Stop Blaming the Bench: Homenetmen’s Real Problem Starts in the Front Office
Homenetmen’s loss against NSA once again triggered frustration among fans, and as usual, the easiest target becomes the head coach. But if we truly care about the future of the club, we need to pause, reflect, and look deeper than the bench. Blaming Coach Joe for where the team stands today is simply unfair. Coaching is not done in a vacuum. A coach works with the tools he is given, and in Homenetmen’s case, those tools were limited long before the first ball of the season was even tipped. The uncomfortable truth is that the roots of today’s struggles go back to the summer. The club’s budget was reportedly approved only one week before the start of the league. At that point, the market was practically empty. Quality local players were already signed elsewhere, imports had committed to other teams, and negotiations became a matter of survival rather than strategy. When you enter the market that late, you are forced into two bad choices: either overpay for remaining options or settle for...