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Yes I am serious. I went to every single home game and watched the tourney games at the union. The senior players were not comfortable in Jeter's offensive scheme and although the Panthers did well on paper, they did not look good. Tigert, Davis, and Tucker all looked mediocre with Jeter coaching. The Panther's success was entirely based on their experience, not Jeter's coaching. Jeter was unable to work with the talent that he was handed. Hell, Joah Tucker was a preseason top 10 forward and looked absolutely terrible under Jeter's scheme.
As I said, maybe Jeter will do better with his own recruits, but he did not do well with Pearl's recruits. I expect UWM to be a Horizon contender and if Jeter can't do that within another year or two I think he should be out. Five years is plenty of time to make a name for yourself, something Jeter has yet to do.
You are right though; Jeter is not Pearl. Pearl left some huge shoes to fill, but coaches like Pearl have to start somewhere. I don't see Jeter bringing consistent success to UWM and I think the AD should be more than willing to find someone that does. You take a chance with up and coming coaches, the chance doesn't always pay off. It's called the coaching carousel for a reason.
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