Kansas State Basketball: The Octagon of Gloom

I’m not a “fire them all” type of writer or sports fan. I have family in the college coaching profession, and they’ve been fired…multiple times, it’s never fun. In fact, K-State fired my uncle (along with everyone else on the Stan Parrish staff) in 1988, ending their stay in Manhattan. Hell, the one thing a decade of coaching at the high school level taught me is that some outcomes are outside of your control when dealing with players without fully formed brains. The difference between a 1-point win and a 1-point loss, in terms of overall play, is negligible. I am not without empathy for Coach Tang, his assistants, and the support staff around them, but sometimes a change is needed. I don’t think that change is going to come mid-season. I’m not even sure that change comes at the end of this season, but this isn’t working. However much donors paid for this roster would be much better spent on buying out the head coach’s contract. I’ve seen enough.

My biggest takeaway from the Bowling Green embarrassment last night is that y’all deserve better as fans.

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That was the worst basketball I’ve had the displeasure of watching this season. I’ve seen more energy and hustle in the final game of an old man open gym run. K-State’s entire offense revolved around one player pounding the ball into the court while four other guys stood around and watched. It was truly a highway construction crew offense. I hate this style of basketball with an undying passion; it goes against every tenant of basketball I believe in. This isn’t a team; it’s a loose collection of basketball mercenaries looking for a paycheck, and that’s exactly how they play.

The defense was so uninspired that Coach Tang broke out a garbage 1-3-1 zone to try to tempt Bowling Green into taking the bad shots his defense couldn’t force them into. What’s wild is Bowling Green fell into the trap, started launching 3’s, and the home team still couldn’t mount a comeback! The…

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Publish date : 2025-12-03 00:46:00

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