DRC: Star forward Combs may be key to Benford keeping job

Brett Vito · November 11, 2016

DRC: Signing Combs may have been Benford's biggest win so far at UNT. Now Combs is key to coach's future

http://www.dentonrc.com/sports/sports-headlines/20161110-unt-set-to-begin-critical-year-for-benford.ece

Cooley · November 11, 2016

I don't expect the beat writer to waive Pom poms for our teams or coaches but it is tiring to constantantly read about the failures of this coach. Let's just see how things pan out.

I'm looking forward to much more competitive games from the men and women.

GrandGreen · November 11, 2016

The key to Benford's future is Benford. Benford, IMO has put together a squad that could be very good. The question as always with Benford, is can he improve his coaching enough to facilitate a championship caliber team. Combs will be good as he as always been.

Anyone, and there are way too few that have taken the time to view Benford, should know he is not the same totally unprepared and bad coach he was the first year. However, he still has not demonstrated that he as progressed close to the level needed to compete at this level.

Benford has put together the talent to win, the question is can he lead it.

Travis · November 12, 2016

There has been nothing but failures. Not really a lot of positives in this tenure.

chrisfisher · November 16, 2016

After what I saw last night, not even the awesome Combs will be able to save his job.

Edited November 16, 2016 by chrisfisher

FirefightnRick · November 16, 2016

#NotMyBasketballCoach

Rick

Harry · November 16, 2016

If Combs is indeed hurt - and it appears he is - if he can get healthy, it may be premature to write this team off just yet.

forevereagle · November 16, 2016

22 minutes ago, Harry said:

If Combs is indeed hurt - and it appears he is - if he can get healthy, it may be premature to write this team off just yet.

Will he be able to get to 100% while playing a lot of minutes in games? If he is truly playing hurt (and it sure looks like it), then it would be best to rest him to get him back healthy before conference play.

Andrew · November 16, 2016

1 hour ago, Harry said:

If Combs is indeed hurt - and it appears he is - if he can get healthy, it may be premature to write this team off just yet.

The question is why is like a quarter of the team banged up and injured before the season even started...

chrisfisher · November 17, 2016

23 hours ago, Andrew said:

The question is why is like a quarter of the team banged up and injured before the season even started...

Bingo! Probably working tremendously hard in practice (to the point of injury) on Benford's always strongly touted "defense" that never materializes.

untjim1995 · November 18, 2016

21 hours ago, chrisfisher said:

Bingo! Probably working tremendously hard in practice (to the point of injury) on Benford's always strongly touted "defense" that never materializes.

Hockey-like substitutions cause injuries...