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Originally Posted by BigRedChief
And that's exactly the core issue with Self's coaching style. He doesn't seem to be adapting to this Portal/NIL era we live in today.
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There is an argument though that winning that National Title hurt Self moving forward because he focused on the result. He thought Since KJ and Juan were on that team then I MUST need to build the team around them. There is an argument that none of KUs struggles are really portal related.
Giving the keys to the kingdom to Juan and KJ for two years in a row there is very little hope. You need multiple NBA players for it to work around them..so it didn't work.
I think it is a little bit of both (portal and hitching the wagon to the wrong players). If we are still floundering after next year then it is time to reevaluate things. Trust in Self until then. His loyalty may be his biggest flaw but with Juan KJ and HD gone it should be addition by subtraction. Self can coach. He's just a bad GM at times.