountability they show when things don’t go as planned. Jank puts forth a laughably insufficient amount of effort into recruiting, scheduling, marketing the program, and frankly given the results of last year he’s an average (at best) in game coach. What does he do well? And who can forget at the end of last season when that student reporter asked him a completely “in bounds” (to use your terminology) question about his job status that dozens of other coaches are asked each year, and he responded in an arrogant, aloof, and attacking manner? This is not a man who should be leading a (purportedly) high-major basketball program. He is in over his head, he’s not up to the task, and he’s content to sit back, do next to nothing, and let David Miller bankroll his luxurious retirement.