For those that missed the 2 visits with Jim Christian last week in the Star-Telegram, you missed a good read. Each week, the Star-Telegram allows Jim Christian his own space to write whatever is on his mind about his team. At first, I thought it was a silly idea, expecting Christian to make it a blurb of coach-speak that would waste our time. But it has been far from it.

I would be curious to see if the players read it, but I imagine they do not have to. Most of them probably hear the same things he says in the paper on the floor at practice or in team meetings. But it is refreshing to hear the honesty from a coach regarding the team and their play.

Honesty is always the best policy. Look at the steroid scandal in baseball. When people hid like Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, the public vilified them. Yet when Andy Pettite and Jason Giambi admit to things, no matter how murky their explanations are, people move on when they hear accountability.

While it is on a much less serious level, the previous coaching staff was quick to justify their performance instead of pointing the finger inward. Everyone remembers the excuses about injuries and players not making it onto the court. Those players were not performing when they were healthy and the consistent amount of defections stemming from legal and academic troubles were not from happenstance. The facts are, when you recruit these kids, it is still the responsibility of the staff to mentor these young men and teach them to be responsible adults. And how could we forget the finger pointing at the fans because we would not fill Daniel Meyer Coliseum?

But seeing Christian put his comments on paper truly is a breath of fresh air.

-In regards to the fans showing up - We cannot worry about that. We can only control our performance on the court and if we start winning I would hope our fans would support us.

-Talking about losing - If you have accepted playing people close, then you are happy with that. I have not set that standard here. That is not what I want. I want to win.

-Playing a complete game - We have to get better at execution and getting over that hump of playing smart for 35 or 36 minutes then losing focus in the final four or five minutes of the game.

-On the play of his best player, Ronnie Moss - What he needs to do in order to continue to get better is understand that he does not always have to be the one to take the shot because he is gaining a lot of attention from opposing defenses. Sometimes the smartest play is to pass the ball.

At the end of the day, the only way he is going to keep his job is if his team performs. Performing includes winning more games, impressing the fans so they come to buy tickets and graduating his players. But we gave 6 years to Neil Dougherty, largely because of one successful NIT run. Maybe Jim Christian gets it done, maybe he does not, but I would rather have someone who is accountable leading my team and that appears to be what Jim Christian is all about.