Game 28, 2025-26: Buffalo (2/21)

[JoleonLescottsHair]

It’s remarkable how bad Frank Martin is at this coaching thing. Whatever he accomplished pre-UMass I won’t say. But it is breathtaking how bad he has been since he arrived. His insane salary is salt in the wound, but he just fails at the most basic elements of his job.

I really think the issue with Frank and coaching is the changed landscape in college basketball. He is a coach that needs players to stay in the program more than one season to learn his style and system. Before the open transfer rule changed and NIL came about players rarely transferred because they didn't want to sit out a season. Now it's pretty much a new team every season and his style of coaching just doesn't work that well with new rosters every season. His style of coaching just doesn't work in today's college basketball. I think he is a good coach for the the NCAA was not what it is now.

I don’t necessarily disagree he’s in the wrong era, but Frank and the Collective probably shouldn’t have chased any number of players (Keon, Jelly et al) over the past few years if he needs players to stay in the program and learn his system. Frank screams about NIL and portal while seemingly doing everything possible to encourage it,