That's "throwing him under the bus"? You have to read that with a hell of a lot of prejudice against Tinkle to get anything out of that other than, "He's a good kid but got in over his head."
It seems clear that a lot of you want to throw Tinkle under the bus.
I find very little in his statement to get my panties in a twist. I’d be
frustrated as a coach to lose a player at this point particularly if its
academics. I hope JM finds success in the future but at this point he's
never shown the kind of game that matches the hype he had coming in.
He played like a 2 guard with a mostly inconsistent outside shot who
didnt seem to have particularly great distribution skills either. Maybe
he’ll develope at some point, but maybe he’s just not as good as the
star system implied. Shocker. Some kids take a while to transition from
high school to college, and some never do. And maybe he just wasn’t
ready for college.
I’m not ready to give up on Tinkle. 2 of his 3 years have been fun.
This year has a long way to unfold. I’m not super surprised we’ve
been inconsistent at this point.
I actually think we’ve played a bit better with other guys in the lineup.
I never thought Stacy would look like a player but apparently he’s made
a jump this year. I’m sure that has nothing to do with coaching since
Tinkle and staff are so obviously incompetent.