That is the problem with those wanting Painter fired. There is no perfect coach out there and all of them will do things a certain way and make mistakes. But that is why I am 100% in on Painter because he seems to learn from them and is a great coach to boot.
I mean anyone who actually wants him fired are just delusional. My post was more so for the people who want to nitpick every game. I think there are overarching, big picture things you can discuss (i.e. with football, I had harped on recruiting strategy - between Hope's plan of Florida recruits saving us and Hazell's strategy of "State of Purdue" which made zero sense and actually was not even implemented by him). But individual subs, who's starting what game, etc. - there's a lot more that goes into games. Just take the press conference where he talked about how the players themselves brought up that ISU hadn't gone small yet - I know all assistants work with their players and such, but they really seem to have a dialogue and understanding with their coaches. Again, this happens elsewhere too, but the instruction the assistants are giving during a game on the bench - Isaac is almost always sitting there discussing plays (other assistants out there do this, but many do not, or not very often). There was also a random video of Swanigan/Edwards walking to the press conference and the whole time, they were intensely analyzing plays as they were walking down the hall - not hooting and hollering about winning.
These guys aren't just going out there - they're very well coached and there's a lot of strategy behind things. Strategy is rarely going to be 100% successful and execution can depend on a multitude of factors. But some people seem to think things are decided out of personal grudges, stubbornness, etc. - when they really aren't (look at the analysis of our most effective line-ups, for instance).