NCAA Basketball: 5 most unwatchable teams for 2019-20 season

COLUMBUS, OHIO - MARCH 24: Head coach Mike Hopkins of the Washington Huskies speaks with Nahziah Carter #11 after a play against the North Carolina Tar Heels during their game in the Second Round of the NCAA Basketball Tournament at Nationwide Arena on March 24, 2019 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /

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MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – APRIL 08: Head coach Chris Beard of the Texas Tech Red Raiders reacts against the Virginia Cavaliers in the second half during the 2019 NCAA men’s Final Four National Championship game at U.S. Bank Stadium on April 08, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

No. 5 – Texas Tech

Since Chris Beard took over as the Red Raiders head coach in 2016, he has enjoyed nothing but success, elevating his squad to heights never seen in school history, including it’s first-ever National Championship appearance last year. Because of this, Beard was awarded AP Coach of the Year honors and a 6- year 35 million dollar contract extension to go along with it.

While there’s no way I can doubt Beard’s accomplishments as head coach, it’s the way he got them that bothers me. According to KenPom, Beard’s defense posted the lowest defensive efficiency ever (since it became a stat 18 years ago), holding opponents to a projected 84 points over 100 possesions. And while that’s an incredible achievement, Beard’s Raiders leave much to be desired on the offense side of the ball.

Ranking inside the bottom 120 teams in the nation in 3 out of the 5 watchability stats (Percent of Points from 3 Pointers, Assists Per Field Goals Made, and Pace of Play), it seemed like Beard’s idea of offense was to give his star Jarret Culver the ball and rely on him to make something happen (Culver lead the Big 12 in Usage Percentage). With Culver off to the NBA, you would think Beard would implement a more team-oriented style of offense. But you’d be wrong.

In his lone season as head coach at Tech without Culver, Beard’s squad still finished in the bottom 150 in the nation in Assists Per Field Goals Made and bottom 50 in Pace of Play. Chris Beard relies on his defense to win basketball games and while he has certainly been successful in doing that, you can rely on me not watching his squad play.

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